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HS~1 Exam Review
Review of HS~1 for Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hippocrates | Father of Medicine |
| Alexander Flemming | discovered penicillin in 1929 |
| Founder of American Red Cross | Clara Barton |
| Smallpox vaccine | Edward Jenner |
| First to separate conjoined twins | Ben Carson |
| physical health | diet, exercise, dental & vision care |
| trephination | practice of boring holes in skull to release evil spirits |
| cost containment | keeping health care costs to a minimum |
| home health care | offers labs, nursing care, therapies in the home |
| care for terminally ill at the end of life | hospice care agency |
| mental health facilities | counseling and treatment for various mental/emotional disorders |
| Agency that offers care for specific diseases or disorders | specialty care agency |
| understanding another's feeling and motives | empathy |
| competence | being trained, qualified and capable of a task or job |
| exchanging thoughts and ideas with another | communication |
| STAT | immediately; without delay |
| as desired | ad lib |
| inflammation of the stomach | gastritis |
| pertaining to the liver | hepatic |
| keeping private matters private | discretion |
| sign | characteristic of illness that can be measured |
| characteristic of illness that is only known to the patient | symptom |
| communication barrier | interferes with good communication |
| message, sender, receiver | three elements needed for communication |
| verbal communication | written or spoken word |
| nonverbal communication | facial expressions, body language |
| pediatrician | treats patients from birth to 18 years |
| performs eye surgery | opthalmologist |
| organizes and manages their own business | entrepreneur |
| continuing education | life long learning after your degree |
| legal proof that you are trained and competent in your field | credentials |
| proof that a program of study meets the standard of care | accreditation |
| false imprisonment | limiting a persons ability to move about |
| spoken defamation | slander |
| defamation | ruining someones good name or reputation |
| libel | written defamation |
| informed consent | permission given after all risks and facts have been explained |
| invasion of privacy | exposing a patient or their private information to those outside the health care team |
| battery | violent physical contact intended to harm another individual |
| assault | threatening to harm another individual |
| blood, urine, pus, semen, vomitus | body fluids |
| diastolic pressure | pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries when the heart is relaxed |
| pressure of blood on the walls of the arteries when the heart is in contraction | systolic pressure |
| fuel, oxygen, heat | needed to start and maintain a fire |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act |
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