Medical History
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Healthcare Careers
Med. Math
200

Using knowledge obtained from the ancient Greeks, the Romans developed these to prevent disease

Sanitation systems

200

Cardio

Heart

200

itis

inflammation

200

NPO

nothing by mouth

200

What government agency responds to outbreaks like West Nile Virus?

CDC

200

Roman tells you to take an L what does it mean?

50

400

This ancient physician laid the foundation for the professional and ethical behavior of doctors

Hippocrates

400

Osteo

Bone

400

brady

slow


400

Rx

Medical prescription

400

A patient with a suspected malignant tumor would be referred to this specialist

oncologist

400

A supply order for XXXIX boxes of tissues equals this quantity.

39

600

She opened the door for women to pursue medical careers by becoming the first female physician in the United States.

Elizabeth Blackwell

600

derma

skin

600

hyper



above normal/excessive

600

4 times a day?

qid

600

Medical Professional that puts you to sleep

Anesthesiologist

600

 A client's appointment at 4:00 p.m. is represented in 24-hour military time as:

1600

800
She developed the first formal training program for nurses

Florence Nightingale

800

rhino

nose

800

-osis

abnormal condition

800

TIA

Transient Ischemic Attack

800

 Federal legislation that requires strict standards to protect patient health information

HIPAA

800

A patient weighing 70 kg weighs approximately this many pounds (rounded to the nearest whole number).

154

1000

Who preformed the first heart transplant

Christian Barnard

1000

Arthro

Joint

1000

centesis

puncture and remove fluid

1000

OD

right eye (oculus dexter)

1000

A state-administered assistance program designed for low-income families and blind individuals

Medicaid

1000

A flight carrying a organ transplant leaves at 1630 and takes 2 hours and 45 minutes to arrive. The arrival time in standard 12-hour time is:  

7:15pm