Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards
Who is considered the “Father of Medicine”:
Hippocrates
During Ancient times illness was thought to be a punishment by the?
evil spirits
A treatment believed to cure illness or prevent disease. The procedure was performed by priests or doctors. Leeches or lancing devices were often used.
Bloodletting
Who invented the stethoscope:
Rene Laennac
Who discovered Penicillin:
Alexander Fleming
Invented the microscope:
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Invented the smallpox vaccine (very first vaccine):
Edward Jenner
What was the name of the first cloned sheep:
Dolly
The _____ system is universally used in medicine
metric
Using the metric system for dosage calculations, body weight must be converted
from _____ to kilograms
pounds
-Itis:
Inflammation
Cardi/Cardio:
Heart
Nephro/Rene:
Kidney
Pneumo/Pulmo:
Lung
Neuro:
Brain
Heme/Hemo:
Blood
Gastro:
Stomach
Osteo:
Bone
Brady-:
Slow
Tachy-:
Fast
-Pathy:
Disease
Cysto:
Bladder
Twice per day:
BID
As needed:
PRN
Immediately:
Stat
ED:
Emergency Department
Nephrologist:
A doctor that specializes in diseases of the kidney
Inability to talk:
Aphasia
Aphasia can be caused by ____ and _____
Neuro trauma and strokes
______ is the exchange of information, thoughts, ideas and feelings. It
can occur through verbal, written communications and nonverbal behavior such
as facial expressions, body language and touch.
Communication
The communication process involves 3 essential elements.
- Sender: an individual who creates a message to convey information or an
idea to another person - Message: information, ideas, or thoughts
- Receiver: an individual who receives the message from the sender
Objective Communication/data:
Can be seen or measured
Subjective Communication/data:
Can not me measured, they are described feelings/symptoms.
Acute care:
Treatment for acute injury such as a car accident, broken bone or the
flu.
Ambulatory care:
Same day treatment (doctor visit, urgent care, same day surgery).
Home Health:
Care is brought into the home (nursing, physical/occupational therapy, case workers, etc).
Long-term care:
Rehabilitation facilities or nursing homes. Typical patients include spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and strokes
Create a picture of health at a single point in time and include services such as x-rays, ultrasounds, MRI’s, CT’s
and laboratory blood draws. Careers include X-ray tech, phlebotomists and radiologists.
Diagnostic services
Maintain or change the health status of the patient. Direct hands-on care (nurses, doctors, physical therapists).
Therapeutic services
Support and document patient care (admitting clerk, billing, transcriptionist)
Health informatics
Provide a therapeutic environment for delivery of healthcare (transport, dietary, custodial)
Support services.
Scientific and technical advancements (geneticist, pharmacist, biologist)
Biotechnology research and development.
Dynamic and integrated structures of knowledge, beliefs, behaviors,
ideas, attitudes, values, habits, customs, languages, symbols, rituals,
ceremonies, and practices that are unique to a particular group of people.
Culture.
Grouping of people based on physical or biological similarities.
Race.
the belief that all members of a cultural group act alike.
Stereotyping.
T.he absorption of the minority into the dominant culture.
Cultural assimilation.
Awareness and education
Cultural Competence.
Barriers to healthcare are:
language, poverty, transportation and rural living.
The most common fire extinguisher in homes is a _______
ABC extinguisher
PASS:
● Pull the pin
● Aim
● Squeeze the trigger
● Sweep side to side
RACE:
● Rescue
● Alarm
● Contain
● Extinguish
Autocratic Leadership:
Bossy
Encourages team to share ideas, allows team members to be decision makers, flexibility with decision making, the most effective teams have these type of people:
Democratic Leadership
Common mental illnesses that impact_____ and _____are anxiety, depression, substance
abuse, suicide and eating disorders:
Teens and young adults
Temperature, Heart rate, blood pressure and respirations:
Vital Signs
A blood pressure cuff:
sphygmomanometer
Pain is considered the _____
5th vital sign
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
CPR
It is more important to give chest compressions at a rate of _______ as
opposed to giving rescue breaths
100 per minute
