History
The pulse was closely studied by which ancient people to determine the condition of the body?
Ancient Chinese
Ethical theory that is concerned with the consequences of actions rather than the morality of what is right
Consequentialism
Pre-
Before
Derm/o
Skin
-itis
Inflammation
Gabriel Fahrenheit created...
The first Mercury Thermometer
This ethical pillar ensures quality care to patients without health insurance and patients living in rural communities
Justice
A-
Not or without
Muscul/o
Muscle
-pathy
Disease
Two things we still use from the egyptians today are...
Setting Fracture and Suturing
a professional duty owed to the patient, breach of such duty, injury caused by the breach, resulting damages.
These must be present in order to prove what?
Negligence
Brady-
Slow
Oste/o
Bone
-emia
Blood
In primitive times, people sought out priests because they believed illness was caused by....
evil spirits
The deviation from standard of care which causes injury to a patient
Malpractice
Hyper-
Above or elevated
Gastr/o
Stomach
-ectomy
Surgical Removal
Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
What 2 Pillars of Ethics did he establish?
Hippocrates
Maleficence and Beneficence
What does HIPAA do?
Protects privacy and security of patients health information
Leuko-
White
Glyc/o
Sugar or Sweet
-oxia
Oxygen