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53 Cards in this Set
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Who is the "Father of Medicine"?
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Hippocrates
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Who theorized that disease was caused by germs?
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Louis Pasteur
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What is microbiology?
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the study of very small life
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Name the famous nurse who served during the Crimean War.
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Florence Nightingale
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Name the first woman awarded and MD degree in the US.
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Elizabeth Blackwell
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Who produced the polio vaccine?
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Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin
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Who invented penicillin?
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Sir Alexander Fleming, the British bacteriologist
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What two languages form the basis for medical terminology?
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Latin and Greek
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Name two types of coding systems used today.
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ICD and CPT
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What does POMR stand for...
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Problem-Oriented Medical Record
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Name four parts of the POMR.
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Database, problem list, plan and progress notes
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SOAP format for progress notes....What does it stand for?
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Subjective, Objective, Analysis and Plan
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Drug names are written in one of three ways...name them.
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Chemical name
Generic name Trade name |
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Who invented the microscope?
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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Name the 5 Levels of Organization.
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Cell
Tissue Organ Body System Organism |
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What is cytology?
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Study of cells
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What is Histology?
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Microscopic study of tissues
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Name 4 types of tissue.
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Epithelial
Connective Muscle Nervous |
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Internal organs of the body are called.....
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viscera
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Name the reference point in medical communication.
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Anatomical position
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Name 3 types of directional planes.
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Sagittal
Frontal Transverse |
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What is Radiology?
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Study of X-Rays
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What is Sonography?
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Ultrasound imaging
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What is Fluoroscopy?
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Imaging technique that uses a cathode ray tube to allow an observer to view a moving image.
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What does MRI stand for...
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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What does CT stand for....
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Computed Tomography
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What is the moist, white, cheeselike substance on newborns called?
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Vernix Caseosa
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What is the fine, downy hair on a newborn called?
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Lanugo
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What is Hirsutism?
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abnormal growth of hair
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What determines the amount of a burn injury?
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Rule of Nines
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Three types of Muscle tissue.
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Skeletal, Smooth and Cardiac
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What is the state of equilibrium among the body systems?
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Homeostasis
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What is Hematology?
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Study of blood and its components
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What does CBC stand for?
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Complete Blood Count
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Blood and bone marrow contains three main types of blood cells...What are they?
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Erythrocytes, Leukocytes and Thrombocytes
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The molecule formed when oxygen and hemoglobin meet is what?
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Oxyhemoglobin
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Agglutinate
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Clump together
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Erythropoiesis
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Production of red blood cells
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Name the three types of granulocytes.
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Neutrophils, Eosinophils and Basophils
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What are small cells that form in the bone marrow called?
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Platelets
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Hepatomegaly
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Enlarged liver
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Splenomegaly
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Enlarged spleen
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What is abnormally low levels of hemoglobin produced by sickle-shaped RBCs called?
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Sickle cell anemia
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What is epistaxis?
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Nosebleeds
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What is pernicious anemia?
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Vitamin B12 deficiency
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Viscosity
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Thickness
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What is Thrombosis?
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Condition of increased clotting
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What is Hypochromia?
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too little hemoglobin
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What is Microcyte?
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small RBC
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What is Macrocyte?
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large RBC
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Poikilocyte
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irregularly shaped cell
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What is anticoagulant?
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Prevents blood from clotting
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What is antifibrinolytic?
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Prevents the breakdown of a clot
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