History And Trends Of Healthcare

Question 1

Who isolated radium in 1910?

Answer 1

Marie Curie

Question 2

What is Gregory Mendel best known for?

Answer 2

Establishing the patterns of heredity

Question 3

Who developed the first vaccine for smallpox in 1796?

Answer 3

Edward Jenner

Question 4

What is William Harvey best known for?

Answer 4

For describing the circulation to and from the heart

Question 5

Which ancient civilization began the practice of public health and sanitation systems?

Answer 5

The Romans

Question 6

What are the Guptas most famously known for?

Answer 6

For coming up with the idea of using live cultures to increase immunity in healthy people in the form of vaccines

Question 7

Who discovered X-Rays?

Answer 7

William Roentgen in 1895

Question 8

Who is considered the father of medicine?

Answer 8

Hippocrates

Question 9

Who discovered penicillin?

Answer 9

Sir Alexander Fleming

Question 10

Which artist is famous for using dissection to draw the human body?

Answer 10

Leonardo Da Vinci

Question 11

In what time was an Emphasis placed on saving the soul, and study of medicine was prohibited

Answer 11

The Dark Ages

Question 12

Who founded the American Red Cross?

Answer 12

Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881

Question 13

Who were the earliest people known to maintain accurate health records?

Answer 13

The Egyptians

Question 14

What is Louis Pasteur most famously known for?

Answer 14

For beginning the process of pasteurization which kills the bacteria in milk

Question 15

Who developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens?

Answer 15

Robert Koch

Question 16

What was Florence Nightingale most famously known for?

Answer 16

For being the founder of modern nursing

Question 17

Who began the use of disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery?

Answer 17

Joseph Lister

Question 18

Who created the first Mercury thermometer?

Answer 18

Gabriel Fahrenheit

Question 19

Who developed the first polio vaccine?

Answer 19

Jonas Salk did in 1952

Question 20

Rhazes was an Arab Physician who began the use of _________ _____ for _________ material

Answer 20

Animal gut
Suture

Question 21

Hippocrates stressed that cleanliness, good diet, clean water and good sanitation were 4 things that helped the human body do what?

Answer 21

Helped the human body heal itself

Question 22

What did ancient people think was the cause of diseases and illness?

Answer 22

Evil spirits

Question 23

What is the rod of Asclepius?

Answer 23

A rod with a serpent twisting around it which is often associated with health and medicine

Question 24

What was the main method used to treat illness and disease in the dark ages?

Answer 24

Stressed prayers

Question 25

What are 4 diseases that are well known for shortening the lifespan of individuals in the Middle East?

Answer 25

1) the Bubonic Plague
2) Small Pox
3) Scurvy
4) Typhus

Question 26

When was Dissection introduced?

Answer 26

During the Renaissance

Question 27

What was a major advance in healthcare that was made with the addition of Dissection?

Answer 27

It helped people to better understand the human body and its parts

Question 28

When was the microscope invented and why was it a significant invention?

Answer 28

It was invented in 1666 and it was significant because it allowed organisms too small to be seen by the human eye to be seen

Question 29

What did Apothecrates mainly use to make many of the medication in the 17th century?

Answer 29

Plants and Herbs

Question 30

When was the stethoscope invented and why was it important?

Answer 30

It was invented in 1819 and it was important because it allowed you to be able to listen to internal body sounds, which increased knowledge of the human body

Question 31

Who are four women who made important contributions to the advancement of of health care in the 19th century?

Answer 31

Marie Curie: Isolated Radium
Clara Barton: founded the first American Red Cross
Florence Nightingale: founder of modern nursing
Dorothea Dix: played a role in the founding and expansion of more than 30 hospitals for the treatment of the mentally ill

Question 32

When was DNA discovered and why was it important?

Answer 32

It was discovered in 1953 and was important because it began the search for gene therapy to cure inherited diseases

Question 33

What helped medicine progress faster in the 20th century?

Answer 33

Technology

Question 34

What is Cost Containment?

Answer 34

The act of trying to contain and control the rising cost of healthcare

Question 35

What are Diagnostic Related Groups

Answer 35

A statistical system of classifying any inpatient stay into other groups for the purpose of payment

Question 36

What is energy conservation?

Answer 36

Monitoring the use of energy to control costs and conserve resources

Question 37

What is Home Healthcare?

Answer 37

Any type of health care provided in a patients home environment

Question 38

What is Geriatric Care?

Answer 38

Caring for the elderly

Question 39

What is Telemedicine?

Answer 39

Providing medical info using technology

Question 40

What is the definition of Wellness?

Answer 40

The state of being in good health

Question 41

What is holistic healthcare?

Answer 41

Promoting one’s physical, emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual well being by treating the whole body, mind and spirit

Question 42

What is it important to individualize an integrative treatment plan?

Answer 42

To be able to meet the patient’s own special needs and circumstances