UNIT 1- EXAM Flashcards
Abuse
Any care that results in physical or mental anguish
Audiologist
Individual specializing in diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders
Dental hygienist
A licensed individual who works with a dentist to provide care and treatment to the teeth and gums
Dietitian
An individual who specializes in the science of diet and nutrition
Cardiologist
A specialist in cardiology the structure and function of the heart and disorders
Dermatologist
A doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin
Dialysis technician
Works with patients that kidneys no longer work use machines to remove water waste and salt from the blood
Dental Laboratory technician
Fill prescriptions from dentists repair dentures and other artificial tooth replacement devices
Pathologist
A doctor who in the anatomic a d chemical changes that occur with diseases perform autopsies
Orthopedist
A doctor specializing in treatment of the skeletal system and it’s associated muscles and joints
Oncologist
A physician specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
Internist
A physician specializing in internal medicine
Gastroenterologist
A physician Who specializes in disease affecting the GI tract and digestive system
Epidemiologist
A physician or medical scientist who studies spread, prevention and control of disease
Endocrinologist
A medical specialist who treats endocrine (glands that secrete hormones) disorders
Athletic trainer
Specialize in preventing diagnosing and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses
Biomedical engineer
Highly trained who develop new products and generally solve problems advance medicine
Biomedical equipment technician
Repair install and maintain patient care equipment assist in use
Electrocardiograph technician
Operate equipment that records and measures heart activity work to assist cardiologist
Electroencephalograph technologist
Measures electrical activity of brain waves uses response test to diagnose brain nervous system disorders write reports to physicians
Emergency medical technician
Care for the sick or injured in emergency medical settings respond to medical calls and transfer patients
Genetic Counselor
Specialized graduate degrees and experience in the areas of medical genetics provide info to the families who have genetic risks of disease
Geriatric assistant
Work directly with the elderly patients and ensure comfort and well being help dress eat etc.
Geriatrician
Doctors of osteopathy who specialize in care for older patients
Gynecologist
Perform various patient care and administrative tasks in the field of obstetrics gynecology record basic info
Health care administrator
Help run an entire health care facility can also be the head of the specific department
Recreational therapist
Plan direct and coordinate recreation programs for people with disabilities or illnesses
Radiologist
A physician specialized in radiology the branch of medicine that uses ionizing and no ionizing radiation for diagnosis
Health information technician
Verifies and stores electronic health records
Licensed practical nurse
A person who cares for people who are sick injured convalescents or disabled under direction of a nurse or physician
Medical clinical laboratory technologist
Worker who performs a variety of tests on a patients body fluids
Medical illustration
Professional artist w/ extensive training in medicine and science that create visual illustrations
Medical translator
Convert physicians diagnosis and advise and patient info into a 2nd language
Neurologist
A physician who specializes in neurology and is trained to investigate disorders in the nervous system
Occupational therapist
Trained to work with a client to promote health prevent injury and improve and restore independence
Ophthalmologist
A physician who deals with the anatomy physiology and disease of the eye
Orthodontist
A dental professional who prevents or corrects misaligned teeth and jaws
Pediatrician
A doctor who specializes in caring for children
Pharmacist
Gives medicine to people that have a doctors prescription
Physical therapist
A specialist in evaluating and treatment of disorders of the human body primarily by physical means
Physician assistant
A health care professional who is authorized by the state to practice medicine as part of a team
Perfusionist
A health care professional who uses the heart lung machine during cardiac surgery
Periodontist
A dental professional who specializes in the prevention and treatment of disease in the tooth supporting tissues
Phlebotomist
A medical technician who takes blood samples
Proctologist
Specializes in the disease of the colon rectum and anus
Psychologist
Study mental processes and human behavior by observing interpreting and recording how people act
Assault
Physical or verbal attack on a person treatment without paper consent
Battery
Unlawfully touching another person without the persons consent
Associates degree
Degree awarded by a technical or community college after completion of a two year study
Bachelors degree
Awarded by college or university after completion of a four year study
Confidentiality
Not to be shared or told to be held in confidence kept to oneself
Contract
To shorten or decrease in size an agreement between two or more people
Defamation
Slander or libel a false statement that causes ridicule
Dependability
Capable of being relied on trustworthy
Doctors degree
Degree awarded by college after completion of a course after bachelors or assoc.
Empathy
Identifying with another’s feelings but being unable to change or solve situation
Endodontics
Branch of dentistry involving treatment of the pulp chamber and root canals of the teeth
Entrepreneur
Individual who organizes manages and assumes the risk of a business
Ethics
Principles of right or good conduct
False imprisonment
Restraining an individual or restraining an individuals freedom
Informal consent
Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved
Integrative care
A form of health care that works with main stream medical treatment and complementary and alternative therapies to treat a patient
Invasion of privacy
Revealing personal info about an individual without consent
Libel
False written statement that causes a person ridicule
Living will
A legal document stating a persons desires should or should not be taken to prolong life when condition is terminal
Malpractice
Providing in proper care or unprofessional care that result in injury to another
Masters degree
One or more years of educational course after a bachelors degree
Negligence
Failure to give care that is normally expected resulting in injury
Objective data
An observation about a patient using the senses
Aide
Assistant to an important person
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
The father of microscopy made first practical microscope
Competence
The ability to do something successfully
Christian Bernard
Performed the worlds first successful human to human heart transplant
Dorothea Dix
Created first generation of American mental asylums
Illness
Disease of body or mind poor health sickness
Health
A state of physical mental and social well being overall condition
Health care
Social insurance for the ill and injured
Birth control pills
Used to prevent pregnancy contains estrogen to block release of eggs
Central supply worker
Cleans and sanitizes surgical tools prepares and stores equipment
Elizabeth Blackwell
First women to receive a medical degree in the U.S.
Five Dementions
Physical mental social spiritual emotional
Florence Nightingale
Founder of modern nursing famous during the Crimean war
Gabriel Fahrenheit
Developed the scale to measure temperature and created first mercury thermometer
Emotional wellness
Promoted by understanding personal feelings and expressing them appropriately coping with stress
Intellectual wellness
Promoted by being creative logical curious and open minded continual learning
Self motivation
Motivated to achieve something due to ones own interest
Robert Koch
Developed the culture plate theory to identify pathogens
Rene Laennec
Invented the stethoscope
Rehabilitation hospital
Devoted to rehabilitation of patients with various physical disabilities
Homeopathic care
Alternative medical treatment that fights an illness
Joseph Priestly
He discovered oxygen in 1774
Kidney transplant
Is the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end stage renal disease
Louis Pasteur
Invented the process of pasteurization made big steps in microbiology
Marie Curie
Isolated radium in 1910 pioneered research in radioactivity
Mental Wellness
A state of emotional and psychological well being
Oncology hospital
Hospitals that treat cancer
Pediatric hospital
Hospital who offers services exclusively to children’s health
Periodontics
The branch of dentistry concerned with the structures surrounding and supporting the teeth
Polio vaccine
Developed by Jonas Salk in 1952
Prevention
The action of stopping something from happening or arising
Promotion
Activity that supports the furtherance of a cause venture or aim
Slander
The action or crime of making a fake spoken statement damaging a persons reputation
Small pox vaccine
First vaccine developed developed by Edward Jenner in 1796
Sympathy
Feelings of pity or sorrow for someone else’s misfortune
Subjective data
Info about a patient that include personal feelings perceptions and attitudes
Tact
Sensitivity of dealing with people or with difficult issues
William Roentgen
Discovered x rays in 1895
Hippocrates
Father of medicine
Joseph Lister
Began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery
William Harvey
Described the circulation of blood to and from the heart
AIDS
1983
Sigmund Freud
Formed basis for psychology and psychiatry
