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HCS 120T Wk 2 – Summative Assessment: Health Care Language Test
- Question 1
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What is the main function of the urinary system?
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Eliminates solid waste via the digestive system
Sends signals to the brain
Provides nutrients to the body
Eliminates waste from blood in the body
- Question 2
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Select 3 reasons that medical terminology is important to use among health care personnel.
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To keep patients from fully understanding their ailments
To improve efficiency
To use a universal language for diagnosing illnesses and conditions
To create inclusiveness for health care workers
To allow health care workers to communicate accurately
- Question 3
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Match the specialty area with the area of health care the specialty area serves.
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- Geriatrics
- Pediatrics
- Gastroenterology
- Veterinarian
- Dentist
- Question 4
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Select 3 medical conditions which are often improved or avoided following positive and healthy lifestyle changes when detected early.
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Hypertension
Adult onset diabetes
Cavities of the teeth
Healthy BMI
Healthy cholesterol range
- Question 5
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Match the scenarios with the appropriate health care professionals who provide direct patient care.
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- Certified nursing assistant (CNA)
- Cardiologist (MD)
- Emergency medical technician (EMT)
- Optometrist (OD)
- Certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA)
- Question 6
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Match the 4 types of medical waste encountered in the health care environment with their definition.
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- Infectious
- Hazardous
- Radioactive
- General
- Question 7
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Match the following health care roles with common education and licensing requirements needed to obtain careers in the chosen field.
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- Professional licensure
- Non-licensed
- At least a bachelor’s degree
- Certificate
- Question 8
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Who are the health care professionals who should use medical language with patients?
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Insurance and coding personnel
Health care workers
Clerical staff
Licensed health care professionals
- Question 9
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Understanding and using medical terminology is important for a health care professional’s career because it:
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Is required for employment in any health care role
Allows for effective communication with coworkers and licensed professionals
Standardizes the work between licensed and non-licensed personnel
Adds to the list of skills on a résumé
- Question 10
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Select 2 important functions of the digestive system.
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Contains enzymes to break down food
Converts food for body absorption
Acts as a defense mechanism for the body
Sends messages to the muscles
- Question 11
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What which of these symptoms are common signs of undiagnosed type II diabetes?
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Increased urination, thirst, and hunger
Decreased urination, thirst, and hunger
Increased cravings for milk, chocolate, and soda
Weight gain, hearing loss, and nausea
- Question 12
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What is the role of a certified nurse-midwife (CNM)?
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A registered nurse (RN) who obtained further training and licensure to assist physicians in the delivery of newborns
A registered nurse (RN) who treats babies after they are born for illness/disease
A certified nursing assistant (CNA) who is trained in assisting physicians to deliver newborns
A registered nurse (RN) who obtained further training and licensure to independently deliver newborns, usually from the mother’s home
- Question 13
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Match the condition stages to their corresponding definition.
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- Chronic
- Prognosis
- Acute
- Remission
- Exacerbation
- Question 14
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What is an important action that ensures an effective and efficient working relationship among health care professionals?
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Avoiding your supervisor
Retaliation
Communication
Managing staff
- Question 15
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Duties of the front-office staff include:
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Recruiting and interviewing new administrative/clerical staff
Preparing financial data for the board of directors
Checking patients in and out, collecting payments, and verifying information
Providing directions to patients for how to take their medication
- Question 16
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Match the following student profiles with the health care industry best suited for that student based on the skills and interests described.
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- Wellness coaching
- Health care manufacturing
- Pharmaceuticals
- Health care analytics
- Question 17
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What do cancer, heart disease, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and asthma have in common?
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They are all health conditions that are prevalent and are high risk for the patient.
They are only a risk for newborns.
They are curable.
Only people over 50 are susceptible to them.
- Question 18
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Match the scenarios with the appropriate health care professionals who do not provide direct patient care.
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- Department manager
- Medical coder
- Social worker
- Transcriptionist
- Sterilization technician
- Question 19
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Isabell wants to work at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help educate the population about health, wellness, and disease prevention. She should consider going to college to earn her degree in:
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Epidemiology
Licensed physical therapy
Population health
Infectious disease
- Question 20
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Match the body part with the body function it correlates to.
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- Endocrine
- Circulatory
- Immune
- Skeletal
- Muscular
- Question 21
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Which grouping reflects the 2 primary roles of a medical doctor?
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Diagnose and treat illness/disease in humans.
Take and read sonograms.
Recruit and supervise nurses.
Diagnose and treat illness/disease in humans and animals.
- Question 22
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How do the muscular and skeletal systems work together?
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Contract muscles to promote movement.
Support the body and aid in movement.
Push blood through the vessels.
Store calcium.
- Question 23
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Medical terminology is used in both clinical and business situations among health care professionals. Why is it important for both situations?
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To allow administrators to treat patients if needed
To help certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to do the work of a registered nurse (RN)
To confuse patients so they will not worry
To effectively communicate and document the patient’s condition
- Question 24
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Which grouping represents the 5 senses that are controlled by the sensory system?
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Shock, depression, guilt, hope, and denial
Touch, sound, taste, smell, and sight
Grief, happiness, responsibility, panic, and hope
Time, temperature, smell, color vision, and anger
- Question 25
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Match the disease type to the scenario it corresponds to.
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- Nutritional
- Idiopathic
- Congenital
- Infectious
- Question 26
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Leadership in health care is an important role. Select the best group of characteristics of a great leader.
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Authoritarian, conflict avoidant, and controlling
Focuses on failures, uses demeaning speech, and avoids staff members
Unhealthily competitive, takes credit for others work, and impatient
High integrity, communicative, and self-aware
- Question 27
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Etiology refers to the origins of a disease or illness. Select the 3 etiologies from the list.
Bacteria, such as tuberculosis
Schizophrenia, such as hearing voices
Aphasia, such as inability to speak
Virus, such as a cold or flu
Fungus, such as ringworm or athlete’s foot
- Question 28
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What is the main function of the female and male reproductive systems?
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Growth control
Blood filtration through the abdomen
Human reproduction to support survival of the human race
Waste removal from the urinary track
- Question 29
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Match the career opportunities in health care to the personnel roles.
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- Administrator
- Facility design
- Food service
- Information systems
- Question 30
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Select the 2 reasons why medical terminology is a valuable language.
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It improves care and patient safety.
It creates standardization of care.
It shields patients and families from what is happening.
It ensures camaraderie among health care workers.