Root words/prefixes
Abbreviations
Career Pathways
Vital Signs
Careers
100

This means nose.

What is rhino?

100

Practices medicine with the supervision of a licensed physician.

What is a PA?

100

For example, an EMT, nurse, or physician.

What is the therapeutic services pathway?

100

This vital sign is a measurement of the heart beat.

What is pulse?

100

This person is first to arrive at a scene and quickly assess the situation and the person.

What is an EMT?

200

Hematology

What is the study of blood?

200

This is a doctoral degree for medical doctors.

What is an MD?

200

Health professionals in this pathway create a picture of patient health at a single point of time.

What is the diagnostic services pathway?

200

This vital sign is recorded using a sphygmomanometer.

What is blood pressure?

200

This person takes care of patients with medical conditions that affect the brain, spine, or nerves.

What is a neurologist?

300

This prefix means yellow.

What is xantho?

300

This person helps the dentist to provide treatment.

What is a DA?

300

For example a facilities manager, food services, and transport technician.

What is the support services pathway?

300
The is the unit for respirations.

What is breaths per minute?

300

This is the schooling needed for a PCP.

Medical school and a medical residency program.

400

Liposuction is the removal of this.

What is fat?

400

This is a primary health care professionals for the eye.

What is a DO or OD?

400

Health professionals in this pathway use scientific and technical advancements to enhance diagnostic and therapeutic abilities in health care.

What is the biotechnology research and development pathway?

400

The normal pulse range from birth to 1 years old.

What is 100 – 160 bpm?

400

This healthcare provider practices in private practices, hospitals, and pain clinics.

What is a pain management physician?

500

A transcardial perfusion requires that a substance goes here.

What is through the heart?

500

This health care profession helps patients develop, maintain and restore maximum body movement.

What is a PT?

500

For example, the admitting Clerk, Coder, and health care administrator.

What is the health informatics pathway?

500

These are the units of body temperature.

What are celsius and fahrenheit?

500

This is the schooling required for a physician assistant.

A bachelor's degree and a degree from an accredited program.