Which of the following would measure and record vision as well as conduct
testing for eye muscle function?
~ b) Ophthalmic medical assistant
Psychiatric technicians and aides socialize with patients and lead them in
educational and recreational activities.
~ true
Physician assistants mu...
Improves communication and efficiency in providing health care and will
increasingly be used by the government to monitor the quality and cost of
healthcare delivery
✓~ Health information technology (health IT)
Preventive healthcare services improve health by protecting against disease,
lessening the __________ of disease, or detecting disease at an early stage
when it is easier to treat.
✓~ impact
Which of the following were priorities established by the National Prevention
Council to improve health and quality of life, reducing death and major illness?
✓~ a) Radiation exposure
b) Healthy eating
c) Mental wellbeing
d) Sexual health
e) Infection control
, f) Tobacco-free living
ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT
Which of the following has increased the prevalence of chronic and
degenerative diseases?
✓~ Increased number of elderly
Treatment of chronic conditions in the elderly accounts for what portion of the
total healthcare costs in the United States?
✓~ c) Two-thirds
True or False? More aggressive and invasive testing improves health by
protecting against disease, lessening the impact of disease, or detecting disease
at an early stage when it is easier to treat.
✓~ False
True or False? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the best
"vaccine" against common diseases is frequent doctor visits and a strict
medication regiment.
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