Health and Wellness Final

The conventional health care delivered in the United States is known as

Allopathic Medicine

What happens during a stroke?

Blood supply to some area of the brain is interrupted

Self Care can include

Checking your blood pressure

Which blood pressure measurement is the lower number that represents the amount of pressure on arterial walls when the heart relaxes?

Diastolic

Influenza outbreaks that affect 5-20% of the United States population each year are an example of a(n)

Epidemic

A rise in body temperature occurs when invading pathogens secrete toxins is a(n)

Fever

A education in the oxygen supply to a part of the body or an organ such as the heart is known as

Ischemia

The legal term for improper or negligent treatment of a patient by a health care provider that results in loss or harm to the patient is

Malpractice

What has the highest incidence of hypertension?

Older African males

Your primary care provider suspects that you may have an unusual infection in your eyes. To whom would he or she refer you?

Ophthamologist

A man asks his office-mate to call 911 because he is experiencing tightness in his chest, pain in his left arm and shoulder, shortness of breath, and dizziness. Which condition is he likely experiencing?

Peripheral Artery Disease

In a clinical trial for a new medication, Hayden was given an inactive substance instead of an actual drug. After taking it, however, his headache improved. This resulted from the

Placebo effect

How many adult Americans suffer from some type of cardiovascular disease?

one out of three

An Optometrist

performs eye exams and prescribes and fits lenses.