Question: Which of the following is correct regarding the pH scale?
Answer Options:
A substance with a pH of 3 is 10 times more alkaline than a substance with a pH of 4.
A substance with a pH of 3 is 10 times more acidic than a substance with a pH of 4.
A substance with a pH of 3 is two times more alkaline than a substance with a pH of 4.
A substance with a pH of 3 is two times more acidic than a substance with a pH of 4.
Answer: A substance with a pH of 3 is 10 times more acidic than a substance with a pH of 4.
Question: A vasectomy is a procedure in which the vas deferens are cut. Which of the following describes why a vasectomy leads to infertility?
Answer Options:
The vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the epididymis into the urethra.
The vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the ejaculatory duct into the bulbourethral gland.
The vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the prostate gland to the bulbourethral gland.
The vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from a testis into the epididymis.
Answer: The vasectomy blocks the movement of sperm from the epididymis into the urethra.
Question: Which of the following occurs during inhalation?
Answer Options:
Air moves from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure.
The ribcage lowers.
The volume of the thoracic cavity decreases.
The diaphragm moves downward.
Answer: The diaphragm moves downward.
Question: Which of the following is a function of a catalyst?
Answer Options:
To increase the activation energy of a reaction.
To increase the product yield.
To convert a nonspontaneous reaction to a spontaneous reaction.
To increase the rate of a reaction.
Answer: To increase the rate of a reaction.
Question: Lifelong protection after exposure to a virus such as chickenpox is due to which of the following types of immunity?
Answer Options:
Nonspecific
Transplantation
Active
Innate
Answer: Active
Question: A scientist predicts that germinating beans will use more oxygen than non-germinating beans. This prediction is referred to as which of the following?
Answer Options:
A hypothesis
A conclusion
An observation
Data collection
Answer: A hypothesis
Question: The number one cause of death in the United States was ______ in 1980. By 2018, it was ______.
Answer Options:
Heart disease; heart disease
Homicide and accidents; adult-onset diabetes
AIDS; cancer
Cancer; stroke
Stroke; pneumonia and influenza
Answer: Heart disease; heart disease
Question: Which of the following is the result of providers having more information about treatment alternatives than their patients do?
Answer Options:
Rational ignorance
The substitution effect
Adverse selection
Externalities
Principal–agent problem
Answer: Principal–agent problem
Question: Eliminating health disparities across various population groups requires that we:
Answer Options:
Address the source of disparities in behavioral, socioeconomic, and environmental factors.
Expand in-patient hospital access for inner-city residents.
Focus solely on improving the health of our most vulnerable population groups.
Initiate health system reform to bring about universal insurance coverage.
Provide better health and nutritional education.
Answer: Address the source of disparities in behavioral, socioeconomic, and environmental factors.
Question: Which age category has the highest incidence of those without health insurance?
Answer Options:
Under 19 years of age
19–34 years of age
35–44 years of age
45–64 years of age
Over 65 years of age
Answer: 19–34 years of age
Question: According to Dr. Bost, poverty
Answer Options:
a. makes people stronger
b. sucks
c. is overestimated
Answer: b. sucks
Question: MIPS uses a composite performance score consisting of 4 elements to bonus (or penalize) providers. Which answer below is not one of the four elements?
Answer Options:
a. Quality
b. Cost
c. Improvement Activities
d. Promoting Integrity
Answer: d. Promoting Integrity
Question: What % of the US population live in areas designated as “rural”?
Answer Options:
a. 7%
b. About 20%
c. 14%
d. 97%
Answer: b. About 20%
Question: The election cycle often restrains politicians from adopting a comprehensive solution for health problems.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
Answer Options:
a. The definition of protected health information as part of its Privacy Rule
b. National standards for the secure use of electronic healthcare information
c. Specifications for administrative, physical, and technical security safeguards
d. All of the above are correct
Answer: d. All of the above are correct
Question: America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) represents over 1,000 health insurance companies. Their formal policy position is against universal coverage in the US.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: The 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) created a merit-based payment system for physicians treating Medicare patients and promoted a shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance models.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: HIPAA was passed into law in 1996. DHHS has provided further rules and regulations known as the Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules. In spite of all these additional rules, HIPAA still does not pertain to Electronic Health Records. Is this Statement True or False?
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False