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DSST Health - 2

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An ___________________ is a diet that excludes all meat but does include the consumption of eggs and dairy products






2. _________ is temporary immunity achieved by providing antibodies to a person exposed to a particular pathogen






3. In the fourth stage - or the ____________ stage - the first signs of recovery occur






4. In 2006 - the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Gardasil - the first vaccine developed to prevent ___________ cancer






5. People whose preference for sexual partners includes both genders are referred to as ____________






6. ___________ burial is the most common method.






7. ____________ is a traditional Indian medicine based on herbal remedies






8. __________ ________ is a state of well-being of the mind






9. For a disease to be transferred - a person must come into contact with the disease-producing agent - or ___________ - such as a virus - bacterium - or fungus






10. ______________ is a system of treatment that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents to correct underlying imbalances






11. ________ is used in the digestion and absorption of food and is the medium in which most of the chemical reactions take place within the body






12. Nicotine increases blood _____________ adhesiveness






13. It consists of four stages. The first is the ____________ stage.






14. _______________ is an acquired reaction to a drug in which continued intake of the same dose has diminishing effects






15. Nearly 60% of all motor vehicle crashes are caused by ______________






16. Survivors of traumatic events may develop a condition called _______ _____________ stress disorder.






17. _______________ is a system of medical practice that combines allopathic principles with specific attention to postural mechanics of the body






18. From the third month until birth - the embryo is called a __________






19. _____________ exercises are muscular strength exercises in which the resistance is so great that the object cannot be moved






20. The ability to process and act on information - clarify values and beliefs - and exercise decision making skills is part of the _______________ dimension






21. The second stage is called ________________.






22. About 75% of all motor vehicle accidents occur close to _________






23. Because some physicians and families find it difficult to support indirect euthanasia - many people are starting to use legal documents - called advance medical _____________






24. ________ is the process of adopting the admired behavior patterns of another person






25. A __________________ occlusion is a blockage to arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex of the brain






26. ________________ drugs are psychoactive drugs that produce hallucinations - which are perceived distortions of reality






27. Two major classes of lipoproteins exist. _________ is the type of lipoprotein that transports the largest amount of cholesterol in the blood stream.






28. _________ is a general term of a wide variety of crises that result from blood vessel damage in the brain






29. A potentially fatal elevation of the BAC - often resulting from heavy - rapid consumption of alcohol is known as __________ alcohol intoxication






30. This process is called ____________ identification.






31. _________ refers to nondigestible carbohydrates provided by plants






32. _________ is the percentage of alcohol in a measured quantity of blood and can be determined directly through the analysis of a blood sample or indirectly through the analysis of exhaled air






33. The sixth link in the chain of infection is the _______ ________






34. The third link in the chain of infection is the ____________ of exit - or the point at which agents leave their reservoirs.






35. According to a 2002 survey on cigarette smoking in the US - ____ percent of Americans smoke






36. The ___________-______ virus is believed to cause chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) - mononucleosis - and multiple sclerosis (MS)






37. _________ rain is rain that has a lower pH than that normally associated with rain






38. ______________ refers to a consistently elevated blood pressure






39. ___________ is really a family of more than 50 viruses - some of which produce recognized diseases in humans (chicken pox - shingles - mononucleosis and others)






40. __________ is a potentially fatal condition resulting from the proliferation of certain bacteria in the vagina that enter the general blood circulation






41. Genetic _____________ develop when dividing cells miscopy genetic information






42. ______________ heart disease is the final stage in a series of complications started by a streptococcal infection of the throat (strep throat)






43. _____________'s theories about the importance of the subconscious in personality development are the basis for the psychoanalytic approach to personality






44. A ___________ is a contraceptive device that also helps to protect against STDs






45. Electrical _______________ is a method to test for the percentage of body fat using resistance to the flow of electrical current






46. COLD is made up of two separate - but related diseases. Chronic ____________ is the persistent inflammation and infection of the smaller airways within the lung






47. _____________ cancer is one of the most lethal forms of cancer - with a survival rate of only 4% at 5 years after diagnosis






48. Some professional nurses specialize in a clinical area and become certified as nurse _________________.






49. Muscular strength can be improved best by training activities that use the _____________ principle






50. The first link in the chain of infection is the disease-causing _________.