Tiny genetic parasites that require the host cell to replicate and spread are known as:
A. fungi
B. viruses
C. bacteria
D. parasites
b
Rationale: Viruses are tiny genetic parasites that require the host cell to replicate and spread. The number of drugs availa-ble to treat many types of viruses is still quite low.
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Many practices today have robust Web sites on which patients are able to:
A) pay bills. B) schedule appointments. C) find answers to medical questions. D) all of the above
What is the density of a mixture of 40% oxygen (O2) and 60% helium at STPD?
a. 0.34 g/L b. 0.55 g/L c. 0.68 g/L d. 1.25 g/L
Match the term with the appropriate definition or description.
A. Type of award given in malpractice lawsuits B. In 1932, expressed the same cost-access-quality concerns as we are addressing today C. Results in higher production costs for the provider of services; may stem from new technology, increased wages of health care personnel, duplication of medical services, unionization or threat of unionization, and inappropriate use of medical care such as defensive medicine and inexperienced providers using services inefficiently D. The gap between government revenues and government expenditures in a fiscal year E. Emphasize patient-centered care and clinical outcomes to help rein in costs F. Managed care plan of insurance in which range of coverage is based on a group, not individuals G. Occurs when consumer's willingness to purchase services is greater than the supply offered H. The value of all of the goods and services produced in the United States I. Organization of 30 countries who believe strongly in a free market system J. The improper treatment of patients by physicians and other providers K. When there are more hospital beds, there are more patients to fill those beds and therefore reimbursement for providers L. Used by prospective payment system method of payment to reimburse hospitals based on the primary diagnosis of the patients M. Services patients receive and the costs of those services are more a function of the region of the country in which they live than the services they actually need N. The accumulation of yearly U.S. deficits
The Oregon Health Plan ranked treatments based on cost and effectiveness. What determines which treatments receive funding in each two-year budget?
A. available funds B. treatments ranked in top 90% C. treatments ranked in top 80% D. treatments ranked in top 70%