Chapter 1: Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Section 1: Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
1. An example of a primary prevention measure for a
... [Show More] 78-yo male with chronic pulmonary
disease is:
A. reviewing the use of prescribed medications.
B. conducting a home survey to minimize fall risk.
C. checking FEV1 to FVC ratio.
D. ordering fecal occult blood.
2. Which of the following is an example of a primary prevention activity in a 76-yo woman
with osteoporosis?
A. bisphosphonate therapy.
B. calcium supplements.
C. ensuring adequate illumination in the home.
D. use of a back brace.
3. Secondary prevention measures for a 78-yo male with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease includes:
A. screening for mood disorders.
B. administering influenza vaccine.
C. obtaining a serum theophylline level.
D. advising about appropriate use of a seat belt.
4. Tertiary prevention measures for a 69-yo woman with heart failure include:
A. administering pneumococcal vaccine.
B. adjusting therapy to minimize dyspnea.
C. surveying skin for precancerous lesions.
D. reviewing safe handling of food.
5. Which of the following products provides passive immunity?
A. hepatitis B immune globulin.
B. measles, mumps, & rubella vaccine.
C. pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
D. live attenuated influenza vaccine.
6. Active immunity is defined as:
A. resistance developed in response to an antigen.
B. immunity conferred by an antibody.
C. the resistance of a group to an infectious agent.
D. defense against disease acquired naturally by the infant from the mother.
7. Which of the following is usually viewed as the most cost-effective form of healthcare?
A. primary prevention.
B. secondary prevention.
C. tertiary prevention.
D. cancer-reduction measures.
8. An 18-yo woman with allergic rhinitis presents for primary care. She is sexually active
with a male partner and is one-year post-coitarche; during the time she had two sex
partners. An example of a primary prevention activity for this patient is:
A. screening for STI.
B. counseling about safe sex practices.
C. prescribing therapies for minimizing allergy.
D. obtaining a liquid based Papanicolaou test.
9. When a critical portion of a population is immunized against a contagious disease, most
members of the group, even the unimmunized, are protected against that disease
because there is little opportunity for an outbreak. This is known as what type of
immunity?
A. passive.
B. humoral.
C. epidemiologic.
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