Ch 1- PHS Test Review

Question 1

personalized medical care that uses a pt’s unique combination of genes and chromosomes to prevent illness&maintain hlth

Accepted Answer

Genomic Medicine

Question 2

a field of science that manipulates individual atoms and molecules to create devices that are thousands of times smaller

Accepted Answer

Nanotechnology

Question 3

A holistic approach to med. care focuses on not only the physical needs of an individual, but also on social, mental, sp

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

Healthcare workers earn credentials by completing specialized _______ and passing a licensing test before certified

Accepted Answer

training programs

Question 5

therapies that treat the pt. as a whole person after assessing the individual’s physical, social, mental, and spirit

Accepted Answer

Holistic Care

Question 6

healthcare practices and treatments that minimize or avoid the use of surgery and drugs

Accepted Answer

Alternative, complementary, integrative therapies

Question 7

Documents proving a person's qualifications for a particular occupation

Accepted Answer

credentials

Question 8

Which of the following is the primary reason healthcare employment opportunities are on the rise?

Accepted Answer

aging population and longer life expentancy

Question 9

Current advancements in medical technologies continue to change the methods and outcomes of medical treatment

Accepted Answer

True

Question 10

13. Initially, a physician’s job was to prepare patients for death from a disease that could not be treated.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

It is predicted that, in the future, nanobots may move through the bloodstream to treat many diseases and conditions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 12

Ultrasounds, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are all examples of ____.

Accepted Answer

medical imaging

Question 13

One example of medical miniaturization is the _________

Accepted Answer

heart pacemaker

Question 14

groups of similar occupations and industries that share a core set of basic knowledge and skills for all workers

Accepted Answer

Career clusters

Question 15

Official recognition from a professional association that an edu. program meets educational standards for an occupation

Accepted Answer

accrediation

Question 16

the most common form of medical care in the United States, which uses medication and surgery to treat the s/s.

Accepted Answer

Western Medicine

Question 17

Our Test is Friday

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

Which of the following factors is a main cause of insurance accessibility issues?

Accepted Answer

increasing costs of health insurance

Question 19

13. It is estimated that current medical knowledge doubles every ten to twenty years.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

sequence of job positions progressing from entry-level to higher levels of responsibility & authority based on education

Accepted Answer

career ladder

Question 21

13. The use of smallpox and tetanus vaccinations greatly reduced the incidence of illness.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT a recent advancement in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

trepanning

Question 23

Which of the following is NOT included in the health science career cluster’s five occupational pathways?

Accepted Answer

Child health services

Question 24

smaller groups of specialized occupations within a career cluster that require specific sets of knowledge/skills/ & trai

Accepted Answer

career pathways

Ch 1- PHS Test Review

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Ch 1- PHS Test Review

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