Chapter 15 Flashcards
Dermis
Thick inner layer of skin
Dandruff
A flaking of the outer most layer of dead skin cells
Decibel
Measure of the loudness of sound
Consumer
Anyone who uses products or services
Consumer skills
Techniques that enable you to make wise informed purchases
Comparison shopping
A method of judging the benefits of competing product or services based on quality ,effectiveness , safety and cost
Warranty
A promise to refund your money if the product doesn’t work as claimed
Health fraud
Selling of products or services to prevent diseases or cure health problems which have been scientifically proven safe safe or effective
Medicines
Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions
Prescription medications
Medicines that can be sold only with a written order from a physician or nurse practitioner
Over the counter medicines
Medicines safe enough to be sold without a written order from physican
Antibiotics
Medicines there dude or kill harmful bacteria in the body
Side effect
Any effect of a medicines other than the one intended
Healthcare system
Medical services available to a nations people and the manner in which these devices are paid for
Preventive care
Step taken to keeps disease or injury from happening or getting worse
Specialist
Doctor trained to handle a particular kind of patient
Allied health officials
Medical professionals who preform duties which would have other wise been done by doctors or nurses
Health insurance
A plan in which private companies or government programs pay part of a persons medical cost
Managed care
A plan that saves money by limiting the choice of doctors to patients who are members
Public health
Involves efforts to monitor the promote the welfare to the public
Recall
An announcement that informs the public that a product has been determined unsafe
Famine
A widespread shortage of food
Epidermis
Outermost layer of the skin
Plaque
A soft colorless sticky film containing bacteria that coats your teeth
