Principles of Health Science: Chapter One

Who is said to be the father of medicine?

Who developed a vaccine for smallpox in 1796?

What is the purpose of genomic or genetic testing?

Who is said to be the founder of modern nursing?

Who was the first to begin pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria?

T/F: Ancient Egyptians invented the aqueducts.

the act that has led to the development of many regulations for long-term care?

T/F: Complementary therapies are methods that are used in place of biomedical therapies.

T/F: A patient has the right to choose his own health care.

Who established the principles of heredity and dominant/recessive patterns?

Who invented the microscope in 1666?

T/F: Frances Best defined the structure of DNA and the way it carries genetic information.

T/F: Chiropractors believe in the body's ability to heal itself with the immune system.

T/F: The ancient Greeks used therapies such as massage, art therapy, and herb treatments.

agency that is constantly monitoring health problems and diseases throughout the world

T/F: During the Dark Ages, prayer and divine interventions were the mains forms of treatment.

T/F: Holistic health care promotes physical, emotional, and social well-being.

T/F: Health care plans were started in the 19th century.

T/F: Today bioterrorism and pandemics are major threats to society.

_________________ invented the sphygmomanometer which is used to measure blood pressure.

T/F: The Romans were the first to record health records.

T/F: Cost containment is directed toward achieving the maximum benefit for every $$ spent.

T/F: The AHCPR researches the quality of healthcare delivery and identifies better standards.

Which artist used DISSECTION to draw the human body?

science that studies all of the genes in the human genome?

Who discovered x-rays in 1895?

Who founded the Red Cross in 1881?

T/F: The Middle Ages are often called the "rebirth of the science of medicine".

uses a person's genetic makeup to choose the drugs that work best for that individual?

T/F: Rene' Laennec's invention of the microscope is the basis of microbiology today.

classifies patients admitted to a hospital with certain diagnoses in one payment class?

T/F: Acupressure involves the insertion of very small needles into specific points of the body.

T/F: AIDS was identified as a disease in the 1960's.

need for providing care in the home because of shorter hospital stays

increased care for elderly individuals because of longer life spans

T/F: Wellness is determined by the individual and his/her lifestyle choices.

When bacteria are resistant to commonly used antibiotics, they are called ______________.

Who discovered penicillin in 1928?

T/F: Therapeutic touch is based on the belief that illness is an imbalance of energy.

acupuncture, positive thought, and therapeutic touch

T/F: OBRA of 1987 established the amounts that would be paid for specific diagnoses.

emphasis on state of being in optimum health

trying to control the rising cost of healthcare

T/F: During the Renaissance, doctors were finally allowed to dissect human bodies.

T/F: The OAM creates the laws that govern the use of CAM therapies.

T/F: Jonas Salk developed the first vaccine against polio.

T/F: The most rapid advances in health care occurred during the 19th Century.

T/F:A pandemic of bubonic plague killed 75% of Europe and Asia's population in the Middle Ages.