Question 1

The build up of fatty material or plaque on the interior walls of the arteries is known as:

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Atherosclerosis

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Peripheral vascular disease

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Arteriosclerosis

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Coronary heart disease

Question 2

Which of the following is a cancer of the skin, lungs, and breast?

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Carcinoma

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Sarcoma

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Leukaemia

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Lymphoma

Question 3

Current data indicate a large gap exists between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous health in Australia.  What factor would contribute to this gap?

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Indigenous Australians have a higher rate of preventable disease

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Non-Indigenous Australians have a lower life expectancy

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Indigenous Australians have a higher life expectancy

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Non-Indigenous Australians have a higher rate of infant mortality

Question 4

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of illness and death in Australia. What is a modifiable factor for cardiovascular disease?

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Smoking

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Heredity

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UV exposure

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Age

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an effect of a growing and ageing population?

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An increase in access to volunteers and carers

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An increase in the need for residential aged care places

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An increase in the number of people living with a chronic disease

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An increase in the demand for health services such as general practitioners

Question 6

Which of the following best defines the process of metastasis

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Malignant cells spread to a different part of the body

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Scanning to locate a tumour

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Cells dividing and multiplying

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Differentiating between different types of cancers

Question 7

Which of the following risk factors are common to cardiovascular disease and breast cancer?

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Heredity, overweight, tobacco smoking

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High blood pressure, physical inactivity, obesity

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Physical inactivity, high fat diet, age

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Heredity, age, overweight

Question 8

The greatest disparity in health status of Indigenous Australians is?

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Lower life expectancy

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Lower levels of education

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Lower socioeconomic status

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Lower rates of infant mortality

Question 9

Which of the following identifies the two main causes of poor health among Indigenous Australians?

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Circulatory diseases and respiratory diseases

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Circulatory diseases and accidents

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Respiratory diseases and suicides

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Cancers and accidents

Question 10

What condition is defined as a loss of elasticity within blood vessels?

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Arteriosclerosis

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Coronary heart disease

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Stroke

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Hypertension

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of Australia's ageing population?

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An ageing population will need to be supported by fewer people of working age

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Dementia rates amongst the elderly is continuing to decline

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An increasing number of aged people are moving to urban locations

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Amongst the elderly, the number of injuries from falls is decreasing

Question 12

Which of the following are examples of modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease?

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High blood pressure and tobacco smoking

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Diet and age

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Mental illness and lack of physical activity

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Gender and obesity

Question 13

Strokes are a cardiovascular disease. What part of the body do they affect?

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The brain

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The blood vessels in the heart

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The heart

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The skeletal system

Question 14

The projected Australian population aged 65 years and over is projected to have a significant increase in the coming years. Which is the most likely impact of these projections?

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Prevalence of chronic disease will increase along with demand for health services

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Current aged care services will be adequate and can cope with an ageing population

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Private health insurance will become mandatory

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More volunteers and carers will become availble as the number of retired people increases

Question 15

Which of the following groups are most at risk of cardiovascular disease?

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Indigenous; rural and remote people

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Socioeconomically disadvantaged; young people

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Indigenous; people with a disbility

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The elderly; overseas born people

Question 16

In Australia, between 1973 and 2013, the number of people aged 65 and over tripled, from 1.1 million to 3.3 million. Which statement best outlines how this has affected our healthcare system?

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As the number of people aged over 65 increases, the number of people living with chronic disease and diability also increase. As a result, the demand for health services increases, which causes workforce shortages and a greater need for carers and volunteers.

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Older Australians are leading healthy live and as a result there has been minimal impact on the health care system

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Older Australians have greater prevalence of major disease, such as: Cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes and musculoskeletal disorders, as well as suffering greater levels of disability

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There is concern that the ageing population will increase public spending on health and place an unsustainable strain on the health system trying to serve people aged over 65

Question 17

Which of the following socioeconomic factors has the potential to negatively impact on health the most?

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Having a limited education and as a result are unaware of the risk and protective factors related to health as well as the services available to them

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Being exposed to poor living conditions

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Limited capacity to afford membership of a commercial gym can result in no physical activity options being available

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Having a low income and as a result not being able to afford a card, reducing access to health services

Question 18

The non-modifiable risk factors of Breast Cancer are:

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Early onset of menstruation or late menopause and gender

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High fat diet and family history

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Binge drinking and exposire to carcinogenic

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Smoking and obesity

Question 19

Which of the following are socioeconomic determinants of health inequities facing Indigenous Australians?

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High unemployment and poor employment prospects and an average household income of 62% of non-Indigenous peoples

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Increased remotness, loss of self empowerment and cultural identity and high unemployment

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Houshold overcrowing, high smoking rates and poor infant diet.

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Higher rates of alcohol related illness, diabetes and chronic cardiovascular disease

Question 20

Which of the government initiatives of promoting "healthy ageing" are specifically aimed to produce the following results?

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Economic growth, chronic disease prevention and increasing social participation

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Increased voluntary work force, reducing aged health care costs and increasing research into geriatric care

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Promoting independence of aged, increasing admissions to institutional care and providing opportunities for social engagement

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Assisting aged to access health care and increasing the number of beds in nursing homes

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