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BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COURSE REVIEW
Unit 1: See list of root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations
Unit 2: Biomedical Ethics & Legal Principles
Malpractice
Negligence
Assault
Consent
Felony
Misdemeanor
Durable power of
Advanced directive Ethics
attorney
Euthanasia
Litigation
Tort
Battery
Illegal restraint
Morals
Conduct
Living will
Rules
Contract
Liable
Unit 3: Technology in Medicine
Prosthetics
Mammography
Telepsychiatry
Telepathology
Clinical
Xray
Interventional
Stereotactic
radiology
radiology
Radiology
Teleradiology
CAT scan
Focused ultrasound
surgery
Digital imaging
HIPAA
PET scan
Telemedicine
Telespirometry
Ultrasound
Unit 4: Medical Mathematics
Meter
Gram
Decka
Deci
Volume
Distance
Metric system
Household system
Liter
Centi
Weight
Kilo
Milli
Fahrenheit
Hecta
Cubic centimeter
Celcius
DNA
fingerprinting/typing
Medical examiner
Lividity/hypostasis
Sperm
Forensic
anthropology
Pathologist
Body temperature
Serology
Odontology
Unit 5: Forensic Medicine
Forensics
Autopsy
Rh factor
Unnatural death
Chromosomes
Kastle-meyer test
Coroner
Rigor mortis
Egg
Precipitin test
Unit 6: Infectious Diseases
Pathogen
Microbe/microorganism
Flora
Opportunistic infection
Symptoms
Assymptomatic
Direct contact
Immune system
Antimicrobial
Microbicidal
CDC
NIH
Rifampin
Penicillin
Disease
Epidemiology
Transmission
Immunity
Antiviral
WHO
Tuberculosis
Colonization
Epidemiologist
Virulence
Vaccine
Antibiotics
HIV/AIDS
Emerging disease
Endemic
Acyclovir
Ebola
Eukaryote
Lyme
Prokaryote
Pandemic
AZT
Unit 7: Organ Transplants
Cell
Tissue
Cadaveric donor
Tissue typing
Natural death
DNA
Barr body
Infection
Disease reservoir
Indirect contact
Pesticide
FDA
Influenza
Re-emerging
disease
SARS
Bioterrorism
agents
Organ
Organ procurement
Organ system
Recipient
Living donor
Immunosuppressive
drugs
Xenogenic
transplant
Immune system
UNOS
Discordant species
Concordant species
Allogenic transplant
Brain death
Antigens
Autologous
transplant
Anti-rejection drugs
Predisposition
Tumor
Susceptible
Mortality rate
Hyperplasia
Genetics
Malignant
Carcinogens
Survival rate
Dysplasia
Heredity
Metastatic
Risk factor
Cell cycle
In situ cancer
Chemotherapy
Radiation
Alternative therapy
Unit 8: Cell biology & Cancer
Cancer
Incidence
Mitosis
Benign
Prognosis
Diagnosis
Mutagen
Mutation
Proto-oncogenes
Tumor suppressor
genes
Invasive cancer
UV radiation
Detection
Unit 9: Careers in biomedical Technology
Pathologist
Medical technologist
Pathogens
Histology
Biochemist
Radiography
Nuclear medicine
Ultrasound tech
tech
Echocardiograph
Electroencephalography
tech
tech
Sanitartian
Biomedical equipment
tech
Environmental
Emphysema
protection agency
(EPA)
Geneticist
Biomedical engineer
Masters degree
Doctoral degree
Unit 10: Biomedical Research
Biomedical research Basic research
In vitro
Culture
Epidemiology
Diabetes
Hepatitis
Vaccines
Gene therapy
Fact
Transgene
Sickle-cell anemia
Antibiotics
Myth
DNA
Recombinant DNA
Phlebotomist
Life science
Radiologic tech
Physicist
Microorganisms
Microbiologist
Film badge
Medical dosimetrist
Dietician
Environmental
engineer
Biosphere
Central services
tech
Lead poisoning
Biomedical
equipment tech
Clinical research
Control
Bone marrow
transplants
Experimental
epidemiology
Fluoride
Biotechnology
Base pairs
Cloning
Hematology
Virologist
Radiologist
Electrocardiograph
tech
Health inspector
Ecosystems
Carbon monoxide
poisoning
Biotechnologist
Associates degree
Bachelors degree
Applied research
Hypothesis
Pancreas
Clinical trials
FDA
Polio
Descriptive
epidemiology
Pacemaker
Transgenic animals
Embryos
Stem cells
Observational
epidemiology
Angioplasty
Pharming
Surrogate
Unit A Medical Terminology—6% of test
1. I have memorized all the prefixes, suffixes, roots & abbreviations
2. I can break down larger words into smaller parts and can define them this way
Unit B Biomedical Ethics & Legal Principles—5% of test
1. I know the difference between criminal and civil law
2. I know the difference between a felony & a misdemeanor
3. I know the difference between slander & libel
4. I know the different ways a medical professional can be found negligent
5. I know the different ways a medical professional can breach their confidentiality
6. I know the appropriate conduct of a medical professional at work
7. I know the difference between an advanced directive, living will and the role of a durable power of attorney
8. I know the professional code of ethics for medical professionals
9. I know how morals play a role in healthcare
10. I know the basic patient’s rights
Unit C Technology in Medicine—6% of test
1. I can describe the 5 different ways computers are used in health care
2. I know what computer assisted surgery is and the two tools we used as examples of computer assisted surgery
3. I know the basics of prosthetics—what they are used for the and the special features we discussed in class
that make them especially useful to amputees
4. I know the difference between traditional and digital x-rays
5. I know why an x-ray would be used
6. I know who invented the x-ray
7. I know why an ultrasound would be used
8. I know why an MRI would be used
9. I know how an MRI works
10. I know why a CAT scan would be used and how it works
11. I know why a PET scan would be used and how it works
12. I know the importance of telemedicine
13. I know the issues surrounding telemedicine including insurance issues, technical issues and privacy issues
Unit D Medical Mathematics—5% of test
1. I know what metric units are used to describe length/distance, weight/mass and volume
2. I know how to draw a helpful chart that will allow me to convert metric units
3. I know how to convert kgs into lbs. and vice versa
4. I know how to convert lbs to ounces and vice versa
5. I know how to convert inches and feet into meters and vice versa
6. I know how to convert, quarts, ounces, pints into liters and vice versa
7. I know how to convert milliliters to pints, cups, ounces, T and tsps and vice versa
8. I know how to convert centimeters to inches and feet and vice versa
9. I know how to convert Celcius to Fahrenheit and vice versa
Unit E Forensic Medicine—9% of test
1. I know the purpose of forensics
2. I know the goal of forensics
3. I know different methods/techniques of forensics
4. I know why an autopsy would be performed
5. I know the 3 different methods to determine time of death
6. I know that the 3 different methods to determine time of death are not 100% reliable
7. I know what DNA is
8. I know the parts of DNA, including all four bases
9. I know how many chromosomes are in a human cell and how many are in a human sperm or egg
10. I know what can be left behind at a crime scene that would give investigators your DNA
11. I know how many bones are in the human body
12. I know what bones left behind can tell us about their owner
13. I know why teeth are helpful to find at a crime scene
14. I know that teeth are unique and no two people have the same set
15. I know, in addition to the teeth at the crime scene, what is needed to identify the victim from their teeth
16. I know the four different types of blood
17. I know what Rh factor is
18. I know the ways blood can help investigators know the gender of a victim and its species
Unit F: Infectious Diseases—11% of test
1. I know the difference between an infectious and non-infectious disease
2. I know the difference between a microbe and a pathogen
3. I know the difference between an infection and a disease
4. I know the four steps a pathogen must take in order to cause disease in a host
5. I know the 6 different microbes that cause disease
6. I can identify which specific diseases are caused by which pathogens
7. I know how to treat bacterial, viral and fungal infections
8. I know what antimicrobial resistance is
9. I know how the virulence of a disease effects its ability to become an epidemic
10. I know the rate of transmission and duration of infection a disease effects its ability to become an epidemic
11. I know the relationship with immunization and the spread of disease
12. I know the mechanisms of non-specific defenses
13. I know the mechanism of specific body defenses
14. I know the public health measures that prevent the spread of infection
15. I can differentiate between an emerging and re-emerging disease
Unit G: Organ Transplants—5% of test
1. I know the myths out there that prevent people from donating organs
2. I know the age limits and rules surrounding organ donations
3. I know the tissues that can be donated at this time
4. I know the organs that can be donated at this time
5. I know the criteria required to get matched for organ donation
6. I know the ethical concerns surrounding organ transplants
Unit H: Cell Biology & Cancer—9% of test
1. I know what cancer is
2. I know that males have a higher incidence than females of cancer
3. I can describe the steps it takes for cancer to form (stages of tumor development)
4. I know the relationship between age and cancer
5. I know the risks factors associated with getting cancer
6. I know the difference between a mutagen and a carcinogen
7. I know why cancer takes a long time to form
8. I know the differences between a healthy cell and a cancerous cell (physical and physiological changes)
9. I know ways to prevent cancer
10. I know about treatments available for cancer
Unit i: Careers in Biomedical Technology—14% of test
1. I know the differences between different degree programs
2. I know the job descriptions of the professions listed in the vocab section for this unit
Unit 10: Biomedical Research—22% of test
1. I know what biomedical research is
2. I know what the importance of biomedical research is
3. I know how basic, applied and clinical research is all used to perform biomedical research
4. I know what clinical trials are used for
5. I know the 3 phases of clinical trials and what each tests
6. I know the 5 different research methods and why they are used
7. I know the limitations to the 5 different research methods
8. I know why someone would conduct an epidemiological study
9. I know the benefits of biomedical research
10. I know what a transgenic organism is
11. I know which animals have been used as transgenic organisms
12. I know what the Harvard mouse is and Dolly the sheep
13. I know which animals are used the most in transgenics
14. I know why pharming is practiced
15. I know how transgenic organisms are made and cared for
16. I know the ethical concerns surrounding transgenics
17. I know the basics of how to clone
18. I know what the human Genome Project is and what it is used for
19. I know what stem cells are and what they contribute to research