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.