• Performed historically early mass hypnosis for treating mental disorders
• Anton Mesmer
• Developed the first techniques of surgery in the 18th century in England
• Dr. John Hunter
• Cured scurvy
• Dr. James Lind (vitamin C on ships) “Limeys” are British sailors
• Regular Pap tests help reduce the risk of this cancer
• Cervical cancer
• 80% of cervical CA can be prevented with this
• Vaccine Giardisil
• A risk taker
• entrepeneur
• Root canal specialist
• endodontist
• Heart lung machine operator
• perfusionist
• CRNA aka as this professionally
• anesthetist
• The degree the CEO of the hospital probably has
• MBA
• Physical therapy MD
• Physiatrist
• Biopsies and autopsy specialist
• Pathologist who acts as the medical examiner or coroner for the county
• Specialist who would treat your diabetes
• endocrinologist
• You need your glaucoma treated or cataracts removed; who do you see?
• Opthamologist
• Draws your blood for CBC
• Phlebotomist
• Degree you’ll need to do cancer research
• PhD (doctor of philosophy) in oncology
• Compare the years of training for a PT vs. an RN
• PT is seven yrs so it requires a graduate degree (DPT) while nursing is an undergraduate degree BSN (but you can specialize and earn a graduate MS or PhD in your specialty and earn the same amt as a PT
• You do H & P’s but don’t have an MD
• What is a P.A. physician’s asst.
• The special training a nurse gets to be able to write Rx’s
• Prescriptive authority training to get a DEA number/license
• Rectal MD
• Proctologist
• MD who puts you to sleep
• Anesthesiologist
• Phd shrink
• psychologist
• Medical field using science to determine criminal clues to prove culpability in felonies
• Forensic medicine
• They have an MSW
• Social workers
• They use technology to visualize inside your body
• Radiologists and imaging medicine
• They treat CA
• Oncologists
• They treat pain by manipulation
• chiropractors
• Treat parkinsons disease and Alzheimers along with CVA’s
• neurologists
• They treat asthma and anaphylaxis and hives
• Allergists/immunologists
• They used to use mortars and pestles
• pharmacists
• They clean your teeth but don’t have a doctorate degree
• Dental hygienist
• They’ll make your false teeth
• prosthodontist
• The chief on the ambulance
• paramedic
•An infection in your abdomen
• peritonitis
• An infection around your lungs
• pleuritis
• They make artificial knees and pacemaker devices
• Biomechanical engineers
• They trace the development of epidemics
• epidemiologists
• This organization is where a lot of epidemiologists work
• CDC
• They study the effects of altitutde, speed and weightlessness on the body
• Aeronautical medical specialists, flight surgeons
• They design OR’s and hospitals and doctor’s office
• Architects and interior designers specializing in the medical field
• Where most medical research money comes from
• NIH (national institutes of health in Washington)
• They try to help families in distress with death and chemical abuse issues
• Social workers
• They are directors of drug rehab programs assisting with meds and counceling
• Psychiatrists
• The primary advantage of a private over a state school
• Smaller class size (also, more scholarships available to even the playing field in comparison to state schools)
• A protuberance of a body wall
• hernia
• A hole in the continuity of a body covering
• ulcer
• Fastest growing disease in the U.S.
• DM
• Racial population most commonly developing DM
• Hispanics
• They have a JD degree
• lawyers
• Non MD who delivers babies
• Midwife or OB nurse
• They teach you how to live independently in a wheelchair
• OT
• A non MD who does some service specialty in the healthcare field but only has two yrs of college is generally called this
• Technician
• Safe workplaces are due to this bureau
• OSHA
• Two nursing schools closest to Sugar Land
• HBU and Wharton
• You finish nursing school to get this license
• RN
• A nurse who finishes college as well as nursing school also has this degree
• BSN
• For a kidney infection you’ll need this specialist
• nephrologist
• You have liver disease; who do you see
• hepatologist
• Lung disease
• pulmonologist
• Specialist in diagnosing and treating all diseases medically but not surgically.
• internist
• Ear, nose and throat specialist
• Otolaryngologist (ENT)
• The number of credits you still need for an BS or BA degree is you already have anAA/AS degree
• 60
• Specializes in treating acid reflux
• gastroenterologist
• Three types of abuse
• Physical, emotional, sexual,
• You have a car accident and are sued to repair the other person’s car; the court you are going to is called this
• Civil
• A civil wrong is not a crime so it is called this type of issue
• A Tort
• There is no malpractice just this
• Negligence; failure to treat or failure to diagnose
• The improper touching of a minor would be this
• Assault and battery
• Surgery without a license to perform it is this
• Assault with a deadly weapon
• It means you not only told the patient what and why you are doing the surgery but also the risks. It must be done verbally in a dialogue to be legal and is called this
• Informed consent
• Disrobing a patient unnecessarily for others to see is criminal and called this
• Invasion of privacy
• You shake hands on a deal and smile; what have you got?
• A legal, verbal contract implied by saying you will do something for this consideration (payment or a thank you)
• Communications between a doctor and patient are described as this
• Privileged meaning no one else can access them verbally or in written form
• You want to be DNR you’ll need this form
• Advanced directive called a “living will”
• You want your son to make your medical decisions when you are incompetent to do so
• An advanced directive called a Durable power of attorney
• How good you have to be in medical or nursing professions to have a license?
• As good as fifty percent of the same practitioners with your license level
• Under what guidelines do you always have the right to know what you are being treated for and to get a copy of your record?
• Patient bill of rights
• The abbreviation for what you do to identify and obtain infective material for treatment (two procedures)
• I & D to drain the pus and a C & S to culture and determine what antibiotic would be appropriate to kill it
• The difference between a URI and UTI
• Urinary vs. respiratory
• A stuffy nose
• rhinitis
• Difficulty breathing vs. difficulty swallowing
• Dsypnea vs. dysphagia
• Difficulty speaking vs. partial or temporary paralysis