Chp 12-16 – Flashcard
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Carbon monoxide
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can be fatal if inhaled
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Diabetes is associated with all the following complications execpt
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increased nerve sensitivity caused by hypoglycemia.
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Which type of health-insurance plan allows you to use any medical provider you choose and then submit a bill to an insurance company that will pay part of the cost, leaving you to cover the rest?
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Fee-for-service plan
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Which type of cancer is most often associated with exposure to the sun?
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Carcinoma
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Which of the following lifestyle factors increase a person's risk for Alzheimer's?
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Being sedentary, Consuming a diet in fat, Having high cholesterol.
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Public health experts get involved with all of the following except
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road safety
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Jorge has a blood pressure reading of 120/80. This classifies him as having
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normal blood pressure.
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Martha has osteoarthritis. Which of the following activities should she avoid?
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Jogging.
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Which U.S. government agency exists to protect human health and safeguard the natural envirnoment?
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EPA
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A type of managed care plan in which all health care must be managed by a primary care physicaian is known as a
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health maintenance organization.
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If a woman tests positive for HPV, she may be at increased risk for this form of cancer.
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Cervical
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Fred is a 60 year old male who is obese and physically inactive. He was recently diagnosed with diabetes by his physician, but he is not taking supplemental insulin. Which type of diabetes does he likely have?
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Type 2
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Not resuing plastic bottles will help reduce your exposure to
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bisphenol A
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All of the following are ways doctors look for signs of cancer except
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changes in hair growth patterns
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Amanda smokes a half pack of cigarettes per day, is inactive, and has a poor dietary intake. Which of the following chronic diseases is she at risk of developing?
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Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease.
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A will allows a person to
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detail any funeral arrangements, name an estate executor, list possessions in detail and specify who should inherit them.
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The world's population is around
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7 billion
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The term "carbon footprint" refers to
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the total number of greenhouse gas emissions for which you are personally responsible.
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All of the following are characteristics of over the counter medications except
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they have high potential for misue.
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Which is an example of ionizing radiation?
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Ultraviolet light
