Chapter 15 Flashcards
Dermis
Thick inner layer of skin
Dandruff
Flaking of the outer layer of dead skin cells.
Plaque
A soft, colorless, sticky film containing bacteria that coats your teeth.
Tartar
A hard, shell-like coating on the teeth that is difficult to remove.
Decibel
A 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
Method of judging the relative benefits of competing products 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
The selling of products or services to prevent disease or cure health problems which have not been scientifically proven safe or effective for such purposes.
Medicines
Drugs that are used to treat or prevent diseases and other conditions.
Prescription medicines
Medicines that can be sold with a written order from a physician or nurse partitioner
Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines
Medicines that are safe enough to be taken without a written order from a physician.
Vaccine
Medicine that prevents a disease from happening.
Antibiotics
Medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body.
Side effect
Any effect of a medicine other than the one intended.
Health care system
The medical services available to a nations people and the manner in which these services are paid for
Preventive care
The steps taken to keep disease or injury from happening or getting worse.
Specialist
A doctor trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions
Allied health professionals
Medical professionals who perform duties which would otherwise have to be performed by doctors or nurses.
Health insurance
A plan in which private companies or government programs pay for a 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
Efforts to monitor and promote the welfare of the population
Recall
An announcement that informs the public that a product has been determined unsafe.
