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Matching
Matching/ T or F
100
Stroke
A physician is required to report all of the following, except: Births, Deaths, Abuse, or Stroke
100
All of the above
A coroner or medical examiner signs a death certificate if: The death is possibly due to criminal causes or is otherwise suspicious The death was not attended by a physician within a specified length of time The death is due to causes undetermined by the physician All of the above
100
Phenylketonuria
Which of the following will most likely require notification of the appropriate health agencies: Auto accident, Staph infection, Strep throat, or Phenylketonuria
100
Food and Drug Administration
Tests and approves drugs for public use
100
Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003
Created a no fault compensation program for health care practitioners and/or emergency responders injured by the smallpox vaccine
200
Use rubber stamps for all signatures
Which is not recommended for completing birth and death certificates: Making entries in ink or typewritten form, Using rubber stamps for all signatures, Not skipping any blanks, or Checking entries for correct spelling
200
The Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution
State public health laws derive indirectly from
200
Staphylococcal pharyngitis
Which of the following diseases should be reported to the state health department: E. Coli infection of the urinary tract, Candida vaginitis, Staphylococcal pharyngitis, or Tuberculous pneumonia
200
Controlled Substances Act
Also known as the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970
200
Unborn Victims of Violence Act
The federal law that makes killing or injuring a fetus a crime separate from killing or injuring the pregnant mother, in cases where the federal government has jurisdiction.
300
Name of decedents next of kin
Which of the following is not included on a death certificate: Cause of death, Name of attending physician, Time of death, or Name of decedents next of kin
300
Cooperation among federal, state, and local governments
Which of the following best describes federalism: Cooperation among federal, state, and local governments, Federal law is accepted as law of the land, State law overrides federal law, or Municipal law overrides state law
300
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986
Which no fault federal law compensates for childhood vaccine injury
300
Drug Enforcement Administration
As a branch of the Department of Justice, regulates the sale and use of drugs
300
True
T or F: A coroner is a public official who investigates and holds inquests over those who die from an unknown or violent causes
400
Death is suspicious
Physicians may not sign a death certificate in which situation: Death is suspicious Physician was treating the patient Death occurred in the home Death occurred in the hospital
400
Mandatory vaccinating of schoolchildren
Which of the following falls within the supervision of a states public health department: Licensing of public health nurses, Admitting cases of infectious disease to hospitals, Mandatory vaccinating of schoolchildren, or Prescribing treatments for STI
400
The date the vaccine was ordered
Which of the following vaccination information is not documented in a patients medical record: The date the vaccine was administered, The vaccine manufacturer, The vaccine lot number, or The date the vaccine was ordered
400
Public health statutes
Requires reports of communicable diseases and certain injuries, as mandated by state laws
400
False
T or F: A physician suspects spousal abuse of a patient who denies the abuse. It is the responsibility of the physician to report the abuse.
500
A public official who investigates and holds inquests over those who die from unknown or violent causes
What defines a coroner
500
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Which of the following should be reported to the health department: Otitis media, Strep throat, Influenza, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
500
A woman tells her physician that her broken ribs occurred when her ex husband beat her
Which of the following injuries are reportable to the health department: A restaurant worker falls off a ladder while changing the lightbulb A woman tells her physician that her broken ribs occurred when her ex husband beat her A child is severely injured in an automobile accident
500
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974
Mandates reporting of child abuse
500
False
T or F: A health care practitioner who suspects spousal abuse should force the issue to encourage the abused partner to leave the abuser