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Career for HS
Health Science Career
Question | Answer |
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Picture of health status through variety of test or evaluations | Diagnostic Service |
Toward changing the health status of patient over time | Therapeutic Service |
Therapeutic environment provide direct or indirect patient care | Support Service |
Involved with documentation of patient records and health information | Health Informatics |
Bio science research to create new medical technologies | Biotechnology Research and Development |
Radio waves and strong magnets are used to create pictures of internal body parts | MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) |
Use of high frequency sound waves to create pictures of internal body parts | Ultrasonography |
Use of sound waves to produce images of heart | Echocardiogram |
Insert needle into vein | Venipunture |
Draw blood from patients | Plebotomist |
Who uses Vacutainer tubes or tourniquet? | Plebotomist |
Use machine to record brain waves | EEG Technologist |
Take pictures of internal parts of the body to help diagnose injury or disease | Radiologic Technologist |
Operate machine that records electrical activity of heart | EKG Tech |
Assist cardiologist with invasive test of heart | Cardiovascular Technologists |
Surgical removal of a female's ovaries | Spay |
Surgical removal of a male's testicles | Neuter |
Tooth decay or cavities | Caries |
Lens of eye becomes cloudy leading to vision loss | Cataract |
Machine that takes a digital picture of all the teeth and the jaw at the same time | Panoramic X-ray |
Instrument used during eye exams to determine eyeglass/contact prescription | Phoroptor |
Cone-shaped collar placed on animals to prevent chewing on wounds/incisions | Elizabethan collar |
Process of determining the cause and nature of a disease or injury | Diagnose |
All illnesses, injuries, surgeries,medications,and treatments a patient has had in his/her lifetime | Medical History |
Medical Doctor | Physician |
Surgical stitch used to close a wound | Suture |
Person who perform surgery on teeth and jaw | Oral Surgeon |
Person who assist with surgery and set up exam rooms | Dental Assistant |
Person who cleans teeth and develop x-rays | Dental Hygienist |
Person who examine, diagnose, and treat mouth disease | Dentist |
Medical doctor who specializes in eye disease and surgery | Ophthalmologist |
Person who examine eyes and prescribe correct lenses | Optometrist |
Person who make and fit glasses or contacts for prescription | Optician |
Person who diagnoses, treats, and perform surgery on animals | Veterinarian |
Under Vet for handling and caring of animals, assist with surgery, and perform lab tests | Veterinary Technician (Vet Tech) |
Feed, Bathe, And groom animals and prepare animals for surgeries | Veterinary Assistant |
Foot Doctor | Podiatrist |
Spinal alignment adjust back,neck,head | Chiropractic |
Take patients medical history,physical exam, preliminary diagnoses, treat minor injuries, prescribe and administer treatments,and can write prescription | Physician Assistant |
Examine inside of eye | Ophtalmoscope |
Examine inner ear | Otoscope |
Disease that impairs a person's normal thinking emotions or behavior | Mental illness |
Treat Mental illnesses or behavioral problem | Pyschotherapy |
Medical Doctor who diagnose and treats mental illness | Psychiatrist |
Treats mental illnesses | Pyschologist |
Investigate, provide counseling and obtain material aid for person in crisis | Social worker |
Patient's perceptions of inkblots are recorded and analyzed | Rorschach Ink block Test |
Physical and mental handicap that interferes with normal function | Disability |
Ability to get from one place to another | Mobility |
To give out | Dispense |
Mix ingredients to make a medication | Compound |
Activities of daily living | ADL's |
Doctor's written order for the preparation and administration of medication | Prescription |
Assists patients with disabilities to return to individual ADL's | Occupational Therapist |
Helps people with disabilities improve their quality of life uses games sports arts and life skills | Recreational Therapist |
Assists patients to regain strength and mobility | Physical Therapist |
Provides treatments to patients with breathing problems due to injury or illness | Respiratory Therapist |
Diagnoses and treats speech disorders | Speech-Language Pathologist |
Assesses patient's nutritional status and teaches healthy eating,supervises meal planning and preparation in a facility | Dietitian |
Assesses patient health status provide us direct physical and psychological care | Register Nurse |
First on the scene of a sudden illnesses or injury, provide medical care transport to medical facility | EMT |
Machine that breathes for a patient unable to breathe on their own | Ventilator |
Used to breathe for patient unable to breathe on own for short term use | BVM (Bag value mask) |
Device that provides electrical stimulation through electrodes on skin to help relieve pain and restore muscle tone after injury | TENS Unit |
Equipment used to hear internal body sounds | Stethoscope |
Equipment used to hear grind medication to a powder for compounding | Mortar and Pestle |
Written record of all care given to a patient while at a medical facility | Medical record |
An electronic Medical Record | EMR |
Engineering development of artificial body organs or tissues out of living material | Tissue |
Health care product designed to diagnose or treat disease | Medical device |
An artificial body part | Prosthetic |
Study living cells and their components to prevent or treat disease | Medical Scientist |
Uses engineering to solve problems in biology and medical to improve patient care | Biomedical Engineer |
When should all health records be electronic? | 2014 |