Intro. Chapter 1 Flashcards
Hippocrates. Classical
Era: classical
Father of medicine
Introduced confidentiality
Acronyms
A word formed from the initial letters of a name
Ex: RN, ST, MD,
Aristotle. Classical.
Era: classical
Introduced logical thinking
Studied under Plato
Galen. Classical.
Era: classical
First introduced idea of experimentation to medicine
Dissected dead animals and recorded them
Vesalius. Renaissance.
Era: Renaissance
Dissected human cadavers and drew human anatomical drawings.
Hooke. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Invented microscope
Jenner. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Created smallpox vaccine
- Thomas Jefferson
Lister. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Antiseptic surgery
Pasteur. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Pasteurization
Billroth. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Gastric surgery
Halstead. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
Suturing techniques
Roentgen. 17-18 century
17th 18th century
X-ray machine
Modern surgery. 20 century (4)
Developed in 20th century
Better technology
High standards of patient safety and care
Microbiology, anatomy and physiology classes
Emergent. Ex:
Life threatening
Ex: AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm
Urgent
The patient is stable but treatment or surgery is needed within a short period of time
Elective
Surgery is needed but can be done at a later time
Optional
Does not require surgery to survive
Proprietary (2)
Owned and operative for profit
Tax supported
DRG’s
Diagnosis related groups
Diagnosis Related Groups (3)
- Family physician works as gatekeeper
- Determines rather or not a specialist is required
- What money is left from preauthorized patient care , the hospital keeps if not spent. Unless the patient needs to stay longer
HMO (4)
Health management organization
- Insurer an provider
- Capitation fees predetermined
- Physician works under contract
- Patient has less choices
PPO
Preferred provider organization
- Patient has more choices
- Acts as both insurer and provider of medical services
- Capitation payment-fees are predetermined
Preceptor
Teacher who demonstrates the general rules of conduct and procedures
STST
Surgical technologist sterile role