When a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes home, the type of care the patient has received is called
What is Ambulatory
100
Medical specialties improve care to patients because
What is The physician has “advanced knowledge” in one area
b.
The physician completed additional training that can benefit patient care
c.
The physician passed a national examination in a specialty area demonstrating his or her knowledge in this area
100
Which of the following describes a major contribution of the Greeks and Romans to modern medicine?
What is Phrases and words that were derived from mythology and became medical terminology
100
What contribution made by Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis drastically reduced deaths that commonly took place in hospitals?
What is Insistence on the disinfection of physicians’ hands before assistance with childbirth
100
The Father of Medicine contributed which of the following to medicine?
What is Hippocratic Oath
200
Family practitioners treat
What is All ages from newborn to the elderly
200
When a physician in private practice dies, the “life of the business”
What is Dies with the physician
200
How did the studies of the ancient Greek physicians influence the progress of medicine during the period of history known as the Dark Ages?
What is They discouraged further study because Hippocrates and Galen were considered to be the final authorities on matters of medicine
200
Which assumption did Joseph Lister argue against when he made his contribution to medicine?
What is Surgical infection is God given and inevitable
200
Which of the following individuals is considered to be one of the most brilliant minds working on the AIDS crisis today?
What is David Ho
300
An otorhinolaryngologist treats disorders of the
What is Ears, nose, and throat
300
Why is it important for the medical assistant to be familiar with the role of each member of the health care team?
What is Assistant can better help coordinate the care of patients.
300
Which of the following organizations became the most famous medical school in the world in the 1800s?
What is Johns Hopkins University
300
Which two scientists developed a vaccine that brought polio under control?
What is Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk
300
Which of the following individuals was the fifth most cited scientist during the period between 1981 and 1994?
What is Anthony Fauci
400
Why is it important for the medical assistant to be familiar with the role of each member of the health care team?
What is Assistant can better help coordinate the care of patients
400
Which is NOT a duty of a medical assistant?Drawing blood
b.
Performing basic laboratory tests
c.
Scheduling appointments
d.
Making diagnoses?
What is Making diagnoses
400
What was Abraham Flexner’s contribution to medical education in North America
What is The preparation and publication of a report that rated the quality of medical schools
400
Which procedure was first performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard?
What is Heart transplant from one human to another
400
Cold and heat modalities are used to
What is Treat infections
b.
Improve circulation
c.
Reduce swelling and pain
500
Smallpox, among other diseases, used to be pandemic. This means that it was:
What is caught by many of the people who lived in a given country
500
What was John Hunter’s major contribution to modern medicine?
What is Surgical techniques based on sound pathological evidence
500
Which scientist first described the manner in which the heart functions as a pump that continually circulates the blood?
What is William Harvey
500
The caduceus is a staff that historically belonged to:
What is Hermes
500
The proper temperature for a hot water bag for an adult should not be below