Medical Terminology
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What event marked the beginning of the Dark Ages when the study of scientific-based medicine stopped?
The fall of the Roman Empire
Worker’s compensation is administered by the
The State
What is the first thing a person should do if he/she wants to use the problem-solving method to solve a problem?
Gather Information
How many years would it take in college to obtain a Master's Degree?
6 years
Mr. Solomon has right hemiplegia. What does hemiplegia mean?
paralysis on one side of the body
What historical figure developed a vaccine to prevent the deadly disease, polio
Edward Jenner
A worker in a large textile mill injures an arm on a machine at work. Where would the worker go FIRST?
Industrial Health Care System
All professional health care workers should include this in their uniform?
Name Badge
If I go to a community college, what is the highest degree that I can receive?
Associate's Degree
The abbreviation L means
Liter
What do OBRA regulations do for staff hired at a long term care facility?
ensure staff are certified as needed and license are current.
Mrs. Carter must pay $15 each time she visits her physician. This payment is called a/an:
Copay
A leader that is fair, consistent and lets team come together for decision making would consider to practice what type of leadership?
Democratic
Someone who takes a patients blood and takes it to a lab to be analyzed would be called a
phlebotomist
The suffix “itis” means:
inflammation
Insulin is a drug discovered in the 20th century to treat:
Diabetes
CDC is the acronym for the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Name 3 types of stress management techniques discussed in class.
music, meditation, rest, exercise (open for host interpretation)
What career would help someone learn to walk again after an accident?
Physical Therapist
What body system or organs would a Pulmonologist
Pulmonary or Lungs
Who made the invention that is a diagnostic instrument confirmed diseases were caused by microorganisms and not angry gods?
Microscope, Anton Van Leevwenhoek
Low income, people who are blind disabled
List 3 ways of using nonverbal communication
Smile, touch, facial expressions, body language
What is the focus of therapy provided by an occupational therapist?
To help a person gain back the ADLs and return to the function of working. (i.e. bathing, brushing hair and teeth, eating, etc)