Health Vocabulary Chapter 26

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Consumer

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anyone who buys goods and services

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Primary Care Physicians

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the health-care professionals who take care of most people’s routine medical needs

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Physician

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medical doctor who has spent four years in a medical school and earned a medical degree

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Osteopathy

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a branch of medicine that emphasizes the relationship of the body’s muscular and skeletal systems to general health

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Diagnosis

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a physician’s opinion of the nature or cause of a medical condition

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Prescription

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a written order from a physician or dentist to a pharmacist authorizing that patient be given a particular medicine

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Medical Specialist

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a physician who has received additional training in a particular branch of medicine and has passed a test that certifies him or her to practice in that specialty

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Nurse

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a licensed health-care professional who works in collaboration with a physician to provide direct care to patients

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Nurse Practitioner

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trained to do many of the tasks that only physicians used to perform

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Primary Health Care

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routine health care provided in a physician’s office

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Clinic

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a facility in which primary health care is provided by one or more physicians and other health-care workers

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Outpatient

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a person admitted to a clinic or hospital for tests or treatments that do not require an overnight stay

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Hospital

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a facility that is equipped and staged to provide comprehensive health-care services, especially those requiring complicated or advanced procedures

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Inpatient

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a patient who is required to stay in a hospital for overnight care

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Secondary Health Care

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health care given to a patient in a hospital

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General Hospital

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treats patients of all ages and with all kinds of illnesses and injuries

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Specialty Hospital

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specializes in treating one age group or one type of disorder

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Teaching Hospitals

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located near medical schools where students are trained

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Convalescent Home

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provides care for people who are recovering from surgery, illness, or injury

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Nursing Home

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a facility that provides long-term care for elderly or chronically ill people who are incapable of caring for themselves

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Hospice

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short-term facility for those who are terminally ill

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Private Practice

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working for him/herself

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Group Practice

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when several physicians in private practice have their offices together in the same building and work together

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Medical History

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a record of your present and past health as well as the health of members of your family

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Physical Examination

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a head-to-toe check of your body to identify any medical problems you may have

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Second Opinion

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a diagnosis and advice from another physician

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Premium

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an annual fee paid as insurance

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Deductible

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fixed amount that is a portion of a person’s yearly medical expenses

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Co-payment

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the remaining amount patients must pay

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Managed Care

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an alternative to conventional health insurance in which each member chooses a primary-care physician from a group of physicians who participate in the plan

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Health Maintenance Organization

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a group of physicians and other health-care workers that provides complete medical services to members of the HMO

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Preferred Provider Organization

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insurance in which participating physicians and hospitals agree to charge reduced fees to plan members

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Medicare

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the federally financed insurance program for elderly people

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Medicaid

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a state and federal program that pays for the health care of people whose incomes are below an established level

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Medicine

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any substance used to treat a disease, disorder, or injury

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Prescription Medicines

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prescribed by a physician or dentist

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Over the Counter Medicines

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available without a prescription

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Generic Name

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a standard name under which medicine is sold

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Side Effects

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unpleasant responses of your body to the medicine

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Quackery

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selling useless medical treatments or products