List at least five health care issues that are being addressed in the twenty-first century


Vaccine to prevent HIV; cures for AIDS, obesity, heart disease, hypertension, cancer; more effective treatments for mental illnesses; cloning of organs for transplantation; expanded use of alternative/complementary therapies by traditional Western practitioners; longer life span; less invasive treatments; treatments with fewer side effects

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What will be an ideal response?

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What is a hotel?

A. A structure that provides sleeping rooms for transients. B. A location in which sleeping accommodations are provided to 16 or more persons who are not related. C. A building that provides sleeping accommodations under conditions other than those defined for health care or detention occupancies. D. A single or multistory structure containing three or more independent dwelling units with cooking and bathroom facilities in each.

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The only joint motions that can be performed on the knee are:

A. flexion and extension. B. inversion and eversion. C. abduction and adduction. D. pronation and supination.

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A genetically inherited disorder in which the body cannot properly metabolize the nutrient phenylalanine, resulting in mental retardation, is ____. 

A. hemoglobinuria B. myoglobinuria C. bilirubinuria D. glycosuria E. phenylketonuria

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