Medicine and diagnostics & Nutrition Flashcards
who isolated radium in 1910
marie curie
who established the patterns of hereditary?
Gregor mendel
who developed the smallpox vaccine (1796)
edward jenner
who described the circulation of blood to and from the heart
william harvey
what is the most common form of medical imaging? (it uses high-energy radiation to penetrate the skin)
X-Rays (Radiography)
Why does bone appear white on x-rays ?
the x-rays are absorbed by the bone
what imaging technology uses x-rays to produce a 3D image ?
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
what imaging technique uses sound waves to bounce off tissues and reflect back to a transducer?
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
why kind of technology does a sonogram use?
ultrasound
the measurement of heat produced by the functions of the body
temperature
baseline range for temperature
98.6 F (37.0 C)
the number of times the heart beats per one minute
heart rate/pulse
baseline ranger for heart rate/ pulse
60-100 beats per minute
the number of breathes taken per minute
respiratory rate
baseline ranger for respitory rate
10-18 breaths per minute
the specific sounds that identified in the lungs when a person takes a breath
breathing sounds
the force of circulating blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels. these consist of systolic and diastolic readings.
blood pressure
baseline range for blood pressure
90-120
———- mmHg
60-80
this is tested to determine if a patient has suffered a concussion
eye function
the 3 strands of medicine
contemporary medicine, traditional medicine, and complementary medicine
what are the 3 G’s
glucose, glycogen, and glucagon
what is glucose
the food you intake
what is glycogen ?
glucose that is stored or used for energy
what is glucagon?
a hormone produced from the pancreas as a counter active of insulin
