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7: Review and Assessment
True or False
True or False?
An epidemic is a disease that spreads rapidly and affects a large number of people.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
A common way to classify disease is by cause.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Sickle cell anemia is an environmental disease.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Communicable diseases are transmitted from person to person.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Tetanus is caused by a virus.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Black lung disease is an example of an environmental disease.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Type 2 diabetes is exclusively treated with insulin injections.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Oncologists study and treat cancer.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
A syndrome is a collection of symptoms.
A. True
B. False
True or False?
Skin cancer is a congenital disease.
A. True
B. False
Multiple Choice
The red blood cells of patients with sickle cell anemia take on a(n) ______ shape.
A. oblong
B. crescent
C. rectangular
D. heart
The American Cancer Society lists the seven warning signs of cancer. Which of the following is
not
included in that list?
A. acne
B. nagging cough or hoarseness
C. a sore that does not heal
D. unusual bleeding or discharge
The following treatments are routinely used for treating cancer
except
______.
A. chemotherapy
B. radiation
C. surgery
D. cough medicine
A(n) ______ is a specialist in nervous system diseases.
A. nephrologist
B. endocrinologist
C. orthopedist
D. neurologist
Which of the following can put you at risk for a stroke?
A. high blood pressure
B. obesity
C. high cholesterol
D. All of the above.
______ is an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas.
A. Type 1 heart disease
B. Type 2 diabetes mellitus
C. Pancreatic cancer
D. Type 1 diabetes mellitus
The term
metastasis
means ______.
A. a stroke
B. the spread of cancer throughout the body
C. progressive dementia
D. type 2 diabetes
Which of the following is considered an emerging disease or disorder?
A. heart disease
B. post-traumatic stress disorder
C. Alzheimer’s disease
D. tetanus
Which of the following is an example of drug-resistant bacteria?
A. MRSA
B. XDR TB
C. VRSA
D. All of the above.
Which of the following definitions best describes COPD?
A. a lung disease
B. a form of cancer
C. dementia
D. a heart valve problem
A traumatic injury, resulting in serious changes in body structure and function, could result from which of the following?
A. gunshot wounds
B. fires
C. blunt force
D. All of the above.
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