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33) What percentage of Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their life?
A) around 25 percent
B) around 45 percent
C) around 65 percent
D) around 85 percent
Skill: Remembering
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
34) What percentage of Americans with low back pain become permanently disabled?
A) about 2 percent
B) about 5 percent
C) about 12 percent
D) about 20 percent
Skill: Remembering
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
35) The vast majority of all back problems occur in the
A) sacral spine.
B) lumbar spine.
C) thoracic spine.
D) cervical spine.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
36) You can reduce the risk of lower back pain by
A) exercising regularly.
B) sleeping on your stomach.
C) wearing high-heeled shoes.
D) bending from the waist when lifting heavy objects.
Skill: Applying
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
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37) Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common
A) repetitive motion disorders.
B) gastrointestinal disorders.
C) types of back injury.
D) types of arthritis.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
38) Kendra is a computer animation major and spends several hours every day creating images
on a computer screen. Now a junior, she has begun to notice persistent tingling in her hands and
fingers and pain moving her wrists. Kendra probably has
A) ganglion cysts.
B) carpal tunnel syndrome.
C) frozen shoulder.
D) Raynaud’s syndrome.
Skill: Applying
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
39) All of the following are considered repetitive motion disorders EXCEPT
A) bursitis.
B) tendonitis.
C) arthritis.
D) ganglion cysts.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
40) A lung disease is any disorder in which lung function is impaired.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
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41) Lung function can be damaged by a single exposure to a toxic chemical or severe heat.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
42) COPD includes all obstructive lung diseases, including asthma.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
43) Essential oils are an eco-friendly alternative to commercial air fresheners.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
44) Emphysema involves difficulty fully exhaling stale air from the lungs.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
45) Intrinsic asthma may be triggered by anything EXCEPT an allergy.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
46) Genetics may play a role in asthma development.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
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47) Asthma is an allergic reaction to specific types of pollen.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
48) Asthma is the most common chronic illness in children.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
49) Certain medications can trigger an episode of asthma.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
50) Humidifying the air in your bedroom can help with asthma.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
51) Histamine production can cause increased production of mucus in the airways.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Allergies
Learning Outcome: 13a.2
52) Another term for hay fever is allergic rhinitis.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Allergies
Learning Outcome: 13a.2
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53) Hay fever is usually considered a seasonal disorder.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Allergies
Learning Outcome: 13a.2
54) Allergies to ragweed result from an underactive immune system response.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Allergies
Learning Outcome: 13a.2
55) Headaches are usually indicators of a serious medical condition.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Headaches
Learning Outcome: 13a.3
56) Migraines are the most common type of headache.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Headaches
Learning Outcome: 13a.3
57) The pain of cluster headaches is more localized than that of tension headaches.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Headaches
Learning Outcome: 13a.3
58) In irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), there is structural damage to the nerves serving the large
intestine.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Digestion-Related Disorders
Learning Outcome: 13a.4
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59) Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an inflammatory bowel disease.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Digestion-Related Disorders
Learning Outcome: 13a.4
60) Ulcerative colitis may cause loose or bloody stools.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Digestion-Related Disorders
Learning Outcome: 13a.4
61) Nearly one-quarter of all Americans have arthritis.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
62) The majority of people with arthritis are over age 65.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
63) Carrying a heavy backpack on one shoulder may increase the risk of low back pain.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
64) There is little that can be done to reduce the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
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65) Explain what happens in the body during an asthma attack.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
66) You share an apartment with someone who is asthmatic. List and discuss at least four things
you can do at home to help prevent asthma attacks.
Skill: Applying
Section: Chronic Lower Respiratory (Lung) Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.1
67) Explain how an allergy affects the body.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Allergies: The Immune System Overreacts
Learning Outcome: 13a.2
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68) Discuss five strategies to protect yourself from back pain and injury.
Skill: Applying
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
69) Explain why weight loss is recommended for people with osteoarthritis who are overweight
or obese.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5
70) Explain carpal tunnel syndrome and its most common causes.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Learning Outcome: 13a.5