Ancient Times
During primitive times, what might the witch doctor give a person to relieve pain or illness?
What is herbs and plants?
Dr. Patel is performing surgery on a patient that is three hundred miles away. How is this possible?
Telemedicine
Acceptance of dissection of the body, invention of the printing press, and renewed interest in the science of medicine occurred during the:
What is the Renaissance?
Jonas Salk developed and tested a vaccine to prevent what illness?
Polio
Insulin is a drug discovered in the 20th century to treat:
diabetes.
In primitive times, people believed that the cause of disease and illness was
Salk and Sabin’s discovery led to the:
Prevention of polio.
Why was the invention of the printing press during the Renaissance important to health care?
It allowed for medical information to be shared more easily
In the 19th century which gender began to take an active role in health care?
Female
What 20th century discovery by Crick and Watson is the foundation for understanding genetic diseases?
Structure of DNA
Using knowledge obtained from the Greeks, what did Romans develop to prevent disease?
What is sanitation systems?
What three professionals would most likely provide home health care?
Nurse, dietician, physical therapist
What event marked the beginning of the Dark Ages when the study of scientific-based medicine stopped?
Fall of the Roman Empire
The invention of what diagnostic instrument confirmed diseases were caused by microorganisms and not angry gods?
Microscope
What new medical equipment was developed in the 20th century?
Kidney dialysis machine
A major difference in the medical practice of primitive civilizations and that of the Greek civilization is that the Greeks believed disease was caused by:
natural causes.
What alternative practitioner would most likely talk to you about how you can improve your Chi?
Chinese
What disease occurred in the Middle Ages that killed 75% of the population in Europe and Asia?
The bubonic plague.
The first formal training program for nurses was developed by:
Florence Nightingale
What plan was passed by the government in the 20th century to assure that everyone has access to quality health care?
Medicare and Medicaid Act
If a man came to Hippocrates complaining of a stomach ache, Hippocrates would most likely say the cause of the problem is:
Bad lunch
What complementary practitioner might use his or her hands to realign the bones in a person’s back and restore the flow of energy?
Chiropractor
The development of what device enabled physicians to listen to sounds inside the body?
Stethoscope
What 19th century major development came about as a result of physicians’ understanding that microorganisms caused disease?
Infection control
What historical figure developed a vaccine to prevent a deadly disease?
Edward Jenner