Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01 Introduction to Human Diseases
1. Treatment interventions may include:
a. medications. b. nutritional modifications.
c.
... [Show More] education. d. all of the above.
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: a. Medications may be prescribed as treatment for certain conditions, but other treatments are also
listed. b. Nutritional modifications may be recommended for certain conditions, but other treatments
are also listed. c. Education may assist the patient to better handle his or her condition, but other
treatments are also listed. d. Medications, nutritional modifications, and education are all treatment
interventions.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/21/2017 10:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/21/2017 10:34 AM
2. Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. physical therapy. b. blood pressure screening.
c. the hemoccult stool test. d. mammograms.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: a. Preventive treatments are done prior to the development of a problem. Physical therapy is
prescribed after a problem is defined. b. Blood pressure screening is for early detection of a blood
pressure problem, so it is preventive. c. Hemoccult stool testing is a preventive treatment to screen
for microscopic blood in the stool. d. Mammograms are for early detection of tumors to prevent the
advancement of disease.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/21/2017 10:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/21/2017 10:34 AM
3. The holistic medicine concept considers which of the following aspects of being?
a. psychological b. spiritual
c. cognitive d. psychological, spiritual, and cognitive
ANSWER: d
RATIONALE: a. Holistic medicine includes the psychological aspect of being, but others are listed. b. Holistic
medicine includes the spiritual aspect of being, but others are listed. c. Holistic medicine includes the
cognitive aspect of being, but others are listed. d. Holistic medicine considers the psychological,
spiritual, and cognitive aspects of being.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 8/21/2017 10:34 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 8/21/2017 10:34 AM
4. An example of an acute illness is:
a. a sore throat. b. arthritis. [Show Less]