IMED1004 Exam Questions with 100% Correct
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Top 10 causes of pre-mature death for women? - ANSWER 1. Lung cancer
2. Breast cancer
3. CHD
4. COPD
5. Colorectal cancer
6. Cerebrovascular disease
7. Cancer
8. Suicide
9. Ovarian cancer
10. Pancreatic cancer
Top 10 causes of pre-mature death for men? - ANSWER 1. CHD
2. Lung cancer
3. Suicide
4. Colorectal cancer
5. COPD
6. Cerebrovascular disease
7. Land transport accidents
8. Liver disease
9. Cancer
10. Diabetes
,What is total burden of disease? - ANSWER 1. Burden of disease, expressed as DALY, is a
measure of the health impact of disease on a population in a given year— both from
dying from, and living with, disease and injuries.
2. As well as providing an overall measure, burden of disease estimates show how
different diseases have an impact on the health of the population
Top 10 burden of disease/noncommunicable for people? - ANSWER 1. CHD
2. Other Musculoskeletal
3. Back pain and problems
4. COPD
5. Lung Cancer
6. Dementia
7. Anxiety Disorders
8. Stroke
9. Depressive disorders
10. Suicide and self harm
5 most common chronic diseases: - ANSWER 1. Cardiovascular disease
2. Mental health conditions
3. Back pain and problems
4. Arthritis
5. Asthma
Biggest burden of disease for 5-14yo, 15-44yo and 45+yo? (3) - ANSWER 1. 5-14 it is
asthma
2. 15-44 years it is suicide/self-inflicted injury;
,3. 45+ it is coronary heart disease;
What is considered most important health milestone and why? (2) - ANSWER 1.
Sanitation.
2. Snow and Chadwick helped show cholera and use pipes to fix diarrhoeal disease
prevalance.
Why are the importance of Semmelweis, John Snow and Doll & Bradford-Hill in
health/medical history? (3) - ANSWER Semmelweis: 1847, idea that handwashing was
killing many people/children.
John Snow: 1854, showcased cholera as water infected with feces causing rapid
sickness/death.
Doll & Bradford-Hill: 1951, Tobacco smoking and lung cancer, 50X more likely.
Name 4 Nobel Laureates and their discovery? (4) - ANSWER 1. Koch- Tuberculosis
2. Marshall and Warren: helicobacter pylori
3. Landsteiner: blood groups
4. Hausen: HPV and cervical cancer.
What are chronic diseases? (2) - ANSWER 1. Chronic diseases are long lasting conditions
with persistent effects.
2. Their social and economic consequences can impact on peoples' quality of life.
Top 3 risk factors for noncommunicable/chronic disease? - ANSWER 1. Tobacco use
2. High blood pressure
3. High body mass.
What are 3 models of health? - ANSWER 1. Biomedical model
, 2. Biopsychosocial model.
3. Determinants of health model: hereditary factors/sex/-individual lifestyle factors-
society and community- broader socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors
Determinants of health photograph: - ANSWER
Racial inequality and health: not just the difference of socioeconomic class, eg: white vs
black infant mortality. (2) - ANSWER 1. Same education, or higher, black have higher
infant mortality rate.
2. Racism is stressful and creates chronic wear and tear on mum and thus child.
Main aim of Australian health system? (1) What are the main types of services? (4) -
ANSWER 1. To give all Australians - regardless of
their personal circumstances - access to
adequate health care at an affordable
cost or no cost.
2. GPs, medicine from pharmacies, hospital admission, emergency departments.
What are the 4 elements of a good healthcare system? - ANSWER 1. Robust financing
system;
2. Well-trained and adequately paid workforce;
3. Reliable information to base policy and decisions upon;
4. Wellmaintained facilities to deliver the services (medicines and technology).
Australian meets these four criteria very well.
What are 3 of the main difficulties the Australian healthcare system faces? - ANSWER 1.
Our main issue is delivering services to rural remote regions (where they need them);
2. The gap people at times have to pay;
Solutions
Top 10 causes of pre-mature death for women? - ANSWER 1. Lung cancer
2. Breast cancer
3. CHD
4. COPD
5. Colorectal cancer
6. Cerebrovascular disease
7. Cancer
8. Suicide
9. Ovarian cancer
10. Pancreatic cancer
Top 10 causes of pre-mature death for men? - ANSWER 1. CHD
2. Lung cancer
3. Suicide
4. Colorectal cancer
5. COPD
6. Cerebrovascular disease
7. Land transport accidents
8. Liver disease
9. Cancer
10. Diabetes
,What is total burden of disease? - ANSWER 1. Burden of disease, expressed as DALY, is a
measure of the health impact of disease on a population in a given year— both from
dying from, and living with, disease and injuries.
2. As well as providing an overall measure, burden of disease estimates show how
different diseases have an impact on the health of the population
Top 10 burden of disease/noncommunicable for people? - ANSWER 1. CHD
2. Other Musculoskeletal
3. Back pain and problems
4. COPD
5. Lung Cancer
6. Dementia
7. Anxiety Disorders
8. Stroke
9. Depressive disorders
10. Suicide and self harm
5 most common chronic diseases: - ANSWER 1. Cardiovascular disease
2. Mental health conditions
3. Back pain and problems
4. Arthritis
5. Asthma
Biggest burden of disease for 5-14yo, 15-44yo and 45+yo? (3) - ANSWER 1. 5-14 it is
asthma
2. 15-44 years it is suicide/self-inflicted injury;
,3. 45+ it is coronary heart disease;
What is considered most important health milestone and why? (2) - ANSWER 1.
Sanitation.
2. Snow and Chadwick helped show cholera and use pipes to fix diarrhoeal disease
prevalance.
Why are the importance of Semmelweis, John Snow and Doll & Bradford-Hill in
health/medical history? (3) - ANSWER Semmelweis: 1847, idea that handwashing was
killing many people/children.
John Snow: 1854, showcased cholera as water infected with feces causing rapid
sickness/death.
Doll & Bradford-Hill: 1951, Tobacco smoking and lung cancer, 50X more likely.
Name 4 Nobel Laureates and their discovery? (4) - ANSWER 1. Koch- Tuberculosis
2. Marshall and Warren: helicobacter pylori
3. Landsteiner: blood groups
4. Hausen: HPV and cervical cancer.
What are chronic diseases? (2) - ANSWER 1. Chronic diseases are long lasting conditions
with persistent effects.
2. Their social and economic consequences can impact on peoples' quality of life.
Top 3 risk factors for noncommunicable/chronic disease? - ANSWER 1. Tobacco use
2. High blood pressure
3. High body mass.
What are 3 models of health? - ANSWER 1. Biomedical model
, 2. Biopsychosocial model.
3. Determinants of health model: hereditary factors/sex/-individual lifestyle factors-
society and community- broader socio-economic, cultural and environmental factors
Determinants of health photograph: - ANSWER
Racial inequality and health: not just the difference of socioeconomic class, eg: white vs
black infant mortality. (2) - ANSWER 1. Same education, or higher, black have higher
infant mortality rate.
2. Racism is stressful and creates chronic wear and tear on mum and thus child.
Main aim of Australian health system? (1) What are the main types of services? (4) -
ANSWER 1. To give all Australians - regardless of
their personal circumstances - access to
adequate health care at an affordable
cost or no cost.
2. GPs, medicine from pharmacies, hospital admission, emergency departments.
What are the 4 elements of a good healthcare system? - ANSWER 1. Robust financing
system;
2. Well-trained and adequately paid workforce;
3. Reliable information to base policy and decisions upon;
4. Wellmaintained facilities to deliver the services (medicines and technology).
Australian meets these four criteria very well.
What are 3 of the main difficulties the Australian healthcare system faces? - ANSWER 1.
Our main issue is delivering services to rural remote regions (where they need them);
2. The gap people at times have to pay;
