Download History of Healthcare Test Review

History of Healthcare Test Review
1. Who identified the fallopian tubes? Fallopius
2. Who was responsible for the smallpox vaccine? Jenner
3. Who is responsible for our method of pasteurization today?
Pasteur
4. The first person to use antiseptics during surgery to help prevent wound
infections was Lister
5. What woman founded the American Red cross?
Clara Barton
6.
Who was the founder of modern day nursing? Florence Nightengale
7.
Small Pox, Tuberculosis, and Syphilis, are all considered epidemics and
can spread to many people without vaccinations.
8.
From which Ancient people did the Romans learn?
Greeks
9.
The Ancient Romans constructed aquaducts to carry clean water to the
city.
10. Hippocrates created the Hippocratic Oath, which was a code of
Ethics.
11. What is the title most commonly given to Hippocrates? Father of
Medicine
12. Which group of people were responsible for keeping the earliest accurate
health care records? Egyptians
13.
The Ancient Romans were the first to organize medical care.
14.
The Ancient Egyptians wrote prescriptions on papyrus.
15.
The Ancient Greeks began to study the causes of disease.
16.
An epidemic is a disease for which we do not have a
cure to stop it.
17.
Anesthesia was discovered in what centuries? 19th-20th
18.
The Bubonic Plague (Black Death) was considered an
Epidemic.
19.
Trephining was a process of putting a hole in a person’s skull, either to
let the “evil spirit” out, or to allow fluid to drain.
20.
Morphine is derived from poppies.
21.
During the Dark Ages quackery became common, where untrained
people offered cures that did not work, which made it easy for people to
spread disease.
22.
During 1900-1945 Hospitals had become a place for people to die.
23.
What can stop a deadly disease from becoming an epidemic?
Vaccines
24.
Acupuncture was introduced by the chinese.
25.
Leonardo Da Vinci studied the anatomy of the body.
26.
Who was the observant person that discovered the importance of hand
washing? Semmelwies
27.
In Ancient Egypt when a person was sick they believed that the gods
were angry with them. What is this an example of?
superstition
28.
Give 3 examples of the Romans public health and public hygiene
efforts.
Public baths, sewers, aquaducts
29.
Who is responsible for discovering x- rays and used his wife’s hand to
be the first body part to be x-rayed?
Roetengen
30.
The ancient Greeks helped eliminate superstitions about disease and
sickness.
31.
The Ancient Egyptians thought a certain ancient symbol would ward off
evil spirits. It was used in writing prescriptions. What is the symbol
called ? Eye of Horus
32.
A death mask was filled with spices and worn for protection from
infection and bad odors.
33.
In 1945-1975, we saw an increase in our quality of healthcare which led
to an increase the need for this type of healthcare
geriatrics
34.
Do you have to study in order to make a grade of 100 on this test?
Circle YES or NO
35.
Fleming discovered penicillin.
36.
Life is insurance that provides financial payment to a beneficiary in the
event of death.
37.
Disability is insurance that provides income if a person is unable to
work because of injury or illness.
38.
Cancer is specific insurance for the treatment of cancer
40. Vision is insurance that may pay a portion of an eye exam and part of a
pair of glasses or contact lenses.
41. Dental is insurance that covers a portion of teeth cleaning, fillings, x-rays,
orthodontics and oral surgery