Delivering Health Care In America Chapter 2 Exam
With Complete Solutions
Medical model - ANSWER Health is the absence of illness or disease
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - ANSWER Health is a state of physical and
mental well-being that facilitates the achievement of individual and societal goals
WHO - ANSWER Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health care - ANSWER Can be define as a variety of services believed to improve a
person's health and well-being
Holistic health - ANSWER Emphasizes the well-being of every aspect of what makes a
person whole and complete
Holistic medicine - ANSWER Seeks to treat to individual as a whole person- incorporates
the spiritual dimensions
Quality of life - ANSWER 1. Is an indicator of how satisfied a person is with the
experiences while receiving health care.
2. Quality of life can refer to a person's overall satisfaction with life and with
self-perceptions of health, particularly after some medical intervention
Risk factors - ANSWER Attributes that increase the likelihood of developing a particular
disease or negative health condition in the future
Epidemiology triangle - ANSWER host-agent-environment
, risk factors - ANSWER attributes that increase the likelihood of developing a particular
disease or negative health condition in the future
host - ANSWER is the organism (ex. human)
agent - ANSWER must be present although presence of an agent does not ensure that
disease will occur (ex. chemical agents, radiation, tobacco smoke)
environment - ANSWER is external to the host and includes the physical, social, cultural
and economic aspects of the environment (ex. sanitation, air, pollution, anthro-cultural
beliefs)
Behavioral risk factors - ANSWER examples are: substance abuse, inadequate physical
exercise, a high fat diet, irresponsible use of a motor vehicle, unsafe sex
acute condition - ANSWER is relatively sever, episodic (of short duration), and often
treatable and subject to recovery. (ex. heart attack)
subacute condition - ANSWER is a less severe phase of an acute illness. It can be
postacute condition requiring continuity of treatment after discharge from hospital. ( ex.
head trauma care)
chronic condition - ANSWER is one that persists over time, is not severe, but is generally
irreversible.
hypertension - ANSWER was ranked the most common chronic condition
what are the three main reasons behind the rise of chronic care - ANSWER 1. new
diagnostic methods, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals have significantly
improved the treatment of acute illnesses, survival rates, and longevity but these
achievements have come at the consequence of a large # of people living with chronic
disease.
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Medical model - ANSWER Health is the absence of illness or disease
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - ANSWER Health is a state of physical and
mental well-being that facilitates the achievement of individual and societal goals
WHO - ANSWER Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
Health care - ANSWER Can be define as a variety of services believed to improve a
person's health and well-being
Holistic health - ANSWER Emphasizes the well-being of every aspect of what makes a
person whole and complete
Holistic medicine - ANSWER Seeks to treat to individual as a whole person- incorporates
the spiritual dimensions
Quality of life - ANSWER 1. Is an indicator of how satisfied a person is with the
experiences while receiving health care.
2. Quality of life can refer to a person's overall satisfaction with life and with
self-perceptions of health, particularly after some medical intervention
Risk factors - ANSWER Attributes that increase the likelihood of developing a particular
disease or negative health condition in the future
Epidemiology triangle - ANSWER host-agent-environment
, risk factors - ANSWER attributes that increase the likelihood of developing a particular
disease or negative health condition in the future
host - ANSWER is the organism (ex. human)
agent - ANSWER must be present although presence of an agent does not ensure that
disease will occur (ex. chemical agents, radiation, tobacco smoke)
environment - ANSWER is external to the host and includes the physical, social, cultural
and economic aspects of the environment (ex. sanitation, air, pollution, anthro-cultural
beliefs)
Behavioral risk factors - ANSWER examples are: substance abuse, inadequate physical
exercise, a high fat diet, irresponsible use of a motor vehicle, unsafe sex
acute condition - ANSWER is relatively sever, episodic (of short duration), and often
treatable and subject to recovery. (ex. heart attack)
subacute condition - ANSWER is a less severe phase of an acute illness. It can be
postacute condition requiring continuity of treatment after discharge from hospital. ( ex.
head trauma care)
chronic condition - ANSWER is one that persists over time, is not severe, but is generally
irreversible.
hypertension - ANSWER was ranked the most common chronic condition
what are the three main reasons behind the rise of chronic care - ANSWER 1. new
diagnostic methods, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals have significantly
improved the treatment of acute illnesses, survival rates, and longevity but these
achievements have come at the consequence of a large # of people living with chronic
disease.
