United States Health Care System Combining Business Health And Delivery 3rd Edition By Austin – Test Bank

Chapter 11 Medical Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and Pharmacological Research

1) Medical technology is
A) the research, production, marketing, and dispensing of bioactive agents for therapeutic purposes
B) a means to collect and store, analyze, and display health care data
C) the primary reason health care is so expensive
D) therapeutic and diagnostic devices used by health professionals to prevent, treat, and medically assist and diagnose illness
Answer: D

2) Pharmaceuticals are
A) the primary reason health care is so expensive
B) bioactive agents for therapeutic purposes
C) therapeutic and diagnostic devices used by health professionals to prevent, treat, and medically assist and diagnose illness
D) a means to collect and store, analyze, and display health care data
Answer: B

3) The medical technology industry reinvests ________% of sales in research and development.
A) 3
B) 5
C) 11
D) 20
Answer: C

4) The medical technology industry employs about ________ people.
A) 281,000
B) 423,000
C) 591,000
D) 725,000
Answer: A

5) The last 20 years have seen medical advances in all the following, EXCEPT
A) medical devices
B) medical imaging
C) genetic mapping
D) maximally invasive surgery
Answer: D

6) Fiber optics, microwave, and cryotherapy are used in
A) laparoscopic surgery
B) mapping
C) genetic therapy
D) minimally invasive surgery
Answer: D
7) A CT scan is a
A) process used to read the implanted microchip of lost felines
B) computerized axial tomography
C) compound access tomograph
D) computerized access tomography
Answer: B

8) Genetic testing may result in
A) genetic discrimination
B) lower insurance rates
C) decrease in abortion
D) higher divorce rates
Answer: A

9) In the following statement, which is NOT true? Faulty genes can be correct through ________.
A) gene replacement
B) selective reverse mutation
C) electrocautery
D) gene swapping
Answer: C

10) Gene therapy is currently approved for the treatment of
A) mental disorders
B) contagious diseases
C) genetic disorders
D) non-curable diseases
Answer: D

11) Gene recombination is
A) the swapping an abnormal gene for a normal gene
B) stem cell therapy
C) the introduction of a vector virus
D) a translocation of genetic material
Answer: A