Chapter 13
Which of the following new trends in healthcare would be most likely to decrease health care costs?
Minimal invasive sx
The National Coalitions of Health Care predicts that by 2015, the US will most likely be spending (BLANK) % of the country's GDP on health care.
20
In 2010, according to the US gov't figures, healthcare spending has risen to (BLANK) % of GDP.
17
According to the NHQR, urgent attention is needed in some areas, to ensure higher quality and access for some populations, geographical areas, and services. Which of the following is one these designated areas?
Cancer Screening
What has been the largest barrier to using stem cells to treat diseases?
Ethical and religious objections
A 12 yr old female receives a vaccination to prevent cervical cancer. This is called the vaccine for the (BLANK), which can cause this disease
HPV
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found uneven progress in 8 national priority areas. Which of the following areas is improving in quality?
Palliative Care
A powerful computer is used to develop new drugs by looking at the molecular structure and chemical composition of target cells and creating substances that will bind to certain molecules, affecting their function inside the body. What is the term for this new technology?
Rational drug design
Which of the following is a reason that uninsured Americans add significantly to the cost of health care delivery?
They use the ER frequently
Which of the following countries spends the most on health care?
US
An individual born between 1946-1964 us considered part of the (BLANK) generation.
baby boom
Which of the following is the vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) designed to prevent?
cervical cancer
Surgical robots are becoming increasingly common in hospitals across the country. One example of this trend is the use of a robot called the (BLANK) robot, being used in 1,000 hospitals and clinics in the US as of January 2011.
da Vinci
Harry Sultz and Kristina Young, social and preventive medicine experts, attribute increases in the cost of health care to which of the following factors?
emphasis on specialty medicine
Researchers hope to treat patients with cancer by successfully reengineering immune cells to target and attack cancer cells. This is an example of (BLANK) therapy.
gene??
What is the major advantage of administering an artificial blood substitute to a patient with traumatic brain injury?
it restores oxygen level in tissues faster
Which of the following conditions has been suggested as being related to the development of diabetes?
obesity
Pharmaceutical companies are interested in (BLANK), the science that defines how individuals are genetically programmed to respond to drugs.
pharmacogenomics
A doctor who specializes in personalized medicine analyzes a patient's genome and orders a protein panel. This study of proteins associated with one's genome is called (BLANK)
proteomics
The cost of health care services also directly affects the (BLANK) or degree of excellence, of health care services offered.
quality
A physician uses a program that finds and retrieves patient medical records from a digital source. This program is called (BLANK).
storage retrieval