US Healthcare Systems Chapter 2
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - CORRECT ANSWER - Measure a person's ability to
function independently, especially in reference to one's ability to perform six basic activities:
eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, maintaining continence, and getting into or out of a bed or
chair.
Acute condition - CORRECT ANSWER - Relatively severe, of short duration, and often
treatable
Agent - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the factors of the epidemiology triangle, must be
present in order for an infectious disease to occur. In other words, an infectious disease cannot
occur without an agent.
Bioterrorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Encompasses the use of chemical, biological, and
nuclear agents to cause harm to relatively large civilian populations
Cases - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to individuals who acquire a certain disease or
condition.
Chronic condition - CORRECT ANSWER - Less severe than an acute condition but of
long and continuous duration. The patient may not fully recover.
Community health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - A method used for conducting
broad assessments of populations at a local or state level.
Crude rates - CORRECT ANSWER - Measures referring to the total population; they are
not specific to any age groups or disease categories.
, Demand-side rationing - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to barriers to obtaining health
care faced by individuals who do not have sufficient income to pay for services or purchase
health insurance.
Deontology - CORRECT ANSWER - An individualistic principle of ethics that
underscores the individual's duty to do what is right, such as the mutual responsibilities of
physicians and patients. Deontology does not place responsibility on society to provide health
care services. The principle is used to support the concept of market justice.
Emigration - CORRECT ANSWER - Means migration out of a defined geographic area
Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the factors of the epidemiology triangle, is
external to the host. It includes the physical, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the
environment.
Environment Health - CORRECT ANSWER - The field that focuses on the environmental
determinants of health
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs when a large number of people get a specific
disease from a common source
Fertility - CORRECT ANSWER - The capacity of a population to reproduce.
Health care - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to the treatment of illness and the
maintenance of health
Health determinants - CORRECT ANSWER - Factors that contribute to the general well-
being of individuals and population.
Health risk appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to the evaluation of risk factors and
their health consequences for individuals. Health risk appraisal is an important aspect of health
UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Activities of daily living (ADLs) - CORRECT ANSWER - Measure a person's ability to
function independently, especially in reference to one's ability to perform six basic activities:
eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, maintaining continence, and getting into or out of a bed or
chair.
Acute condition - CORRECT ANSWER - Relatively severe, of short duration, and often
treatable
Agent - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the factors of the epidemiology triangle, must be
present in order for an infectious disease to occur. In other words, an infectious disease cannot
occur without an agent.
Bioterrorism - CORRECT ANSWER - Encompasses the use of chemical, biological, and
nuclear agents to cause harm to relatively large civilian populations
Cases - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to individuals who acquire a certain disease or
condition.
Chronic condition - CORRECT ANSWER - Less severe than an acute condition but of
long and continuous duration. The patient may not fully recover.
Community health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER - A method used for conducting
broad assessments of populations at a local or state level.
Crude rates - CORRECT ANSWER - Measures referring to the total population; they are
not specific to any age groups or disease categories.
, Demand-side rationing - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to barriers to obtaining health
care faced by individuals who do not have sufficient income to pay for services or purchase
health insurance.
Deontology - CORRECT ANSWER - An individualistic principle of ethics that
underscores the individual's duty to do what is right, such as the mutual responsibilities of
physicians and patients. Deontology does not place responsibility on society to provide health
care services. The principle is used to support the concept of market justice.
Emigration - CORRECT ANSWER - Means migration out of a defined geographic area
Environment - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the factors of the epidemiology triangle, is
external to the host. It includes the physical, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the
environment.
Environment Health - CORRECT ANSWER - The field that focuses on the environmental
determinants of health
Epidemic - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs when a large number of people get a specific
disease from a common source
Fertility - CORRECT ANSWER - The capacity of a population to reproduce.
Health care - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to the treatment of illness and the
maintenance of health
Health determinants - CORRECT ANSWER - Factors that contribute to the general well-
being of individuals and population.
Health risk appraisal - CORRECT ANSWER - Refers to the evaluation of risk factors and
their health consequences for individuals. Health risk appraisal is an important aspect of health
