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Review of HS~1 for Exam

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