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What law was passed in 2010 by the US congress for a major regulatory reform for the US healthcare?

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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Who published standards to provide a clear and consistent understanding of industry and post secondary knowledge that healthcare workers must posses?

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The National Consortium for Health Science Education

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Who created acupuncture?

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The ancient Chinese

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What is the strategic insertion of small needles into the body to treat disease and pain known as?

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acupuncture

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What is acupuncture commonly used for?

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chronic pain and infertility

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Who were the first to study the pulse?

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the chinese

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Who believed that examining the characteristic of a patient’s pulse helped determined the severity of an illness?

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the chinese

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Who began the practice of medical examinations?

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the Egyptians/Babylonians

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Who introduced the concept of diagnosis and prognosis?

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The Egyptians/Babylonians

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Who built aqueducts to bring clean water?

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The romans

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Who is known as the father of medicine?

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Hippocrates

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What is the Hippocratic Oath?

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a promise to practice medicine honestly

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Who performed eye and brain surgeries that were not attempted again until 2,000 years after his death?

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Galen

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Who created the caduceus?

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The ancient greek

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Who carried the caduceus?

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Hermes

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Who created hospitals?

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The Romans

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Who invented surgical instruments which included forceps, scalpels and surgical needles?

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The romans

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Who performed the first to perform cataract surgery?

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the romans

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Who has a history of 40,000 years of healers?

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The native americans

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Which Native American tribe used herbs and natural pain relievers?

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the Navajo and the Cherokee

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What years were the Dark and Middle Ages?

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400 CE to 1400 CE

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Who was the Jewish philosopher who described numerous medical conditions and emphasized the importance of moderation and a healthy lifestyle.

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maimonides

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Who could perform surgery, dentistry, bloodletting and traveled with armies as well as performed amputations?

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Barber surgeons

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What colors were associated with the barber surgeons?

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red white and blue

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when did doctors begin using observations and careful note taking?
1600s
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Who invented the microscope?
Antonie van leeuwenhoek
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Which English doctor developed the practice of vaccination by observing people who developed cowpox?
Edward jenner
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What was the first inhalable anesthetic?
Dythal Ether
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Who reduced mortality that resulted from lack of hygiene and nutrition and laid the foundation for professional nursing?
Florence Nightgale
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Who was the first women to study and practice medicine in the US?
Elizabeth Blackwell
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What year was the Women's Medical College in New York established?
1868
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Who established the Women's Medical College?
Elizabeth Blackwell
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Who formed the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
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Who introduced the concept of hand washing?
ignaz semmelweis
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Who developed the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax and developed pasteurization of milk and wine?
Louis pastor
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Who is known as the Father of antiseptic surgery?
Joseph Lister
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Who insisted on using soap to disinfect instruments and clean hands before doctors moved from patient to patient?
Joseph Lister
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Who discovered that some disease are caused by microorganisms called pathogens ?
Robert Koch
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Who discovered the mold that lead to the discovery of penicillin, and what year?
Alexander Fleming and 1928
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What became the first antibiotic to treat bacterial infection?
penicillin
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When did mass production of penicillin began?
1943
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Who discovered x - ray technology at the end of the nineteenth century?
Wilhelm Roetgen
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When was the electrocardiogram developed? By who?
Willem Einthoven and in 1903
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Who discovered Radium at the beginning of the twentieth century?
Marie and Pierre Curie
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When was insulin discovered by and when?
1922: Fredrick Banting and Charles best
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What is insulin used for?
the regulation of glucose
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Who was credited with the discovery of DNA?
James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Watson
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Whose research helped the discovery of DNA?
Rosalind Franklin
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In what year were the three men awarded the Nobel Prize for their discovery of DNA?
1962
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What method of treating mental and emotional disorders by encouraging the patient to speak freely about their personal experiences?
psychoanalysis
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What was PTSD previously known as?
Shell Shock
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What are SSRIs?
Selective Serotonin Reuptake inhibitors
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What are the two largest public health insurance programs ran by the government?
Medicare and Medicaid
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What is the study of a person's DNA sequences?
genomic medicine
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What government funded insurance for individuals over the age of 65 and people of any age who have a disability or illness?
medicare
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How many part is Medicare split into?
Four parts: A, B, C,D
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How many base options are there in TRICARE?
three
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What is the Military's health insurance?
TRICARE
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What form of government insurance provides wage replacements and medical benefits for employees injured at work?
Worker's Compensations
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What are the most common private managed care insurance?
Health Maintence Organization (HMOs) and Preferred Provider Orgainzation (PPOs)
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What act in 1973 caused a rapid increase in the number of HMOs?
The Health Maintenance Act Organization Act of 1973
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What federal agency's mission is to promote public health?
the united states public health service
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What does OSHA stand for?
The occupational safety and health Administration
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What is the responsibility of OSHA?
to impose safety and health legislation to prevent injury, illness and death in the workspace
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What does CDC stand for?
The center for disease Control and prevention
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What is the job of the CDC?
to monitor and prevent disease outbreaks, respond to environmental emergies and provide research based health information to the public.
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What does the FDA stand for?
the food and drug administration
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What does NIH stand for?
the national institutes of health
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Who is the world's leading agency for medical research?
The National Institutes of health
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What does WHO stand for?
World health Organization
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What are short stay hospital referred to as?
Acute care facilities
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What type of facilities generally house elderly or disabled patients that have medical problems that keep them from being able to take care of themselves?
long term care facilities
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What medical facilities handle the most serious of emergencies?
trauma centers
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What is another name for surgical centers?
ambulatory surgery centers

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