Patho Quiz 2

Which of the following are not measures of ill health?

Death certificate statistics

Which are currently the three leading causes of death in the United States?

Heart disease, cancer, chronic pulmonary disease

Of the top four reasons for office visits to a physician in the United States, which is linked to the most common cause of death in the United States?

Hypertension

Which of the following can be considered an acute (rather than chronic) disease?

Pneumonia

Which of the following is an accurate statement about prevalence and incidence?

Prevalence measures the number of people with a particular disease at a particular time.

The most common cause of death in children aged 1-4 years is

accidents.

The leading causes of death

are stable over time.

The most common causes of disability (as defined in this chapter) are

arthritis, back pain, and heart disease.

The five most common causes of death in the United States share similar risk factors. These are

atherosclerosis, hypertension, smoking and obesity.

Most healthcare costs in the United States are incurred by

chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.

A 76-year-old woman who is otherwise perfectly healthy, does not smoke, and does not have hypertension develops pneumonia. She is at greater risk of dying from this disease than a 42-year-old woman would be because of age-related changes in her

immune system.

In 2013, there were 56,482 new cases of syphilis diagnosed in the United States (CDC: FastStats). This statistic describes

incidence of syphilis.

Life expectancy is

influenced by genetic and environmental factors.