Exam 19: Medicine and Health

AIDS has killed 40 million people worldwide since the disease was discovered, but globally the number of deaths due to AIDS is stabilizing.

When Haas and Shaffir observed medical students preparing to become physicians, what were their initial observations about these students?

Of the following nations, which one has the highest infant mortality rate?

The leading causes of death for Americans have been heart disease and cancer throughout the twentieth century.

When first introduced to the American colonies, medicine was an apprenticeship program where an aspiring doctor was trained by someone already qualified as a doctor.

Discuss the disparity in experiences between the man who sold his kidney and the woman who received it, and what role middleman groups play?

Based on research, if death from medical errors were an official classification, it would rank as the _______ leading cause of death in the United States.

Hospitals have the right to discharge or utilize patient dumping with unprofitable patients.

Based on gender differences, why do women invoke the sick role more than men?

Summarize the spread of AIDS as a threat to health both in the U.S. and as a global social problem.

In which two countries is euthanasia legal?

Of the following statements, which one is least accurate as it pertains to the professionalization of health care in the United States?

Why are parents and physicians classified as being the gatekeepers of the sick role?

When Anthony visited a specialist, the doctor briefly listened to Anthony's symptoms, then spoke to the physician assistant in the room as though Anthony wasn't even there. The specialist then exited the room, leaving a prescription for Anthony at the receptionist's desk along with a bill for $135. Such an occurrence illustrates the ________ of medicine.

Explaining medicalization as a matter of the medical establishment broadening its customer base is a part of the ________ perspective.

Dr. Smith owns stock in the XYZ drug company. The majority of her patients have been prescribed a high-priced medication that is only manufactured by XYZ. This situation illustrates which of the following points?

Who was the educator that evaluated medical schools and was responsible for these schools developing higher standards and eventual professionalization?

Identify the two most widely abused drugs in the U.S., the extent of their effect on health, and reasons why these drugs are the most popular.

In the United States, doctors often convince women to have unnecessary hysterectomies because the uterus and ovaries are potentially disease-producing organs. What does this practice of convincing women to have unnecessary surgery suggest?

Which society would be home to a medical expert known as a shaman?