Ben Franklin’s medical contributions include
A. BifocalsB. Artificial lungC. Polio vaccineD. Yellow fever cure
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I have been around since early beginnings and come from a foxglove plant. I
strengthen and slow the heart
A. DonnagelB. DigitalisC. MorphineD. Robutissin
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I discovered a way to treat yellow fever so the Panama Canal could be built.
A. Albert EinsteinB. Crawford W Long
C. Ignaz SemmelweissD. Walter Reed
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Started public health movement
A. Lillian WaldB. Florence BartonC. Clara NightingaleD. Hillary Clinton
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There were great epidemics, such as the Bubonic plague (Black Death), during our days when
convents and monasteries were the only ones practicing medicines and they left everything in
God’s hands.A. Dark AgesB. Ancient TimesC. RenaissanceD. Ancient Rome
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Discovered a treatment for syphilis that worked on his 606th experiment
A. William HarveyB. Gabrielle Fallopius C. Ignaz Semmelweiss D. Paul Ehrlich
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William Harvey A. studied the pumping of the heart and
the circulation of blood through the body
B. Experimented to find treatment for syphillis
C. Discovered the fallopian tube in women
D. Discovered the eustacian tube in the ear
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“father of microbiology”.
A. Ignaz SemmelweissB. Paul EhrichC. William HarveyD. Robert Koch
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discovered the cause of the Bubonic Plague
A. Jonas SalkB. Paul EhrichC. Alexander Yersin (yersinis pestis, the
name for the bacteria causing the plague, is named after him – FYI non of this was discovered until 1894 – so long after the plague of the 1400s)
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Which two physicians are credited with discovering polio vaccines in the 1950s?
A. Rogers and HammersteinB. Crick and WatsonC. Holmes and WatsonD. Salk and Sabin
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The first nationality to keep accurate medical records was….
A. RomanB. EgyptianC. ItalianD. Greek
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What great inventions occurred during the Renaissance?
A. Invention of printing press
B. Acceptance of dissection
C. Building of Universities
D. All of the above
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Georgia surgeon who was first to use anesthetic ether
A. W. Crawford LongB. James OglethorpeC. James SalkD. Robert Koch
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Penicillin was discovered by
A. Walter ReedB. The GreeksC. Alexander BellD. Alexander Fleming
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The vaccine for yellow fever was discovered by
A. Alexander FlemingB. Ignaz SemmelweissC. Walter ReedD. None of the above –
there is no vaccine for yellow fever
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What were the contributions of the Greeks during ancient times?
A. DiseasesB. SanitationC. Use of anesthesiaD. A and B above
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Driving out evil spirits to cure disease was the main practice of which time period
A. EgyptianB. Earliest times – ancient timesC. RenaissanceD. Modern times
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What were the contributions of Joseph Lister?
A. First person to use antiseptics to prevent the spread of disease during surgery
B. First person to use x-raysC. First person to use the
stethoscopeD. First person to establish
nursing schools
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Clara Barton is known for what contribution?
A. Founded the first public health agency
B. Founded the first homecare group
C. Founded the American Red Cross
D. Founded the Hippocratic Oath
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William RoentgenA. Invented the concept of
pharmaciesB. Developed the 80-20
insurance payment method
C. Discovered the eustacian tube
D. Was the first person to use x-rays
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Rene LaennecA. Invented the microscopeB. Was the first person to use
x-raysC. Founded the American Red
CrossD. Invented the stethoscope
(the first was wooden)
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The first respectable nursing schools were started by
A. Lillian WaldB. Dorothea DixC. Rene LaennecD. Florence Nightingale
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The eustacian tube leads from the throat to the ear and was named by
A. FarenheitB. PriestlyC. PittascioD. Eustachio
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Hippocratic Oath most closely matches which individual?
A. HippocratesB. PasteurC. PriestleyD. Farenheit
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What is a home health care agency?
A. An agency that provides long term care in a facility separate from the home but nearby
B. An agency that provides care in the home
C. An agency that provides 24 hour care with nurses in a free standing facility
D. All of the aboveAn age
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What are long term care facilities?
A. Facilities that provide care for pediatric patients with a good prognosis
B. Facilities that provide short term care for all ages within a certain religion
C. Facilities that provide long term care for pregnant women
D. Facilities that provide care for elderly patients and others with chronic or long term illness of disease Fa
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International agency investigating and dealing with world health problems
A. YMCAB. OBRAC. WHOD. CDC
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What is workman’s comp?A. Health insurance plan that
provides treatment for workers injured on the job
B. Health insurance plan that is based on a sliding scale ability to pay scale
C. Health insurance plan that includes children
D. Health insurance plan that has an 80-20 percent ratio
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Care for the elderly is referred to as what type of care?
A. BariatricB. PediatricC. AtrophicD. Geriatric
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Healthcare is
A. One of the largest and fastest growing industries in the United States
B. Is overpopulated with health care workers and has high unemployment rates
C. Is a dying industryD. Is not a good career choice
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Agencies providing care for terminally ill patients either in the patient’s home or in a free standing facility are called
A. HospicesB. HostelsC. Health DepartmentsD. WHOs
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What is the difference between Medicaid and Medicare?
A. Medicaid is for the elderly, Medicare is for the disabled/pregnany
B. Medicaid is for the disabled/pregnancy and Medicare is for the elderly
C. Medicare is based on income, Medicaid is free to all
D. Medicare is only open to the elderly, Medicaid is open to everyone on a sliding scale fee and is not regulated by the Government
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What are the services of school health?
A. Providing emergency care for students in a given college
B. Testing and holding animals suspected of having rabies
C. Providing insurance for military families
D. All of the above
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What are examples of non profit agencies?
A. Gulfstream, verizon, comcastB. American Heart Association,
Goodwill, American Red Cross, American Diabetes Association
C. Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, United Health Care
D. Pharmacy companiesGulfs
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Examples of insurance companies are
A. State-Merit, blue Cross-Blue shield, Prudential, Travelers
B. American Heart Association, American Red Cross
C. WHOD. CDC
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What is the role of public health?
A. To provide services needed by the community such as immunizations
B. Collection of statistics to monitor community health
C. Inspections for sanitation
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What am I – centered in Atlanta, GA, I am the health care agency that monitors for the
causes, spread and control of disease in populations.
A. WHOB. CDCC. AMAD. ADRC
WHO
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What is OBRA?A. The state of being in optimum healthB. The government health insurance plan
for U.S. citizens over the age of 65 or any disabled person
C. An act passed by Congress which requires states to establish training and competency evaluation for nursing assistants in long term facilities
D. The government agency that monitors for disease transmission, infectionThe st
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What is wellness?A. The state of being in optimum healthB. The government health insurance plan
for U.S. citizens over the age of 65 or any disabled person
C. An act passed by Congress which requires states to establish training and competency evaluation for nursing assistants in long term facilities
D. The government agency that monitors for disease transmission, infectionThe st
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What is Medicare?A. The state of being in optimum healthB. The government health insurance plan
for U.S. citizens over the age of 65 or any disabled person
C. An act passed by Congress which requires states to establish training and competency evaluation for nursing assistants in long term facilities
D. The government agency that monitors for disease transmission, infectionThe st
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What is MANAGED CARE?A. Program arising in the 1990s calling
for all healthcare to have a purpose and to also have a second opinion prior to treatment
B. A government program providing care for military dependents and retired members of the armed forces
C. Ensures safety of food and cosmetics and the safety of medication and medical devices
D. Was started to provide care to ill and injured victims as quickly as possible
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What is CHAMPUS?A. Program arising in the 1990s calling
for all healthcare to have a purpose and to also have a second opinion prior to treatment
B. A government program providing care for military dependents and retired members of the armed forces
C. Ensures safety of food and cosmetics and the safety of medication and medical devices
D. Was started to provide care to ill and injured victims as quickly as possible
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What is the FDA?A. Program arising in the 1990s calling
for all healthcare to have a purpose and to also have a second opinion prior to treatment
B. A government program providing care for military dependents and retired members of the armed forces
C. Government agency that ensures the safety of food and cosmetics and the safety of medication and medical devices
D. Was started to provide care to ill and injured victims as quickly as possible
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What is Emergency Care?A. Program arising in the 1990s calling
for all healthcare to have a purpose and to also have a second opinion prior to treatment
B. A government program providing care for military dependents and retired members of the armed forces
C. Ensures safety of food and cosmetics and the safety of medication and medical devices
D. Was started to provide care to ill and injured victims as quickly as possible
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What is industrial health?A. Health programs set up by large
companies or industries to provide care for their employees
B. Government program that inspects facilities for workplace violations
C. A book listing all the dangerous chemicals that a workplace might use
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What is the meaning of the term DRG?
A. Dietary Reduction Goods (federal program for reducing calories in school lunch food)
B. Dairy Regulation Guide (how to pasteurize milk, store dairy products)
C. Diagnosis Related Groupings (correlation of diseases with length of hospital stay average)
D. Doctors Rating Guild (agency that provides the performance “report cards” for doctors and hospitals)
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