DHO Health Chp 24 & History of Medicine

Inactive Record

A record for a patient not seen in 2-3 years.

Closed Record

A record for a deceased patient or one no longer needed.

Receipt

A record of money or goods received.

ICD-10-CM

A 3-7 digit code for diseases used on insurance forms.

Prognosis

A physician's opinion on the course and outcome of a disease.

Endorsement

The signature on the back of a check by the payee.

Family History

Information on illnesses of a patient's immediate family.

Filing Order

"St." comes before "Saint" (e.g., St. John before Saintsans).

HIPAA

A law protecting patient privacy and control over health info.

CPT Codes

Billing codes for medical, surgical, and diagnostic services.

Filing

Organizing records for easy storage and retrieval.

Need for Filing Methods

To locate, store, and protect records.

Alphabetical Filing

Filing by alphabetical order, like a phone book.

Numerical Filing

Assigning numbers to records and filing in numerical order.

Elizabeth Blackwell

First woman to receive a medical degree

Marie Curie

Isolated radium

Elizabeth G. Anderson

First female physician

Dorthea Dix

Appointed Superintendent of Female Nurses in 1861

Gregory Mendel

Established heredity principles

Dimitri Ivanofski

Discovered viruses in 1892

Carl Landsteiner

Classified ABO blood groups

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

Discovered insulin for diabetes

Gabriel Fahrenheit

Created the first mercury thermometer

William Harvey

Described blood circulation

Robert Koch

Father of microbiology; culture plates

Rene Laennec

Invented the stethoscope

Florence Nightingale

Founder of modern nursing

Louis Pasteur

Pasteurized milk, developed rabies vaccine

William Roentgen

Discovered X-rays

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Invented the microscope

Hippocrates

Father of medicine, advocated logical treatments

Michelangelo & Leonardo da Vinci

Drew the body via dissection

Benjamin Franklin

Invented bifocals

Edward Jenner

Developed smallpox vaccine

Joseph Lister

Introduced disinfectants and antiseptics

Clara Barton

Founded the American Red Cross

Sigmund Freud

Studied the conscious and unconscious mind

Alexander Fleming

Discovered penicillin

Jonas Salk

Developed polio vaccine

Chinese

Used acupuncture for pain relief

Rhazes

Arab physician, used animal gut for sutures

Aristotle

Founder of comparative anatomy

Crick & Watson

Discovered DNA structure

Andreas Vesalius

Published first anatomy book

Isaac Judaeus

Wrote the first book on dietetics

Michael Servetus

Described circulatory system in lungs

Roger Bacon

Promoted chemical remedies and studied optics

Ambroise Pare

Father of modern surgery

Gabriel Fallopius

Identified Fallopian tubes, described tympanic membrane

Thomas Starzl

Performed first liver transplant in 1963

Joseph Murray

First successful kidney transplant in 1954

James Hardy

First successful lung transplant in 1964

Christian Barnard

First successful heart transplant in 1967

Joseph Priestly

Discovered oxygen

John Hunter

Developed scientific surgical procedures

Dr. Jessee Bennet

First successful C-section in 1794

James Lind

Prescribed lime juice to prevent scurvy

OBRA Regulations

1. Pass written test 2. Pass training

CAM Methods

1. Pet therapy 2. Yoga

Century with Rapid Advancements

20th century

Century of Bubonic Plague Middle Ages

14th century

Holistic Health Care

Cares for the whole person

Telemedicine

Uses video/audio for healthcare

Complementary Therapy

Used with biomedical treatments

Alternative Therapy

Replaces biomedical treatments

First Health Records

Egyptians

First Sanitary Systems

Romans

First Hospitals

Romans, also home care for patients

Printing Press

Renaissance

Era with Prayer and Divine Intervention

Dark Ages

Rebirth of Science and Medicine

Renaissance

Health Care Plans

Started 20th century

First Liver and Lung Transplants

1960s

Virus Mutation Risk

Bioterrorism

Physical Wellness Example

Avoiding drugs

Mental Wellness Example

Continuing learning

CAM Therapy (Life Energy)

Acupressure

Rod of Asclepius

Greek symbol of healing

Middle Ages Diseases

Smallpox, diphtheria, tuberculosis, typhoid, plague, malaria

Apothecaries

Used plants and herbs for medications

Cost Containment

Controlling healthcare costs

First Test-Tube Baby

Louise Brown in 1978

OBRA

Established nursing education and certification regulations

Dolly the Sheep

First successful clone in 1997

Royal College of London

founded 1800 in London

First successful blood transfusion

James Blundell, 1818

First federal vaccination enacted

1813

Stethoscope inventor

René Laënnec, 1816

Humane treatment for mental illness

Dr. Phillipe Pinel

Cholera pandemic

1832

First nursing training program in Germany

Theodor Fliedner, 1836

Handwashing after autopsies

Ignaz Semmelweis, 1840s

Ether anesthetic use

Dr. William Morton, 1846

Chloroform anesthetic use

Dr. James Simpson, 1847

American Medical Association formed

Philadelphia, 1847

First female U.S. physician

Elizabeth Blackwell, 1849

First Women's American College

Elizabeth Blackwell, 1868

First American Pharmaceutical Association convention

1853

Founder of modern nursing

Florence Nightingale

Superintendent of Female Nurses of the Army

Dorothea Dix, 1861