MED 300 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
The United States consistently lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy and other
population health measures - (ANSWER)True
Individual behavior contributes to overal health: - (ANSWER)Four times as much as the delivery of
healthcare
Which of the following have a number of behavioral risk factors: - (ANSWER)- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
- All****
Spending more on healthcare translates into greater longevity - (ANSWER)False
Smoking tobacco is the most avoidable cause of disease disability and death in the United States -
(ANSWER)True
Only one of the following statements is true. Which one?
- Children are an especially vulnerable population to chronic diseases if overweight or obese early in life
- The good news is that the obesity epidemic is slowing
- Eating out less would solve a lot of problems with chronic diseases
- It is just as likely that "regular" weight children will grow up to have the same incidence of chronis
diseases as obese children chronic - (ANSWER)- Children are an especially vulnerable population to
chronic diseases if overweight or obese early in life
Those with poor access to recreational facilities have what change of being obese? - (ANSWER)Over 65%
The belief that physical activity supports a healthier and longer life: - (ANSWER)Goes back at least as far
as the ancient Greeks
, MED 300 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
Gawande asserts that putting our fates in the hands of health professionals valued more for their
technical prowess than their understanding of human needs is a failed experiment because: -
(ANSWER)It does not support the conditions that promote our search for a life of worth and purpose
In Gawande, multiple studies of patients entering hospice and ceasing medical care show that those
patients: - (ANSWER)Live as long and sometimes longer than those still under medical care
According to the authors what is a driving force behind health care practitioners' transition from being
soloists to members of an orchestra? - (ANSWER)The complexity of modern healthcare
According to the authors shared responsibility without high quality teamwork can be fraught with peril.
The peril of what? - (ANSWER)Patient harm through medical error
The values cited by the authors that characterize the members of high-performing teams in health care
are: - (ANSWER)Creativity, curiosity, honesty and humility
According to the authors the principles of team-based healthcare include:
- Shared goals, mutual trust and measurable processes and outcomes
- Clear roles, shared goals and effective communication
- Mutual trust, effective communicaiton and shared goals
- All of these - (ANSWER)All of these
Making patients and their families active members of the health care team important to team success -
(ANSWER)True
The typical medicare beneficiary every year visits: - (ANSWER)Two primary care physicians and five
specialists
Which landmark document stated that "effective working teams must be created and maintained". -
(ANSWER)"Crossing the Quality Chiasm"
The United States consistently lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy and other
population health measures - (ANSWER)True
Individual behavior contributes to overal health: - (ANSWER)Four times as much as the delivery of
healthcare
Which of the following have a number of behavioral risk factors: - (ANSWER)- Heart disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
- All****
Spending more on healthcare translates into greater longevity - (ANSWER)False
Smoking tobacco is the most avoidable cause of disease disability and death in the United States -
(ANSWER)True
Only one of the following statements is true. Which one?
- Children are an especially vulnerable population to chronic diseases if overweight or obese early in life
- The good news is that the obesity epidemic is slowing
- Eating out less would solve a lot of problems with chronic diseases
- It is just as likely that "regular" weight children will grow up to have the same incidence of chronis
diseases as obese children chronic - (ANSWER)- Children are an especially vulnerable population to
chronic diseases if overweight or obese early in life
Those with poor access to recreational facilities have what change of being obese? - (ANSWER)Over 65%
The belief that physical activity supports a healthier and longer life: - (ANSWER)Goes back at least as far
as the ancient Greeks
, MED 300 FINAL EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
Gawande asserts that putting our fates in the hands of health professionals valued more for their
technical prowess than their understanding of human needs is a failed experiment because: -
(ANSWER)It does not support the conditions that promote our search for a life of worth and purpose
In Gawande, multiple studies of patients entering hospice and ceasing medical care show that those
patients: - (ANSWER)Live as long and sometimes longer than those still under medical care
According to the authors what is a driving force behind health care practitioners' transition from being
soloists to members of an orchestra? - (ANSWER)The complexity of modern healthcare
According to the authors shared responsibility without high quality teamwork can be fraught with peril.
The peril of what? - (ANSWER)Patient harm through medical error
The values cited by the authors that characterize the members of high-performing teams in health care
are: - (ANSWER)Creativity, curiosity, honesty and humility
According to the authors the principles of team-based healthcare include:
- Shared goals, mutual trust and measurable processes and outcomes
- Clear roles, shared goals and effective communication
- Mutual trust, effective communicaiton and shared goals
- All of these - (ANSWER)All of these
Making patients and their families active members of the health care team important to team success -
(ANSWER)True
The typical medicare beneficiary every year visits: - (ANSWER)Two primary care physicians and five
specialists
Which landmark document stated that "effective working teams must be created and maintained". -
(ANSWER)"Crossing the Quality Chiasm"
