History of Healthcare
Known as the "Father of Medicine."
Who is Hippocrates?
The prefix "brady-" means this.
What is slow?
Normal adult body temperature in Fahrenheit.
What is 98.6°F?
The single most important method to prevent the spread of infection.
What is handwashing?
This career involves drawing blood for testing.
What is a phlebotomist?
This ancient civilization kept the earliest accurate health records.
What are the Egyptians?
"Gastritis" is inflammation of this organ.
What is the stomach?
The artery used to check the pulse at the wrist.
What is the radial artery?
These precautions are used for all patients, regardless of diagnosis.
What are standard precautions?
This is a four year degree.
What is bachelor's degree?
This period banned the study of medicine and emphasized prayer.
What are the Dark Ages/Middle Ages?
The term for low blood pressure.
What is hypotension?
The range for a normal adult respiratory rate.
What is 12–20 breaths per minute?
Microorganisms that cause disease are called this.
What are pathogens?
This type of healthcare facility provides short-term, immediate care.
What is an acute care hospital?
The invention of this in the 17th century helped discover microorganisms.
What is the microscope?
Translate:
"The patient needs to walk 30 minutes qod."
What is "the patient needs to walk 30 minutes qod?"
____________ should be taken after checking pulse.
What are respirations?
This method completely destroys all microorganisms, including spores.
What is sterilization?
This is a process where a person is officially recognized as qualified to perform a job, usually by passing a test.
What is a certification?
This movement in the 19th century led to advances in public health and sanitation.
What is the Industrial Revolution?
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"The CDC will determine if medication is acceptable to be given per os."
What is "the center for disease control will determine if medication is acceptable to be given by mouth?"
A pulse over 100 beats per minute is called this.
What is tachycardia?
The links in the chain of infection.
This type of credential is required by law in order to practice in certain healthcare professions.
What is licensure?