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📝 Questions 31-42
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You have 90 seconds to read questions 31-36
31. Why does Dr Robson regard Chagas as a neglected disease?
A. because of the social groups it mainly affects
B. because patients often don't realise they're infected
C. because its impact is severe in a relatively small number of cases
32. Dr Robson says that concerns over Chagas in the USA are the result of:
A. a rise in the number of people at risk of being infected with the disease.
B. a greater awareness of how many people there have the disease.
C. an increased prevalence of the insect which carries the disease.
33. A patient called Marisol recently asked Dr Robson to test her for Chagas because:
A. she was worried about the health of any children she might give birth to.
B. she wanted to know whether it was safe for her to donate blood.
C. she thought she had symptoms associated with the disease.
34. What problem does Dr Robson identify in the case of a patient called Jennifer?
A. an unwillingness to accept that she was ill
B. an inability to tolerate the prescribed medicine
C. a delay between the initial infection and treatment
35. What does Dr Robson say about his patient called Juan?
A. The development of his illness was typical of people with Chagas.
B. An incorrect initial diagnosis resulted in his condition worsening.
C. The medication he took was largely ineffective.
36. Dr Robson thinks the short-term priority in the fight against Chagas is to:
A. increase efforts to eliminate the insects which carry the parasite.
B. produce medication in a form that is suitable for children.
C. design and manufacture a viable vaccine.
37. Anna says that the main focus of her work as an occupational therapist is:
A. designing activities to meet the changing needs of each patient.
B. making sure she supports patients in reaching their goals.
C. being flexible enough to deal with patients of all ages.
38. When Anna first met the patient called Ted, she was:
A. unable to identify completely with his attitude.
B. optimistic that he would regain full mobility.
C. mainly concerned about his state of mind.
39. Because Ted seemed uninterested in treatment, Anna initially decided to focus on:
A. what he could achieve most easily.
B. allowing him to try and help himself.
C. making him come to terms with his injuries.
40. Anna feels that, in the long term, her therapy helped Ted because:
A. it led him to become less emotional.
B. it made him appreciate the need for patience.
C. it showed him there was something to work towards.
41. Anna describes the day Ted had his plaster casts removed in order to:
A. demonstrate how slow any progress can seem to patients.
B. illustrate the problems caused by raising a patient's hopes.
C. give advice on what to do when patients experience setbacks.
42. Anna suggests that when patients like Ted recover enough to go home, they are often:
A. too ambitious in what they try to achieve initially.
B. able to build on the work of the occupational therapist.
C. held back by the over-protective attitude of family members.