Exam 19: Health and Medicine

According to the learned Parisian medical community in 1345, what was the root cause of the Black Plague?

Which of the following statements is true about life expectancies?

What has been an unforeseen consequence of the overprescription of penicillin and other antibiotics in Canada?

Despite Canada's universal health care system, which of the following contributes significantly to the differences experienced by people in illness and mortality?

Describe and discuss the recent challenges to medical science and medical care in Canada.

Several years ago, the province of Alberta contracted with an organization called Networc Health to provide knee, foot, and ankle surgeries. It was the only organization outside of the Alberta Health Authority's government-run medical facilities to provide any surgical services. What term best describes Alberta's agreement with Networc Health?

Some sociologists believe that socioeconomic position is a fundamental cause of disease.

How do "race" and ethnicity affect health and health care in Canada?

When studying the relationship between population health and the number of doctors per capita in high-income countries, what have the researchers found?

Which of the following is demonstrated by the fact that health risks are always unevenly distributed in a population based on social class, gender, and ethnicity?

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which was unknown nearly a half-century ago, is now the most common mental disorder of childhood.

What is the term for the number of deaths of live-born children under the age of one year per 1000 births?

Jason is addicted to methamphetamine. According to the textbook, how would he most likely have been viewed in the nineteenth century?

As a result of his low education and inability to speak English or French, Frankie has unsteady employment, mainly working in low-wage jobs in toxic environments. Which of the following is Frankie most likely to experience?

Define and discuss "avoidable mortality."

According to the textbook, what is one of the great shortcomings of modern medicine?

How many mental disorders were listed in the 1968 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders (DSM-II)?

People who need to see a physiotherapist on a referral from their doctor can wait to see one for free at a hospital. However, many people who have private health insurance or who can afford it go to a clinic and pay cash for their services. What is the term for the health care offered at the clinic?

Two people suffer from insomnia. One joins a yoga class to relax as a treatment for his insomnia, while the second person goes to a doctor and gets sleeping pills. Which of the following would appropriately apply to the second person?

Canada has a network of clinics, hospitals, and other facilities that are effective in treating illness. What do we call this network?