Medical Intervention

Any measure whose purpose is to improve health or alter the course of disease.

• medical intervention

• an operation

• a medication

• prevention

• public health

Which category best describes the medical intervention of placing plates and screws on a bone to repair a fracture?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• pharmaceuticals

• rehabilitation

• medical devices

When can medical interventions occur?

• Before a patient experiences symptoms.

• During the course of treating an injury.

• After the diagnosis of a disease.

• All of these choices are correct.

Which of the following is NOT a category of medical interventions?

• diagnostic imaging

• medical devices

• pharmaceuticals

• surgery

• scientific research

Which category best describes the medical intervention of ultrasound?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• pharmaceuticals

• therapies

• medical devices

Which category best describes the medical intervention of vaccines?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• pharmaceuticals

• therapies

• medical devices

Which category best describes the medical intervention of physical therapy?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• pharmaceuticals

• rehabilitation

• medical devices

Which category best describes the medical intervention of cardiac pacemaker?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• pharmaceuticals

• rehabilitation

• medical devices

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Which category best describes the medical intervention of gene therapy?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• DNA technology

• rehabilitation

• immunology

Which category best describes the medical intervention of psychological counseling?

• diagnostics

• surgery

• DNA technology

• rehabilitation

• immunology