Medical Careers
How many years of post secondary would someone go to school to earn an associates?
2 years
True or False: Hippocrates, who was considered the "Father of Medicine" was born in 460 BC.
TRUE
Deontology
It is a pathogen that is hard to kill because over time the species evolves resistance to antibiotics.
Which medical professional would you go to if your pet is sick?
Vet
Steve wants to go to be a physician assistant, which takes about 6 years to earn. What level of education will he earn?
Masters
Which ancient culture used bloodletting and leeches as a medical treatment?
Ancient Egyptians
Which medical ethic is being applied to the following scenario:
Dr. Smith does not believe in physician-assisted suicide in any circumstance. Which theory does he identify more with?
Deontology
Name two of the four ways bacteria gains variety in their genes when they reproduce with binary fission?
Mutations, Conjugation, Transformation, and Transduction
What does carditis mean?
Inflammation of the heart
Which medical pathway does a nurse fall under?
Therapeutic Services
Which era used had the medical trend of embryonic stem cell research?
21st Century
Autonomy, Beneficence, Nonmaleficence, and Justice
Name three ways bacteria and viruses differ from each other.
Morphology, structure, treatment, reproduction, characteristics
What is the largest organ of the body?
Skin
Which medical pathway would a radiologic tech fall under?
Diagnostic Services
In 1796, Edward Jenner develops the process of vaccination for ___________, the first vaccines for any disease.
Smallpox
Which principal of medical ethics is being applied to the following scenario:
Obtaining consent before medical interventions with patients.
Autonomy
Define the following two terms:
Lytic Cycle and Lysogenic Cycle
Lytic: viral DNA/RNA is injected immediately starts transcribing and translating bursting the host cell as it reproduces
Lysogenic: the viral DNA/RNA becomes part of the host cell's DNA and lays dormant in the body
When was the first antibiotic discovered and what was it?
1928; Penicillin
Which personal characteristic, of a healthcare worker, is the ability to deal with disapproval or a suggestion that something can be improved?
Acceptance of criticism
What is a reservoir and how does it contribute to the "Chain of Infection" model?
A reservoir is a habitat for an infectious agent to live, grow, and reproduce such as a human, animal, and/or environment. It contributes to the "Chain of Infection" by letting a pathogen reproduce and/or transmit to others.
Make a claim based on the following prompt and provide sound reasoning.
Should it be allowed to use animals in medical research and dissections?
Points if you have a claim and relevant reasoning.
Use any analogy to describe the two types of immunity the body uses to overcome pathogens.
analogy needs to include a descriptive way innate and adaptive immunity are represented.
What organ in the body creates sugar/glucose?
Liver