Heres to your health Primary Study Topics

[Tombones321]

I am taking the dsst heres to your health on 14 august and am asking anybody who has taken this exam already, which topics should I focus my studies on more so than others? there is quite a bit of information to absorb here and I would like to decipher the less important information so that I can attain optimum studying efficiency for this exam. Any tips or resource links ect. would be much appreciated.

[Tombones321]

I've heard so far that there is a lot of questions on substance abuse, as well as diseases and viruses. Again, any help is appreciated. Thanks

[drozx12]

If you're a paid member, search the forums allot of good info there

[chimulamu]

The following could come in handy:

General Health - Heath wellness is the primary responsibility of the individual. Understand fitness, resting heart rate, how should a new college student whose gained 20 pounds in a semester progress to fitness. Know the definition of isometric, restictive & isokinetic exercises. 1 lb = approx 3500 cal. Which nutriet has more cal per gram: protein, fat or carbs?

Know about genetic theory of programmed aging, free radical theory & wear and tear theory. Know the stages of death and dying i.e. denial, anger, bargaining, depression etc., Know about social death and secularization of the aging.

Know about hospice care, that lung cancer is the leading cause of death by a cancer & most preventable. Know about breast cancer, and that skin cancer is a melanoma. Know the difference between benign & malignant.

Alcoholism: Know about binge drinking, what percentage of death is caused by drunk driving. What is tolerance? What are the signs & symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome?

Smoking: know about nicotine, carbon monoxide and its ill effects.

[chimulamu]

The following could be helpful:

General Health - Heath wellness is the primary responsibility of the individual. Understand fitness, resting heart rate, how should a new college student whose gained 20 pounds in a semester progress to fitness. Know the definition of isometric, restictive & isokinetic exercises. 1 lb = approx 3500 cal. Which nutriet has more cal per gram: protein, fat or carbs?

Know about genetic theory of programmed aging, free radical theory & wear and tear theory. Know the stages of death and dying i.e. denial, anger, bargaining, depression etc., Know about social death and secularization of the aging.

Know about hospice care, that lung cancer is the leading cause of death by a cancer & most preventable. Know about breast cancer, and that skin cancer is a melanoma. Know the difference between benign & malignant.

Alcoholism: Know about binge drinking, what percentage of death is caused by drunk driving. What is tolerance? What are the signs & symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome?

Smoking: know about nicotine, carbon monoxide and its ill effects.

[chimulamu]

What are psychoactive drugs, hallucinogens & their effect? Which drugs can you get over the counter i.e. sedative, pain medicine, antifungals. Know that Opiates are codeine, heroine, opium, methodone & that mescaline is a hallucinogen.

Know about congestive heart failure, stroke, hypertension, diabetes I (insulin dependant and usually is dx before age thirty). Diabetes type II (adult onset) not always insulin dependant. What is a somewhat hypertensive bp? 140/90. Know what an angioplasty does.

Infections: know about memory & suppressor T cells, immunizations, the safest sex (abstinence). Know what a pathogen is. Know the different stages of infections, i.e. infection, incubation, symptoms etc. The testes produce sperm. Male sexual dysfunction i.e. impotence, pre & retarded ejaculation. Know estrogen & progesterone are female hormones, know that Human chorionic gonatotrophin (HCG) levels detected are a way to confirm pregnancy.

STDs: which are bacterial or viral. Know the treatment for Syphilis & Gonorrhea.

Know the leading cause of accidental death in the home. Know about HMOs & medicare.

There was a question about waste management. A question about what is important in having a good relationship.

There's more, but I just went blank.

[Publius]

I see you're new here, so welcome.

As far as study resources go whenever you're studying or looking for something it's a good idea to use the search feature. It usually turns up a good bit of info.

Here's the official exam fact sheet

Free-CLEP-Prep always has some great info. Heres to Your Health DSST Study Guide - Free-Clep-Prep.com ...and he actually has a free full length practice test (PT) for this exam. Free Clep Prep

And of course the specific exam feedback section.

[bitr]

I agree with searching the forums for specific questions. Copy and paste to a word document for quick reference. I took Here's To Your Health 7-11-12, scored 470 (passing score was 400) the questions are all included in the flash cards. Try to use the audio if you spend a lot of time on the road. Know the Chain of Infection.