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Chronic Diseases Comorbid with Hearing Loss I, presented in partnership with Salus University

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1.  Which of the following choices is not a characteristic of chronic diseases and chronic illnesses? Long duration May be preventable Slow progression Spontaneous resolution

2.  Comorbidity is the simultaneous presence of two or more _________ conditions or diseases in a patient. Audiologic Chronic Pathologic Psychotic

3.  Comorbidity implies interactions between illnesses that affect the course and prognosis of both. A measure of the strength of the association between two illnesses is the ________ . Effect size F Test Odds ratio T Test

4.  Which of the following choices is not on the National Council of Aging list of Top 10 chronic diseases and chronic illnesses? Hearing Loss Heart Failure High Cholesterol Hypertension

5.  Which of the following choices is not directly related with heart health and disease? Cardiovascular disease Cerebrovascular disease Coronary artery disease Vascular (blood vessel) disease

6.  Cardiologist BISHOP has put forward the argument that the _________ may be considered a window to the heart. Brain Ear Kidney Lungs

7.  Diabetes mellitus is a disease associated with which body organ? Gall Bladder Kidney Pancreas Spleen

8.  Adult-onset diabetes mellitus is identified as _________ . Type 1 Type 2 Type A Type B

9.  Which of the following life-style choices is not a contributor to the development of metabolic syndrome? Lack of Exercise Poor Nutrition Normal Body Mass Index (18.5> BMI Use of Alcohol and Tobacco

10.  Which of the following professions is not a participant in the CDC PPOD DM Co-management Team? Audiology Dentistry Optometry Podiatry