Diseases
Alzheimer's disease is the most common diagnosis of what broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember?
Dementia
What does the abbreviation "NIH" stand for?
National Institute of Health
What government service do most Americans become eligible for when they turn 65?
Medicare
What are two primary care prevention methods?
Education, vaccines, eating healthy, consistent exercise, not smoking
Which law is mainly responsible for protecting the privacy of patient health information?
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
What is the phenomenon called when a large proportion of the community are resistant to invasion and spread of an infectious agent?
Herd Immunity
What does the abbreviation "CMS" stand for?
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
What are ADLs and IADLs?
Activities of Daily Living- clothing, showering, eating, using the toilet
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living- cleaning, cooking, food shopping
What is the purpose of a vaccine?
To help your immune system fight infections faster and more effectively. When you get a vaccine, it sparks your immune response, helping your body fight off and remember the germ so it can attack if ever invades again.
True/False: You can decline care to an emergency room patient who has an outstanding balance with the hospital?
False
What is the name of which 2-word disorder comes from Greek & Latin words meaning "without appetite" & "nervous"?
Anorexia Nervosa
What profession’s abilities are an extension of a physician’s and they are licensed only under the physician’s supervision?
Physician's Assistant
What is palliative care?
This is specialized care for people living with a serious, potentially debilitating, illness and may not be able to care for themselves.
What is an annual medical examination performed by a doctor aimed at preventing health problems?
Wellness exam/Annual visit
Scenario:
A nurse slips and falls in a puddle of water in the hospital while caring for a patient. Which organization would the nurse contact to complain about poor worker safety conditions at the hospital?
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
The vaccine for measles prevention is often called the MMR vaccine because it prevents the measles, mumps, and what other disease?
Rubella
What does the abbreviation "VHA" stand for?
What is hospice care?
This is care focusing on the comfort and quality of life of a patient with a serious illness near the end of life.
What are the social determinants of health?
Economic, social, cultural, political, and spiritual
Which act was passed in 1990 and its priority was to prohibit discrimination on those with physical and mental disabilities in the workplace and in public areas?
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
The varicella-zoster virus causes skin outbreaks in children, and in 1995 the FDA approved a vaccine to prevents its infection. What's the common name for the disease this virus causes?
Chicken Pox
What profession is the combination of art and science of preventing and treating neuromuscular and musculoskeletal disabilities through evaluation and rehabilitation?
Physical Therapy
Describe Aging in Place.
This is the population shift towards people wanting to age in their home and not in a facility or in a hospital. Patients are more comfortable in their own homes and can be cheaper depending on the level of care they need.
What can result from lead exposure?
Damage to brain and nervous system, slowed growth and development, learning and behavioral problems, high blood pressure, and reproductive issues.
What are the primary differences in Medicare and Medicaid?