HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE Flashcards

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An imaging modality that creates cross-sectional images of the body. It can show the soft tissues, blood vessels, and bones in various parts of the body

A

Computed Tomography or CT,

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2
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What is the particular event that happens in 1818?

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Blood Transfusion

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3
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Consider as the God of Healing and 1st doctor in Egypt

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Imhotep

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4
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It checks if any cells in your cervix have been affected by Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

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Pap smear

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5
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A disease that affects a large number of people within a community, population, or region.

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epidemic

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Refers to the reasonable degree of care, a person should provide to another person, typically in a professional or medical setting.

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standard of care

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7
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Describe the circulation of blood to and from the heart in 1628

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William Harvey

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8
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The creator of the first Human Anatomy book.

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Andrea Vesalius

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9
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A type of thermometer that can be placed under the tongue or in the rectum to measure slight temperature changes indicating that ovulation has taken place in a woman

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basal thermometers

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10
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A preserved medical documents from ancient Egypt, that contains numerous remedies and magical formulas for various ailments.

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Ebers Papyrus

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A process in which packaged and non-packaged foods are treated with mild heat, usually to less than 100 °C, to eliminate pathogens and extend shelf life.

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Pasteurization

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12
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The chemical name for the molecule that carries genetic instructions in all living things. The molecule consists of two strands that wind around one another to form a shape known as a double helix.

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deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

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13
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A sworn agreement is made by physicians when they become doctors. It isn’t a law but rather a guiding principle for doctors.

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Hippocratic Oath

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14
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Hailed as the father of thoracic medicine. His creative genius and tireless dedication to medicine have resulted in much of our modern-day understanding of pathology.

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Re Laennec

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15
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The year when the x-ray was discovered.

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1895

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16
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Joseph Lister is best known with _________ → antiseptic medicine, Considered the “original portrayer” of smallpox. He was the first to describe smallpox and to differentiate it from measles.

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Rhazes

17
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He identified three major blood types: A, B, and O

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Carl Landsteiner

18
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A type of plague which was spread in the air, from person to person.

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pneumonic plague

19
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discover viruses

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Dimitri Ivanoski

20
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insulin to treat diabetes

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Federick and Charles

21
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discovered antibiotic and penicillin

A

Alexander Fleming

22
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Polio Vax

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Jonas Salk

23
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structure of dna

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francis and james

24
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CAT scan

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Godfrey

25
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First Test tube

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Louis Brown

26
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seperated conjointed twins

A

Ben Carson

27
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Sheep clone or dolly

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Dr ian wilmut