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 |