ATI RN
Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Questions
Question 1 of 5
Use of postmenopausal estrogens has been consistently associated with
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Unopposed estrogen increases endometrial cancer risk; it reduces fractures and has mixed effects on CHD and breast cancer.
Question 2 of 5
The key factors involved in the prevention of back injuries include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Preemployment spine X-rays aren’t effective for preventing back injuries and aren’t standard practice.
Question 3 of 5
Infants born to mothers who are heavy drinkers are at increased risk of which of the following problems?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fetal alcohol syndrome causes mental retardation, not liver disease, macrosomia, chorioretinitis, or deafness primarily.
Question 4 of 5
Causative factors for organic brain syndrome that have been virtually eliminated as a result of the practice of preventive medicine include
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Syphilis causing neurosyphilis (organic brain syndrome) has been nearly eliminated with antibiotics.
Question 5 of 5
Match each set of symptoms and signs with the dietary deficiency: Edema, neuropathy, and myocardial failure
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Beriberi (thiamine deficiency) causes edema, neuropathy, and heart failure.