Public Health Quizzes PDF

## Quizzes - Results ### Your Answers: 1. **0.5/0.5 points** Disability refers to: - Reduction in capacity to perform normal activities (**correct**) - Short-term illness - Loss of an organ function - Death due to illness 2. **0.5/0.5 points** According to the stages of cha...

## Quizzes - Results ### Your Answers: 1. **0.5/0.5 points** Disability refers to: - Reduction in capacity to perform normal activities (**correct**) - Short-term illness - Loss of an organ function - Death due to illness 2. **0.5/0.5 points** According to the stages of change model, identify the stage of the following case: A diabetic and obese patient who wants to lose weight, but he thinks that a healthy diet is expensive. - Precontemplation - Preparation - Action - Contemplation (**correct**) 3. **0.5/0.5 points** What is the major cause of healthcare associated bloodstream infections? - Fungi - Bacteria like MRSA (**correct**) - Protozoa - Viruses 4. **0.5/0.5 points** What is a significant risk factor for chronic kidney disease? - Hypertension (**correct**) - Tobacco use - Hormonal imbalance - Stress 5. **0.5/0.5 points** What is a major factor in the development of antibiotic resistant bacteria in hospitals? - Proper environmental cleaning - Vaccination - Overuse and misuse of antibiotics (**correct**) - Use of hand sanitizers 6. **0.5/0.5 points** According to the stages of change model, identify the stage of the following case: A patient, hypertensive, smoker who is not administering antihypertensives because he sees that it is normal for the blood pressure to increase as he grows older. - Contemplation - Precontemplation (**correct**) 7. **0.5/0.5 points** ____________ is to explain that relapse is common. - SMART - Normalizing (**correct**) - Reframing - Maintenance 8. **0/0.5 points** ____________ is the prevention of risk factors. - Primordial prevention (**correct**) - Secondary prevention - Tertiary prevention - Primary prevention 9. **0.5/0.5 points** What is already provided to the population, is known as ___________. - demand - need - supply (**correct**) - determinant 10. **0/0.5 points** What is the best preventive measure for hospital-acquired urinary tract infections (UTIs)? - Limiting invasive procedures (**correct**) - Hand hygiene - Isolation of infected patients - Use of antibiotics - Limiting invasive procedures 11. **0/0.5 points** ____________ is the mortality rate from a certain disease in a specific population. - Age specific mortality rate - Disease specific mortality rate (**correct**) - Maternal mortality rate - Crude mortality rate 12. **0.5/0.5 points** Gestational diabetes is diagnosed during: - Pregnancy (**correct**) - Adolescence - Middle age - Infancy 13. **0.5/0.5 points** A disease occurrence among a population that is in excess of what is expected in a given time and place is __________. - A pandemic - An epidemic (**correct**) - An endemic - An outbreak 14. **0.5/0.5 points** The primary cause of most NCD deaths globally is __________. - Cardiovascular diseases (**correct**) - Respiratory infections - Cancer - Diabetes 15. **0.5/0.5 points** Which of the following approaches is preferred for a diabetic, obese patient who starts to increase his physical activity by walking sometimes to his work? - Set a SMART goal (**correct**) - Encourage him to participate in the Olympics - Educate him about the risk of hyperglycemia - All the previous 16. **0/0.5 points** What is the core function of public health that provides services to those in need and verifies equity? - Assurance (**correct**) - Policy development - Assessment 17. **0.5/0.5 points** What is a major risk factor for nosocomial pneumonia? - Malnutrition - Excessive exercise - Use of a ventilator (**correct**) - Prolonged bed rest 18. **0.5/0.5 points** What does "pathogenicity" refer to in microorganisms? - The type of pathogen - The transmission mode. - The ability to cause disease (**correct**) - The ability to survive outside the host 19. **0.5/0.5 points** Draw a chart indicating the number of influenza cases in each season of the year is an example of ____________. - Analytical epidemiology - Applied epidemiology - Health determinant - Descriptive epidemiology (**correct**) 20. **0.5/0.5 points** Which intervention targets anemia in CKD patients? - Antibiotics - Statins - Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (**correct**) - Lifestyle modifications 21. **0.5/0.5 points** _____________ is a branch of epidemiology that is used to study the cause and the effect of a health problem. - Public health - Applied epidemiology - Descriptive epidemiology - Analytical epidemiology (**correct**) 22. **0.5/0.5 points** Honesty in patient communication is __________. - a value (**correct**) - an attitude - a belief 23. **0.5/0.5 points** Which mental health condition is classified as a psychological disease? - Chronic kidney disease - Peptic ulcers - Anxiety disorders (**correct**) - Diabetes 24. **0/0.5 points** Which of the following public health approaches answer the question "what is the cause?" - Risk factor identification (**correct**) - surveillance 25. **0.5/0.5 points** ____________ are predispositions or tendencies to respond positively or negatively towards certain ideas, objects, people, or situations. - Values - Attitudes (**correct**) - Beliefs 26. **0.5/0.5 points** ______________ is the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, and individuals. - Health determinants - Public health (**correct**) - Health - Health promotion 27. **0.5/0.5 points** Which of the following is true regarding passive surveillance? - Health agencies contact health providers seeking for reports - It is simple and inexpensive (**correct**) - It ensures the completeness of reports - All the previous 28. **0.5/0.5 points** Which of the following is a non-modifiable health determinant? - Alcohol consumption - Age (**correct**) - Physical activity - Smoking 29. **0.5/0.5 points** Which of the following is a core science in public health that identify the risk factors causing a disease or a health problem? - Epidemiology (**correct**) - Prevention effectiveness - Surveillance - Data informatics 30. **0.5/0.5 points** What is the primary function of antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs)? - Increase the use of antibiotics in healthcare settings - Administer antibiotics to all patients - Monitor and optimize the use of antibiotics to (**correct**)