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| Surgical research technician who contributed to the success of the Blaloc-Taussig procedure. |
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First advocate of preventative medicine
First public health officer |
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The father of medicine
Remembered for the Hippocratic Oath. |
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The prince of physicians.
The Father of Experimental Physiology.
The first experimental neurologist.
Dissection of apes and pigs. |
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Radical approach was dissecting the human body
Father of Modern Anatomy |
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| Discovered the heart acts as a muscular pump. |
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| First to reveal the world of microorganisms.Discovered the magnification process.First to observe bacteria. |
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Founder of Scientific Surgery.
Introduced artificial feeding through a flexible tube. |
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Immortals of preventive medicine
Development of the smallpox vaccine
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| Directed students to wash and disinfect their hand before going to examine women in labor and deliver infants. |
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Developed pasteurization
Bacteriology made him famous
Father of Bacteriology
Father of Preventive Medicine.
fermentaion of wine
Prevention of anthrax
microorganisms |
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Revolutionized surgery
Processes of putrefaction
Developed antiseptic |
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Staff with snake wrapped around it
medicine of God |
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| Created for teaching and research by members of the medical faculty. |
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| William Osler, William H. Welch, Howard A Kelly and William D. Halsted |
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| The first four professors at John's Hopkins. |
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Fallopian tubes named after him
He named the vagina and placenta |
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| Pioneered the use of the microscope |
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| Developed the use of percussion in diagnosis. |
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| Developed the stethoscope |
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Bacteriology and public health
Isolation of Bacteria
Discovered the cause of cholera |
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Pioneered bacteriology, immunology and chemotherapy
Paper on typhoid
Magic bullet
formula 606 to fight syphilis |
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Fisrst to use anesthetic agent
discovered ether made a person not feel pain |
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| Discovered X-Rays in 1895 |
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| Discovered radium in 1898 |
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Began nursing careet at 11 yrs old
Battlefield nurse and Philanthropist
Red Cross |
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| First woman to receive Doctor of Medicine Degree |
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| Founded Henty Street Settlement |
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Leader of Birth control movement
Birth control pill |
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| Proved that yellow fever was transmitted by the the bite of a mosquito |
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| Discovered Penicillin accidentally |
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Lifesaving operation blue babies
The first to perform blue baby operation |
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| Jonas Edward and Alber Sabin |
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| Cardiac technique called catheterization |
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| First human heart dransplant in 1967 |
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| Wrote best selling book On Death and Dying |
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| Peice together the puzzle of the human HIV |
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| Focus on a particular work specialty that occurs when additional training and educational requirements have been met. |
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Private Practice
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One owner
Ends when owner dies
Owner makes all decisions and is responsible for patients 24 hrs a day |
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2 owners
Ends when 1 dies or leaves
Both responsible |
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3 or more owners
Share decisions
More potential for profit |
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| Emergency physician, trauma physician |
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| How many years of additional training does a physician need to become a specialist? |
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| 3 - 7 years residency in a specialty area and a national board examination. |
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| Assesses overall health of patient to include home and work environment, focusing on musculoskeletal system. |
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| Treats specific symptoms of disease and injury |
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cetain procedures under physician supervision
treat and diagnos
prescribe medication |
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| Provides for a patients well being |
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| Same as a nurse, but can treat and diagnos in a specialized field |
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| Same as nurse, but can perform administrative and supervisor duties |
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| Nursing duties, but works under an RN |
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| Provides basic patient care |
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| Provides inpatient care for acute conditions |
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| Ambulatory surgery center |
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| Provides outpatient services for surgery, with patients admitted and discharged on the same day |
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| Provides a place for patients who cannot function on their own after being dischared from the hospital |
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| Provides 24-hour-a-day nursing services to those who are unable to function on their own long-term. |
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| Provides services and assistance to people who require minimal help, such as cooking, laundry, and medications. |
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| A contracted service that provides for the social and medical needs of patients in their homes. |
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| Assists and meets the needs of terminally ill patients and their families. |
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| Name the 5 types of medical organizations a MA can find employment |
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Medical offices
Clinics
Hospitals
Research Centers
Insurance Companies
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| Device that is inflated with air ot immobilize and injured area |
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| any device that assists a patient to walk |
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| Devices that aid in walking and fit under the armpit |
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| Plaster of fiberglass mold applied to immobilize a body part |
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| Instrument used to open the cast after it has been cut for removal |
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| Cotton material applied over a stockinette to protect the skin and to prevent pressure sores over bony areas |
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| Instrument used to open the cast after it has been cut for removal |
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| Device that ises a chemical action to produce heat or cold |
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| Therapy using ice or cold application to reduce or prevent swelling by decreasing circulatory flow to the injured body part |
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| Folded pad of sof absorbent material used for hot or cold therapy |
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| Water-soluble lotion or gel used to transmit energy provided by an ultrasound want |
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| devices that assist in walking when full weight cannot be placed on an injured lower extremity |
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| Cast made of fiberglass or plastic resin tapes |
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| devices that provide contact with the hand and forearm |
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| Patterns of walking with crutches |
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| Instrument used to measure angles |
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| Therapy that uses application of heat to increase blood flow to a body area |
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| device that holds water warm enouph to increase blood flow for heat therapy |
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| Device that holds icr for cold therapy |
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| Physician whose specicialty is to correct musculoskeletal disorders |
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| Mold that is made by wetting bandages that contain plaster that hardens when it dries to immobilize a body part |
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| Devices used for walking that provides a shelflike device to support the forearms and a handgrip. |
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| Ulcer created when the skin over a bondy area has contact and pressure with an irritating source for long periods causing ulceration or breakdown of the skin |
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| Procedure that requires a body part to be immersed in water warm enouph to slow blood flow to an area |
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| Knitted cotton material used over extremities to cover an area before application of cast material |
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| limb immobilizer made of fiberglass used for simple fractures and sprains |
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| Procedures done to enhance the body's healing processes and assist in patient mobility |
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| therapy that uses high-frequency sound waves to produce heat and vibrations to aid in the healing of inflammation in soft tissue |
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| Lightweight mobility device providing a stable platform that is used when a patient needs optimal stability and support |
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| What information goes in the chart for a therapeutic proceedure? |
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Date
time
name or explanation of procedure
the exact body location
resutls
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signature and credentials |
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reduced or prevents swelling
blood verssels constrict |
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| What is used to apply to the body parts for cold therapy |
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| Ice bag, cold compress, and chemical cold packs |
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| Aids the healing process by increasing blood flow to an area, heat increases blood supply promoting growth of new cells and tissues by removing wastes faster. |
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| two ambulation aids (crutches canes). place one crutch forward followed by placing the opposite lower extremity forward. |
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| requires two mbulation aids.crutch or cane is placed forward at the same time as the opposite lower extremity |
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| tripod position, requires two crutches. the patient steps through the crutches |
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| Patient moves both crutches forward and both legs are swung through. |
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| how many inches should the crutch tip be in the lateral position |
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| how many inches should the crutch tip be in the anterior position |
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| 4 to 6 inches lateral to the foot |
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| How many inches below the armpit should the crutch be? |
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| 2 to 3 finger widths below the armpit |
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| How should the hand grips be adjusted? |
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| Wtih elbows that are flexed at an angle of 20 to 30 degrees. |
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| How do you adjust the height of the walker |
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| Top of the walker should e below the waist at hipbone height with elbows bent at a 30 degree angle |
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| How do you adjust for the height of a cane? |
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| Measure from the crease at the patients wrist to the floor, elbow should be bent at a 30 degree angle. this measurement can be adjusted 2 inches higher or lower for patient compfort |
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