During most of the nineteenth century, allopathic doctors.Homeopathic doctors treated illness with:
A. extremely dilute
solutions of drugs.
typically:
A. were highly
respected by the general public.
B. based their
treatment on scientific data.
C. were far better
trained than their competitors.
D. received less than
one year of training.
Question 2 of 40 5.0
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In recent years, hospitals have:
A. reduced the number
of outpatient surgeries they perform.
B. shifted to
treating an older and sicker mix of patents.
C. stopped serving as
primary care providers for the poor.
D. abandoned the
practice of patient dumping
Question 3 of 40 5.0
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Homeopathic doctors treated illness with:
A. extremely dilute
solutions of drugs.
B. extremely powerful
drugs.
C. heroic measures.
D. purging and
bleeding
Question 4 of 40 5.0
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To become a profession, an occupation must:
A. set its own
education and licensing standards.
B. eliminate all
competitors.
C. prove its scientific
grounding.
D. have all members
take courses in ethics.
Question 5 of 40 5.0
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Which of the following is NOT a technology?
A. Band-Aids
B. Heart-lung
machines
C. The process of
blood transfusion
D. Fruit salads with
high vitamin C content
Question 6 of 40 5.0
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Modern U.S. hospitals most commonly provide:
A. long term care for
the disabled.
B. long term care for
the dying.
C. short term care
for acute illness.
D. long term care for
chronic illness.
Question 7 of 40 5.0
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Most hospice clients pay for their care:
A. out of pocket.
B. through private
insurance.
C. through family
contributions.
D. with Medicare.
Question 8 of 40 5.0
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Compared to conditions in 1900, by the late 1920s:
A. considerably more
medical schools existed.
B. women and blacks
found it easier to obtain medical training.
C. immigrants and
poor whites found it easier to obtain medical training.
D. the quality of
medical training had improved considerably
Question 9 of 40 5.0
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Since the 1960s:
A. the percentage of
health care institutions owned by investor-owned corporations has increased.
B. corporations
increasingly have purchased only one kind of health care institution, (such as
only nursing homes or only hospitals).
C. the ratio of
doctors per capita has decreased.
D. the proportion of
doctors in private practice has grown.
Question 10 of 40 5.0
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During the first half of the nineteenth century, hospitals:
A. provided care to
all who needed it.
B. kept dying
patients out of sight of other patients.
C. dramatically
reduced mortality rates in urban America.
D. were generally
chaotic and dirty.
Question 11 of 40 5.0
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Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The majority of
hospice patients have AIDS.
B. On average, those
who use hospices report less satisfaction than those who use conventional
care-providers.
C. Hospice care
shifts costs to families and away from hospitals.
D. Hospices work
primarily with those who have heart disease.
Question 12 of 40 5.0
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Paid home health services are:
A. most often used by
poor persons.
B. generally provided
by new doctors.
C. often provided by
home health aides.
D. less common than
in the past.
Question 13 of 40 5.0
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The history of CPR illustrates:
A. the scientific
nature of medical practice.
B. Americans
discomfort with the inevitability of sudden death.
C. why doctors adopt
cost-effective treatments.
D. Americans
preference for a quick and painless death
Question 14 of 40 5.0
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Which of the following is a result of commodification?
A. Keeping nursing
home residents strapped to chairs during the day
B. Purchasing gourmet
foods for nursing home residents
C. Requiring nursing
home residents to shower daily
D. Increased drug use
among nursing home staff
Question 15 of 40 5.0
Points
Hospice care disproportionately serves:
A. patients with
cancer.
B. patients with
AIDS.
C. patients with
infectious diseases.
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