CCO Exam 1 Questions & Answers
2024/2025
The leading cause of death for all main ethnicities and races in the United States is:
A: Coronary artery disease
B: Cancer
C: Cerebro vascular disease
D:Diabetes mellitus
E: Accidents and non-intentional injuries - ANSWERSA: Coronary artery disease
Which of the following groups has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world?
A: Polish
B: Puerto Ricans
C: Pima Indians
D: African Americans
E: Vietnamese - ANSWERSC: Pima Indians
In the United States, which group has a prevalence of glaucoma about 3 times of the White Non-Hispanic
group?
A: Hispanics
B: American Indians
C: African American
D: Indians
E: Chinese
F: Vietnamese - ANSWERSC: African American
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), what per cent of the global visual impairment is
avoidable?
,A: 10%
B:40%
C: 50%
D: 80% - ANSWERSD: 80%
Which of the following groups is not Hispanic?
A: Puerto Ricans
B: Cubans
C: Brazilians
D: Costa Ricans
E: Nicaraguans
F: Mexicans - ANSWERSC: Brazilians
Elderly Hispanic patients may avoid direct eye contact as they interact wih their doctors. Which of the
following best explains this behavior?
A: They avoid direct gaze since it may have a romantic connotation
B: They are afraid oif authority figures such as doctors
C: It is a sign of respect to their doctors
D: They avoid direct gaze since it signals hostility - ANSWERSC: It is a sign of respect to their doctors
Hispanic cultural traits related to the Native Indians include: (Choose ALL that apply)
A: Man as a dominant figure
B: Belief in natural healers like curanderos
C: The religious practice of Santería
D: Sense of fatalism
E: The concept of the extended family
F: Attachment to land - ANSWERSB: Belief in natural healers like curanderos
D: Sense of fatalism
F: Attachment to land
, The concept that human beings are more important than rules and the little aptitude for parliamentary
rules are Hispanic traits related to:
A: Moorish
B: Indians
C: Spanish
D: Conquistadores
E: African - ANSWERSD: Conquistadores
A Hispanic patient with laryngitis visits a curandero. How will the curandero treat this condition and
why?
A: Aloe vera since this is a hot illness
B: Echinacea since this is a cold illness
C: Aloe vera since this is a cold illness
D: Echinacea since this is a hot illness - ANSWERSB: Echinacea since this is a cold illness
You are about to examine a 70 year-old Hispanic patient named Pedro Rodríguez for the first time. Which
of the following is the cultural competent way to greet this patient?
A: Good morning, Pedro !
B: Buenos días Pedro !
C: Good morning, Mr. Pedro !
D: Good morning Mr. Rodríguez ! - ANSWERSD: Good morning Mr. Rodríguez !
A 60 year-old Hispanic patient comes to your office with his wife and
35 year son. Although he knows English, he insists in having his wife and son in the examination room.
Which of the following is the most appropriate (culturally competent) response to this request?
A: Politely indicate to him that HIPAA laws prohibits having people other than patients in the
examination room
B: Tell him that your room is too small and can';t accommodate any more people
C: Allow them in the exam room if the room is big enough
2024/2025
The leading cause of death for all main ethnicities and races in the United States is:
A: Coronary artery disease
B: Cancer
C: Cerebro vascular disease
D:Diabetes mellitus
E: Accidents and non-intentional injuries - ANSWERSA: Coronary artery disease
Which of the following groups has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world?
A: Polish
B: Puerto Ricans
C: Pima Indians
D: African Americans
E: Vietnamese - ANSWERSC: Pima Indians
In the United States, which group has a prevalence of glaucoma about 3 times of the White Non-Hispanic
group?
A: Hispanics
B: American Indians
C: African American
D: Indians
E: Chinese
F: Vietnamese - ANSWERSC: African American
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), what per cent of the global visual impairment is
avoidable?
,A: 10%
B:40%
C: 50%
D: 80% - ANSWERSD: 80%
Which of the following groups is not Hispanic?
A: Puerto Ricans
B: Cubans
C: Brazilians
D: Costa Ricans
E: Nicaraguans
F: Mexicans - ANSWERSC: Brazilians
Elderly Hispanic patients may avoid direct eye contact as they interact wih their doctors. Which of the
following best explains this behavior?
A: They avoid direct gaze since it may have a romantic connotation
B: They are afraid oif authority figures such as doctors
C: It is a sign of respect to their doctors
D: They avoid direct gaze since it signals hostility - ANSWERSC: It is a sign of respect to their doctors
Hispanic cultural traits related to the Native Indians include: (Choose ALL that apply)
A: Man as a dominant figure
B: Belief in natural healers like curanderos
C: The religious practice of Santería
D: Sense of fatalism
E: The concept of the extended family
F: Attachment to land - ANSWERSB: Belief in natural healers like curanderos
D: Sense of fatalism
F: Attachment to land
, The concept that human beings are more important than rules and the little aptitude for parliamentary
rules are Hispanic traits related to:
A: Moorish
B: Indians
C: Spanish
D: Conquistadores
E: African - ANSWERSD: Conquistadores
A Hispanic patient with laryngitis visits a curandero. How will the curandero treat this condition and
why?
A: Aloe vera since this is a hot illness
B: Echinacea since this is a cold illness
C: Aloe vera since this is a cold illness
D: Echinacea since this is a hot illness - ANSWERSB: Echinacea since this is a cold illness
You are about to examine a 70 year-old Hispanic patient named Pedro Rodríguez for the first time. Which
of the following is the cultural competent way to greet this patient?
A: Good morning, Pedro !
B: Buenos días Pedro !
C: Good morning, Mr. Pedro !
D: Good morning Mr. Rodríguez ! - ANSWERSD: Good morning Mr. Rodríguez !
A 60 year-old Hispanic patient comes to your office with his wife and
35 year son. Although he knows English, he insists in having his wife and son in the examination room.
Which of the following is the most appropriate (culturally competent) response to this request?
A: Politely indicate to him that HIPAA laws prohibits having people other than patients in the
examination room
B: Tell him that your room is too small and can';t accommodate any more people
C: Allow them in the exam room if the room is big enough
