10 Questions
You are expecting your first child and are told that the child has a 1 in 800 chance of being born with a congenital anomaly. This statistic refers to the:
incidence
You decide that it has been too long since your last physical examination, so you schedule an appointment for a routine health screening. You have a blood cholesterol level checked and it is within the expected range. This activity represents which level of prevention?
primary prevention
At your health screening, you describe the following: achiness, lethargy, and vague abdominal discomfort. These are categorized as
local manifestations
The study of functional alterations in human health because of an injury, disease, or syndrome describes which of the following?
pathology
A patient wants to know what has caused the illness. This information is termed the
etiology
Joe has many risk factors for the development of lung cancer. Which of these is NOT modifiable?
smoking
Which of the following terms indicates the dynamic steady state that the body strives to achieve every day?
homeostasis
Which of the following contributes to evidence-based practice and high-quality patient care?
primary research
Cancer is on the rise across the globe. Which term describes this phenomenon?
Epidemic
Your grandmother is diagnosed with congestive heart failure and is told that she has 6 months to live. This prediction is referred to as her
Prognosis
Test your knowledge on the statistic of a child having a 1 in 800 chance of being born with a congenital anomaly.
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