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Chapter 1
Medical assisting
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Multi-skilled health professional | Individual with versatile training in the health care field |
| Andreas Versalius (1514-1564) | Father of modern medicine |
| William Harvey(1578-1657) | Identified circulation as a continuous circuit pumped by the heart throughout the body |
| Anton Van Leeuwenhoek(1632-1723) | invented the microscope in the mid-1660s |
| John Hunter(1728-1793) | Developed many surgical techniques, known as the father of scientific surgery |
| Edward Jenner(1749-1823) | Developed the smallpox vaccine in 1796 |
| Benjamin Rush(1746-1813) | wrote the first psychiatry book in America |
| Rene Laennec(1781-1793) | invented the stethoscope |
| Ignaz Semmelweis(1818-1865) | discovered that hand washing to prevent childbed fever |
| Louis Pasteur(1822-1895) | Promoted using heat to sterilize, developed the rabies vaccine, known as the father of bacteriology and the father of preventative medicine |
| Florence Nightingale(1820-1910) | founder of modern nursing |
| Elizabeth Blackwell(1821-1910) | first woman to complete medical school in the united states in 1849 |
| Clara Barton(1821-1912) | founded the american red cross in 1881 |
| Joseph Lister(1827-1912) | Began applying antiseptics to prevent infections |
| Crawford Williamson Long(1815-1876) | discovered modern anesthesia in 1842 |
| Marie Curie(1867-1934) | discovered polonium and radium |
| Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen(1845-1943) | discovered x-rays in 1895 |
| Sir Alexander Fleming(1881-1955) | discovered penicillin in 1928 |
| Jonas Edward Salk(1914-1995) | discovered polio vaccine in 1952 |
| Albert Sabin(1906-1993) | discovered oral polio vaccine in 1961 |
| John Gibbon(1903-1973) | developed the first heart-lung machine in 1953 |
| C. Walton Lillhei(1918-1999) | performed the first successful open heart surgery in 1954, known as the father of open heart surgery |
| Medical assistant | multi-skilled allied health care professionals specifically educated to work in ambulatory settings. |
| Administrative duties | focus on offices procedures |
| Clinical duties | involve direct patient care |
| Scope of practice | what a certain health care professional is allowed to do or not allowed to do. |
| Cardiovascular | repairs physical dysfunctions of the cardiovascular system |
| Cosmetic, reconstructive | restores, repairs, or reconstructs body parts |
| General | performs repairs on a variety of body parts |
| Maxillofacial | repairs disorders of the face and the mouth, branch of denisty |
| Neurosurgery | repairs disorders of the nervous system including the brain and back |
| orthopedic | corrects deformities and treats disorders of the musculoskeletal system |
| Thoracic | repairs organs in the rib cage |
| Trauma | limited to correcting traumatic wounds |
| Vascular | repairs disorders of blood vessels, excluding the heart |
| allergist | determines the basis of allergic reactions |
| Anesthesiologist | determines most appropriate anesthesia for a patient during surgery |
| Cardiologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the cardiovascular system |
| Chiropractor | manipulates the musculoskeletal system to relieve pain |
| Dermatologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the skin |
| Emergency physician | works in emergency or trauma rooms |
| Endocrinologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the endocrine system |
| Epidemiologist | specializes in epidemics caused by infections agents |
| Family practitioner | sees patients of all ages |
| Gastroenterologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the stomach and intestines |
| Gynecologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the female reproductive system |
| Hematologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the blood and blood-forming organs |
| immunologist | concentrates on the body's immune system |
| internist | practice to diagnosing and treating disorders of the internal organs without performing surgery |
| neonatologist | care and treatments of infants about 6 weeks of age |
| nephrologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the kidneys |
| neurologist | nonsurgical care of the brain and spinal cord disorders |
| obstetrician | care and treatment during pregnancy |
| oncologist | diagnoses and treats tumors, benign and malignant |
| opthalmologist | diagnoses and treats disorders of the eye, including surgery |
| orthopedist | diagnoses and treats disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including surgery and care for fractures |
| otorhinolaryngologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the ear, nose, and throat |
| pain managment | treatment of patient in chronic pain |
| pathologist | analyzes tissue samples |
| pediatrician | limits practice to childhood disorders |
| podiatrist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the feet |
| proctologist | diagnoses and treats disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus |
| psychiatrist | diagnoses and treats mental disorders |
| pulmonologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the respiratory system |
| radiologist | interprets x-rays and imaging studies |
| rheumatologist | diagnoses and treats arthritis, gout, and other joint disorders |
| surgeon | performs surgical procedures |
| urologist | diagnoses and treats conditions of the urinary system including the kidneys and the bladder and diagnoses disorders of the male reproductive system |
| self-boundries | setting limits on the relationships between yourself and your patients |
| multidisciplinary | a group of specialized professionals who are brought together to meet the needs of the patient |
| Patient-centered medical home(PCMH) | utilizes a team of providers to meet the needs of the patient including wellness, acute, and chronic care |
| physicians | generally the team leader, they diagnose and treat the patient |
| Physician assistant | specially trained and usually licensed, may preform many of the tasks done by the physician |
| Nurse practitioners | trained to diagnose patients and treat illness, in most states they can prescribe medications, operate their own offices and admit patients into the hospital |
| accreditation | nongovernmental professional peer review process that provides technical assistance and evaluates educational program |
| commission of accreditation of allied health education(CAAHEP) | largest programmatic accreditor in the health sciences field |
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