health science history

Question 1

who were responsible for public health and sanitation

Answer 1

romans

Question 2

who was the father of medicine

Answer 2

hippocrates

Question 3

louis pasteur

Answer 3

invented pasteurization and father of microbiology

Question 4

joseph lister

Answer 4

was responsible for disinfectants

Question 5

who helped start the red cross

Answer 5

clara barton

Question 6

Florence Nightingale

Answer 6

started nursing

Question 7

Alexander Fleming

Answer 7

invented penicillin

Question 8

what did jonas salk

Answer 8

polio vaccine

Question 9

what did benjamin franklin

Answer 9

bifocals

Question 10

sigmund freud invented what

Answer 10

psychoanalysis

Question 11

when was the aids disease found

Answer 11

1980s

Question 12

when was the first kidney transplant

Answer 12

1950s

Question 13

what was avion bird flu

Answer 13

caused by H5N1

Question 14

established the patterns of heredity

Answer 14

gregory mendel

Question 15

isolated radium in 1910

Answer 15

marie curie

Question 16

developed a vaccine for small pox in 1796

Answer 16

edward jenner

Question 17

described the circulation of blood to and from the heart

Answer 17

william harvey

Question 18

began health and sanitation systems

Answer 18

roman’s

Question 19

discovered x-rays in 1895

Answer 19

william roentgen

Question 20

artist who used dissection to draw the human body

Answer 20

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 21

in blank emphasis was placed on saving the body and soul of medicine was prohibited

Answer 21

dark ages

Question 22

earliest people known to maintain accurate health records

Answer 22

egyptians

Question 23

began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria

Answer 23

louis Pasteur

Question 24

used acupuncture to relieve pain and congestion

Answer 24

chinese

Question 25

began using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery

Answer 25

joseph lister

Question 26

created the first mercury thermometer

Answer 26

Gabriel fahrenheit

Question 27

an arab physician who began the use of animal gut for suture material

Answer 27

rhazes

Question 28

what did ancient people think was the cause of disease and illness

Answer 28

evil spirits

Question 29

4 things hippocrates attested to help the body heal itself

Answer 29

a good diet, fresh air, cleanliness and exercise

Question 30

what is the rod of asclepius

Answer 30

is a serpent entwined with a rod by the greek god asclepius and associated with healing medicine

Question 31

in the dark ages what was the method used to treat illness and disease

Answer 31

prayer and divine intervention

Question 32

list 4 diseases that shortened life span of people in the middle ages

Answer 32

small pox, typhoid, diphtheria, malaria, tuberculosis, the plague

Question 33

why was dissection a major advance in health care during he renaissance

Answer 33

doctors could view body organs and see the connection between the different systems

Question 34

what was the significance of the invention of the microscope in 1665

Answer 34

allowed physicians to see organisms to be seen by the human eye

Question 35

what did apothecaries used to make many of the medications of the 17th century

Answer 35

plants and herbs

Question 36

what was the invention of the stethoscope in 1819 important

Answer 36

to listen to internal body sounds, which increased knowledge of the human body

Question 37

why was the discovery of dna in 1953 so important

Answer 37

dna began the search for gene therapy to cure inherited diseases

Question 38

what helped medicine progress faster in the 20th century than in all previous years

Answer 38

technology

Question 39

cost containment

Answer 39

trying to control the rising cost of health care

Question 40

diagnostic related groups

Answer 40

a statistical system of classifying any inpatient into other groups for purpose of payment

Question 41

energy conservation

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monitoring the use of energy to control costs and conserve resources

Question 42

home health care

Answer 42

any type of health care provided in a patients home environment

Question 43

telemedicine

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involves the use of video, audio and computer systems to provide medical information

Question 44

wellness

Answer 44

state of being in good health

Question 45

complementary

Answer 45

traditional methods

Question 46

alternative

Answer 46

way of using other than traditional methods

Question 47

list four requirements that all geriatric assistants must meet as a result of the omnibus reconciliation act

Answer 47

pass the training program, continue their education, have period evaluations of testing if they haven’t preformed in two years

Question 48

complementary therapies

Answer 48

treatments that are used in conjunction with conventional medical therapies

Question 49

alternative therapies

Answer 49

treatments that are used in place of biomedical

Question 50

why is it important to individualize treatment plan

Answer 50

to meet the patients own therapies special needs and circumstances o

Question 51

do you think health company should be allowed to require a physical examination to determine the plan

Answer 51

yes because the health insurance can cost different amounts depending the serenity of an injury