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Health Professions 2
Unit 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Occupational Therapist? | OT |
| Certified Medical Technologist? | CMT |
| Nurse Midwife? | CNM |
| Doctor of Dental Medicine? | DMD |
| Emergency Medical Technician? | EMT |
| Doctor of Osteopathy? | DO |
| Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician? | CBET |
| Registered Nurse? | RN |
| Optometrist? | OD |
| Registered Dietician? | RD |
| Doctor of Dental Surgery? | DDS |
| Registered Animal Technician? | ATR |
| Doctor of Podiatric Medicine? | DPM |
| Certified Medical Assistant? | CMA |
| Electrocardiograph Technician? | ECG or EKG |
| Physical Therapist? | PT |
| Doctor of Chiropractic? | DC |
| Licensed Practical/ Vocational Nurse? | LPN or LVN |
| Doctor of Medicine? | MD |
| Nurse Practitioner? | CRNP |
| Certified Laboratory Tech? | CLT |
| Vetenarian? | DVM or VMD |
| Electroencelphalographic Tech? | EEG |
| Respiratory Therapist? | RT? |
| Briefly Describe an Associates degree? | Awarded by a vocational-technical school or a community college after the completion of a two year course study. |
| Briefly describe a Bachelors degree? | Awarded by a college or university after a prescribed course of study that usually lasts for four or more years. |
| Briefly describe a Masters degree? | Awarded by a college or university after a completion of one or more years of work beyond a bachelors. |
| An organization regulating a particular health career issues a statement that a person has fulfilled requirements of education and performance and meets the standards? | Certification. |
| A government agency authorizes an individual to work in a given occupation after the individual has completed an approved education program and passed a state board test? | Licensure. |
| A regulatory body in a health care area administers examinations and maintains a list of qualified personnel? | Registration. |
| What is the difference between a technician and a technologist? | They have to obtain different degrees, and are in school for different lengths of time. |
| What are multi competent or multi skilled workers? | Workers who can perform a variety of health care skills. |
| Why do smaller facilities and rural areas hire these workers? | Because of high health care costs, and smaller facilities. |
| What is an entrepreneur? | an individual who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business. |
| Alignment or straightening of teeth? | Orthodontics. |
| Diseases and disorders of the eye? | Ophthalmologist |
| Diseases and disorders of the mind? | Psychiatrist. |
| Surgery on the teeth, mouth, and jaw? | Oral Surgery. |
| Disorders of the brain and nervous system? | Nuerologist. |
| Disease of the female reproductive system? | Gynecologist. |
| Illness or injury in all age groups? | Family Physician. |
| Diseases of the kidney, bladder, or urinary system? | Urologist. |
| Treatment and prevention of diseases of the gums? | Perodontics. |
| Works under the supervision of a dentist to remove stains and deposits from the teeth, expose, and develop X rays? | Dental Hygienist. |
| Operates Machine to record electrical activity in the brain? | Electroencephalographic (EEG) tech. |
| Who works with x-rays radiation nuclear medicine ultrasound? | Radiologists. |
| Who provides basic care for medical emergencies illness injury? | Emergency Medical Techs. (EMT) |
| Who organize and code patient records gather statistical data? | Medical Records Tech |
| Who Manage the operation of a health care facility? | health care admin |
| Nurse assistant who works with elderly individuals? | Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) |
| Dispense medication? | Pharmicist. |
| Uses recreational and leisure activities as a form of therapy? | Recreational therapist. |
| examine eyes for vision problems and defects, not MD? | optometrist |