MED 300 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The United States consistently lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy and other
population health measures - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Individual behavior contributes to overal health: - CORRECT ANSWER - Four times as much as
the delivery of healthcare
Which of the following have a number of behavioral risk factors: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Heart
disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
- All****
Spending more on healthcare translates into greater longevity - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Smoking tobacco is the most avoidable cause of disease disability and death in the United States -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Over 65%
, The belief that physical activity supports a healthier and longer life: - CORRECT ANSWER - Goes
back at least as far as the ancient Greeks
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: - CORRECT
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: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient harm through medical error
The values cited by the authors that characterize the members of high-performing teams in health care
are: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - All of these
Making patients and their families active members of the health care team important to team success -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The typical medicare beneficiary every year visits: - CORRECT ANSWER - Two primary care
physicians and five specialists
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The United States consistently lags behind other developed nations in life expectancy and other
population health measures - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Individual behavior contributes to overal health: - CORRECT ANSWER - Four times as much as
the delivery of healthcare
Which of the following have a number of behavioral risk factors: - CORRECT ANSWER - - Heart
disease
- Cancer
- Stroke
- All****
Spending more on healthcare translates into greater longevity - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Smoking tobacco is the most avoidable cause of disease disability and death in the United States -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Over 65%
, The belief that physical activity supports a healthier and longer life: - CORRECT ANSWER - Goes
back at least as far as the ancient Greeks
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: - CORRECT
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: - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient harm through medical error
The values cited by the authors that characterize the members of high-performing teams in health care
are: - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - All of these
Making patients and their families active members of the health care team important to team success -
CORRECT ANSWER - True
The typical medicare beneficiary every year visits: - CORRECT ANSWER - Two primary care
physicians and five specialists
