health science quiz

hippocrates

considered the father of medicine

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

invented the microscope

Joseph Lister

first doctor to use antiseptic during surgery

William Morton

used ether as an anesthetic

Clara Barton

established the American red cross

Jonas Salk

created polio vaccine

Joseph Murray

performed the first successful kidney transplant

Frederick Banting/Charles Best

isolated insulin and used it in the treatment of diabetes

Alexander Fleming

discovered penicillin

Florence Nightingale

established the first school of nursing

Edward Jenner

created the smallpox vaccine

Robert Koch

isolated tuberculosis bacterium

Louis Pasteur

developed a process to eliminate bacteria from milk

Gregory Mendel

developed the principles of heredity

Rene Laenec

invented the stethescope

Joseph Pristley

discovered oxygen

Wihlem Roentgen

discovered x-rays

Benjamin Franklin

invented bifocals

William Harvey

determined how blood circulates

Sigmund Freud

invented psychotherapy

James Lind

used lime juice to prevent scurvy

bartolomeo eustachio

identified the tube connecting ear and throat

claudius glen

studied infectious diseases

aristotle

considered the founder of comparative anatomy

george papanicolaou

developed test for cancer

Alternative therapies

methods of treatment used in place of biomedical therapies

biotechnology

the use of the genetic and biochemical processes of living systems and organisms to develop or modify useful products

complementary therapies

methods of treatment used in conjunction with biomedical therapies

cost containment

procedures used to control costs or expenses

diagnostic related groups (DRGs)

method of classifying diagnoses into specific payment or reimbursement categories

energy conservation

monitering the use of energy to control costs and conserve resources

geriatric care

care provided to older individuals

holistic health care

care that promotes physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and spiritual well-being

home health career

any type of healthcare provided in a patient’s home environment

integrative

a form of health care that uses both mainstream medical treatments and complementary and alternative