Physical Examination and Health Assessment 9th
Edition by Carolyn Jarvis, Ann Eckhardt / All
Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete Questions & Correct
Answers Latest Version 2025/2026
_____________________________________________
Physical health is the predominant dimension of health and stands alone in representing
one's overall health and wellness
✓ False
Health insurance offered as an employee benefit often has fixed benefits, because the
employer has no say in the negotiations
✓ False
A single complete patient record that can be continually updated by all clinicians involved
in treating a patient is known as a(n) _____
✓ Electronic health record (EHR)
It is important to understand how much the premiums, deductibles, and co-pays of your
insurance are
✓ True
Each dimension of health contributes to the overall _____ of the whole
✓ Balance, quality, and strength
The intellectual dimension of health can be explained as the ability to:
✓ Question and evaluate information
Pondering the "why" questions is known as _____ thinking
✓ Critical
,The most sweeping change of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACCA) is
that is mandates parents to insure their children through age 18
✓ False
Frauds and hoaxes in the health market are still _____
✓ Commonplace
A urinalysis is used to screen for all of the following EXCEPT _____
✓ Anemia
Constipation is characterized by many runny bowel movements in a short period of time
✓ False
Which of the following is a condition caused by blood pushing on the brain as a result of
an injury to the head?
✓ Subdural hematoma
Following medical school, almost all physicians _____
✓ Enter a residency in a major hospital or medical center
A primary care physician is typically _____
✓ A family practitioner or internist
People tend to be more afraid of natural risks than man-made risks
✓ False
Which of the following is NOT a common barrier to effective communication between
patients and doctors?
✓ Compassion
The main distinction between medical doctors and osteopaths is that osteopathic
medicine places special emphasis on the body's _____ system, preventive medicine, and
holistic care
✓ Musculoskeletal
,What degree is awarded by most dental schools?
✓ Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
The central principle of therapeutic massage is that the body's soft tissues will function
optimally when the circulatory and lymphatic systems are unimpeded
✓ True
What is the typical length of a doctoral program in clinical psychology?
✓ 5 to 7 years
Meditation is one of the newest and most widely practiced mind-body therapies
✓ False
_____ are the services that not covered by the insurance policy
✓ Exclusions
Advertising gives us the impression that lifestyles can be _____
✓ Purchased
A factor that increases susceptibility to or is strongly associated with the occurrence or
progression of a disease or injury is known as a _____
✓ Health risk
An optometrist typically has an education of _____ years after his or her undergraduate
degree
✓ 4
Which of the following terms specifically refers to practices used at the same time as, but
not necessarily in conjunction with, conventional medical practices?
✓ Complementary medicine
Point-of-service (POS) organizations allow members more choice in selecting providers
and services because they have the option of going out of the network and seeing a
physician of their choice, not the choice of the health maintenance organization (HMO).
, ✓ True
All of the following are types of coughs EXCEPT _____
✓ Dry and congested
Advance directives are documents (such as a living will and power of attorney) that
specify the type of medical care you want if you are too sick to express your wishes
✓ True
Antacids are designed to treat occasional _____
✓ Dyspepsia
Americans whose income is below the poverty line may receive coverage through _____, a
program funded jointly by the federal and state governments
✓ Medicaid
Medical self-care is defined as:
✓ The steps and actions a person takes to optimize his or her health and to self-treat
common illnesses and injuries
The top three types of over-the-counter (OTC) medications are those for colds and coughs,
pain, and _____
✓ Heartburn
It has become clear that the increase in chronic diseases, especially in the last 50-60 years,
is due primarily to diet
✓ False
Homeopathy is based on the "law of similars"
✓ True
When you organize the paperwork in your personal health records, the general
information category should include:
Edition by Carolyn Jarvis, Ann Eckhardt / All
Chapters 1-32 / Full Complete Questions & Correct
Answers Latest Version 2025/2026
_____________________________________________
Physical health is the predominant dimension of health and stands alone in representing
one's overall health and wellness
✓ False
Health insurance offered as an employee benefit often has fixed benefits, because the
employer has no say in the negotiations
✓ False
A single complete patient record that can be continually updated by all clinicians involved
in treating a patient is known as a(n) _____
✓ Electronic health record (EHR)
It is important to understand how much the premiums, deductibles, and co-pays of your
insurance are
✓ True
Each dimension of health contributes to the overall _____ of the whole
✓ Balance, quality, and strength
The intellectual dimension of health can be explained as the ability to:
✓ Question and evaluate information
Pondering the "why" questions is known as _____ thinking
✓ Critical
,The most sweeping change of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACCA) is
that is mandates parents to insure their children through age 18
✓ False
Frauds and hoaxes in the health market are still _____
✓ Commonplace
A urinalysis is used to screen for all of the following EXCEPT _____
✓ Anemia
Constipation is characterized by many runny bowel movements in a short period of time
✓ False
Which of the following is a condition caused by blood pushing on the brain as a result of
an injury to the head?
✓ Subdural hematoma
Following medical school, almost all physicians _____
✓ Enter a residency in a major hospital or medical center
A primary care physician is typically _____
✓ A family practitioner or internist
People tend to be more afraid of natural risks than man-made risks
✓ False
Which of the following is NOT a common barrier to effective communication between
patients and doctors?
✓ Compassion
The main distinction between medical doctors and osteopaths is that osteopathic
medicine places special emphasis on the body's _____ system, preventive medicine, and
holistic care
✓ Musculoskeletal
,What degree is awarded by most dental schools?
✓ Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.)
The central principle of therapeutic massage is that the body's soft tissues will function
optimally when the circulatory and lymphatic systems are unimpeded
✓ True
What is the typical length of a doctoral program in clinical psychology?
✓ 5 to 7 years
Meditation is one of the newest and most widely practiced mind-body therapies
✓ False
_____ are the services that not covered by the insurance policy
✓ Exclusions
Advertising gives us the impression that lifestyles can be _____
✓ Purchased
A factor that increases susceptibility to or is strongly associated with the occurrence or
progression of a disease or injury is known as a _____
✓ Health risk
An optometrist typically has an education of _____ years after his or her undergraduate
degree
✓ 4
Which of the following terms specifically refers to practices used at the same time as, but
not necessarily in conjunction with, conventional medical practices?
✓ Complementary medicine
Point-of-service (POS) organizations allow members more choice in selecting providers
and services because they have the option of going out of the network and seeing a
physician of their choice, not the choice of the health maintenance organization (HMO).
, ✓ True
All of the following are types of coughs EXCEPT _____
✓ Dry and congested
Advance directives are documents (such as a living will and power of attorney) that
specify the type of medical care you want if you are too sick to express your wishes
✓ True
Antacids are designed to treat occasional _____
✓ Dyspepsia
Americans whose income is below the poverty line may receive coverage through _____, a
program funded jointly by the federal and state governments
✓ Medicaid
Medical self-care is defined as:
✓ The steps and actions a person takes to optimize his or her health and to self-treat
common illnesses and injuries
The top three types of over-the-counter (OTC) medications are those for colds and coughs,
pain, and _____
✓ Heartburn
It has become clear that the increase in chronic diseases, especially in the last 50-60 years,
is due primarily to diet
✓ False
Homeopathy is based on the "law of similars"
✓ True
When you organize the paperwork in your personal health records, the general
information category should include:
