Practice Problems (excluding practice quizzes)

Mr. Palmer is a 43-year-old farmer who lives in a New England town in the 18th Century. Which statement below describes a health care practice Mr. Palmer is most likely to follow?
a) He would get vaccinated for smallpox.
b) His social class would entitle him to the best health care.
c) He would visit the hospital to receive care.
d) Mr. Palmer’s wife would be his 1st line of treatment.

d) Mr. Palmer’s wife would be his 1st line of treatment.

18th century refers to the 1700s, which is colonial time frame

What practice would use water therapy? What practice would use alcohol?

Water: Sectarian

Alcohol: Heroic

What was the most therapeutic intervention in the mid-20th century?

Antibiotics

Which of the following medical practices was used by allopathic doctors, during the Young Nation Years?

1. Botanical medicine

2. Heroic medicine

3. Hydropathy

4. Temperance

2. Heroic medicine

Young Nation Years refers to late 1700s/early 1800s

Which of the following terms does NOT describe the type of hospital Frank was admitted to?
a) Community
b) General
c) Long-term
d) Teaching

C) long term

Which type of facility is least likely to be ambulatory in nature?

1. Home infusion therapy

2. Adult day care services

3. Community health center

4. Psychiatric inpatient facility

4. Psychiatric inpatient facility

Ambulatory care is not inpatient

Which of the following correctly matches a paradox of the US health care system with an example from the movie Escape Fire?
A. Acupuncture as a technological advance developed in the US
B. Misuse of the emergency room by nonurgent patients
C. Primary doctors readily available across geographical areas
D. US ranked #5 on a list of developed countries and their life expectancy

B. Misuse of the emergency room by nonurgent patients

All of the following are examples of issues with United States’ health standards presented in the movie Escape Fire, EXCEPT:
A. Variability in access to care
B. Lack of coordination of care
C. High percentage of errors
D. High insurance premiums

D. High insurance premiums

Mr. Palmer is a 43-year-old farmer who lives in a rural New England town in the 19th Century. Which
statement below describes a health care practice Mr. Palmer is most likely to follow?

A. He would get vaccinated for smallpox
B. His social class would entitle him to the best health care
C. He would visit the dispensary to receive care
D. Mr. Palmer’s wife would be his 1st line of treatment

D. Mr. Palmer’s wife would be his 1st line of treatment

19th century → 1800s = Young nation yrs.

Mr. Palmer is a 43-year-old farmer who lives in a rural New England town in the 20th Century. Which
statement below describes a health care practice Mr. Palmer is most likely to follow?
A. He would get vaccinated for smallpox
B. His social class would entitle him to the best health care
C. He would visit the dispensary to receive care
D. Mr. Palmer’s wife would be his 1st line of treatment

A. He would get vaccinated for smallpox

Which of the following was related to quackery and
the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906?
A. Botanical medicine
B. Heroic medicine
C. Folk medicine
D. Patent medicine

D. Patent medicine

Which of the following is NOT one of the four bodily humors addressed by the Humoral Theory?
A. Black bile
B. Blood
C. Urine
D. Yellow bile

C. Urine

Which of the following is an example of primary care?
A. Surgery at a medical center
B. Wastewater treatment
C. Walk-in clinic visit for heartburn
D. Radiation for cancer treatment

C. Walk-in clinic visit for heartburn

Kaiser Permanente offers a continuum of services via 420 clinics & 30 hospitals. This merger is an example of a:
A. dispersed model.
B. long-term care institution.
C. horizontal integration.
D. vertical integration.

D. vertical integration.

During which century did hospitals become
biomedical showcases?
A. 1700s
B. 1800s
C. 1900s
D. 2000s

C. 1900s

A Women’s Health Center, treating women age 40+ and their changing health care needs, is an example of:
A. hospital care.
B. ambulatory care.
C. long-Term care.
D. home-Health care.

B. ambulatory care.

Which of the following is NOT an example of
ambulatory care described in the case?
A. Calling 911
B. Visiting ED/ER
C. Cardiac unit
D. Cardiac clinic

C. Cardiac unit