healthcare issues exam practice

How effective is the Shringrix for shingles?

90%

What percent of adults get shingles?

25%

What percent of African American men will develop prostate cancer?

15%

Blood Clot that forms in a deep vein in the body

DVT

Where does DVT occur?

legs

How many people develop DVT yearly in the US?

900000

When is PCOS diagnosed?

20s or 30s

What diet is provided for PCOS?

low carb

What do contraceptives prevent in PCOS patients?

Metabolic syndrome

What is fibromyalgia?

chronic, widespread musculoskeletal pain

women are --- as much likely to develop fibromyalgia?

twice

What is replacing chemotherapy in early stage women with cancer?

regular hormone therapy

Teen drivers are --- times more likely to get in a crash right after getting there license then students with a permit.

8

How much sleep do adolescents need?

9 to 10 hours

Why are ear infections more common in children?

smaller Eustachian tubes

How many children get ear infections before their 3rd birthday?

5/6

What ages is the HPV 9-valent vaccine good for?

27 to 45

How many yearly cases of cancer does HPV cause and how many people get HPV annually?

33700 and 14 million

What viruses can cause acute flaccid myelitis?

West Nile and enterovirus

What is the urea cycle disorder?

inability to safely dispose of nitrogen in the body

What is scleroderma?

is a chronic disease with skin changes causes thickening, hardening, or tightening of the skin, blood vessels, and internal organs

How many people have scleroderma?

300000

How many Americans die from opioid overdose every day?

115

How many people live with an opioid addiction?

2 million

How much have neonatal opioid cases increased from 1999 to 2013

300%

What was the first immunotherapy approved by the FDA for patients with metaplastic melanoma?

Interleukin-2 (Capable of 50% effectiveness)

Five most common types of cancer?

breast, lung and bronchus, prostate, colon, and melanoma

Babies and moms with high glucose levels have a higher chance of developing what respectively?

Type 2 diabetes and obesity

What animal is being tested for antibodies to fend off the flu?

llama

What drug reverses opioid overdose?

naloxone

What type of diet has a 21% percent less risk from breast cancer?

Low fat diet

What state enacted a near total abortion ban?

Alabama

How many babies are born each year underweight?

20.5 million

The birth rate in 2018 is the lowest from how many years?

30

How long in Alabama can a doctor face if they give an abortion?

99 years

How much did the sugary beverage percent drop after a tax was added?

38%

How many people have allergies over their life?

50 million

What population is the measles outbreak occuring?

Jewish

What weed killer caused a 2 billion dollar lawsuit?

Round Up

What percent of drugs come from outside of the US?

40%

How many moms die every day during child birth?

830

What chinese clinical trial is used to surgically treat drug addiction?

deep brain stimulation

What state is the first state to approve "magic mushrooms" for people over the age of 21?

Denver

What was the kids name that got sued then got chicken pox?

Jerome Kunkel

What did one mongolian couple die of after eating a raw marmot kidney?

Bubonic Plague

What pesticide is banned fr harming brain development?

chlorpyrifos

When in georgia are you not allowed to have an abortion?

when the fetus has a heartbeat

What are results of unsafe water?

birth defects, cancer and infertility

How many states have water contamination?

43

About how many US adults have prediabetes?

1 in 3

What race has a decreased risk for prediabetes?

white people

What percent of body weight loss can reverse pre diabetes?

5 to 7

North Carolina is using drones to do what in medical hospitals?

Carrying medical samples faster

How many prescription doses were stolen last year?

47 million

How many state have measles outbreaks and what state has the most?

23 and NYC

What percent of children with measles will die?

50%

How effective is the MMR vaccine the first time?

93%

When is the first dose of MMR?

12 to 15 months

When is the second dose of MMR?

4 to 6 years

What percent of melanoma patients survive?

92%

How many melanoma cases are expected in 2019?

96000

How many yearly deaths are linked to air pollution?

4.2 million

Breast implants are associated with what cancer?

lymphoma

What South african athlete is not allowed to run long distance due to abnormal testosterone levels?

Caster Semenya

Why is there a black box label on sleeping medication?

66 cases of serious injury or death

Are teenage girls or boys more likely to commit suicide?

teenage girls

How many people will suffer with depression in their life by self poisening?

1 of 6

How can autism be orally treated?

fecal transplant

How early can autism be detected?

14

How many states is abstinance-only sex ed taught in?

37

What new approach is being used in sex ed?

shame-based sex ed

In late April, what product caused 177 E Coli infections?

ground beef

What colleges had a measles quarantine of about 300 students?

UCLA and Cal State

What state did a female latino cancer group start?

Philadelphia

What is the first non-medical device used to treat ADHD?

low level electrical pulse stimulator

What is the name of the first nasal spray designed to treat Opioid addiction?

Naloxone

How many Indians die every year due to pollution?

1.8 million

How many times dirtier is the air in India than what is considered safe?

70 times

The flue season has been the longest since what year?

1997

What viruses were responsible for this years flu?

H1N1 and H3N2

How many deaths is smoking responsible for?

48000 yearly deaths

Candida auris

Emerging global health threat

Resistant to all three major classes of antifungals

Can persist on surfaces and spread between patients

What was the ingredient that made chips ahoy recalled?

cornstarch

What county banned measles patients with measles?

Rockland County

What drug is 100 times more potent than fentanyl?

Carfentanil

What medical advance came out of isreal?

3-D printed heart

How many chemicals do women put on their face before they leave the house?

165

What act restricts chemicals in beauty products?

personal care product safety act

The number of child hospital visits has doubled due to what?

shallowing of objects

What drug is linked to overdoses?

Kratom

What drug price has doubled over the last 5 years?

Insulin

What is one company doing to insure consent?

consent condoms

How often should women mammogram for women over 50?

every other year

What percent of middle schoolers have tried e cigarettes?

5%

What age do anti-vape advocates suggest the minimum age should be?

21

What percent of pregnancies end in miscarriage?

10%

what are side effects of nicotine poisoning?

seizures, convulsions, vomiting and brain injury

An organ was recently transplanted with what virus?

Hepatitis C