Health Career Pathways
Name the 5 Health Career Pathways
Therapeutic, Diagnostic, Biotechnology Research & Development, Health Informatics, Support Services
What is used to detect, test, and evaluate the problem?
Diagnostic Services
Types of Medical Imaging
CT Scan, MRI, Ultrasonic Scanners, X-Ray Machines
Awarded by a college or university after completion of four or more years.
Bachelor's Degree
What is used to listen to internal sounds of the body?
Stethoscope
Documentation of health records
Health Informatics
Places of Employment for Diagnostic (4)
Private Laboratories, Hospital Laboratories, Clinics, Doctors Offices, Research/Government Agencies, Outpatient Centers, Pharmaceutical Drug Firms, & Public Health Agencies
Assist with cardiac catherization (a procedure that removes blockages in the blood vessel)
Cardiovascular Technologist
Awarded by college or university after completion of four or more beyond a Bachelor's Degree
Doctorate Degree
Where do you place needles or sharp objects?
Rigid Sharps Container
Uses a variety of treatments to help patients who are injured, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Therapeutic Services
What career records the electrical activity of the heart?
Electrocardiograph Technician
MRI stands for:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Awarded by a college or university after completion of one or or more years beyond a Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Name 3 things used in earlier times, that we still use today.
Hippocratic Oath, Herbs & Plants, Leeches, Acupuncture, Art & Massage therapy & herbal treatments
Produce new diagnostic test, forms of treatment, medications, and vaccines to improve diseases.
Biotechnology Research & Development
What career draws blood and prepares it for testing?
Phlebotomist
CT in CT Scan stand for:
Computerized Tomography
What are the 3 types of Credentials?
Registration, Certification, and Licensure
Levels of HOSA Competition in order:
Local, District/Regional, State, International
Involved with creating a therapeutic environment to provide direct or indirect patient care
Support Services
Which career uses x-rays, nuclear medicine, ultrasounds, etc.?
Radiologic Technologist (Radiologist)
What career studies tissues, fluids, and cells of the human body to determine the cause of disease?
Medical Laboratory Thechnologist
Which credential means that a person has fulfilled requirements of education and meets the standards and qualifications established by a government agency
Certification
What does HSTE and HIPAA stand for?
Health Science Technology Education
Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act