Chapter 1: Recall Your Reading

As recently as 100 years ago, doctors might have been able to ________ an illness, but they were often unable to ________ it.

diagnose; treat

After fifty years of medical advancements, physicians had ________ drugs and ________ to cure some previously fatal infections, and vaccinations prevented ________and ________.

new; treatments; smallpox; tetanus

Today, medical care is changing rapidly because of advances in ________.

technology

While Western medicine has often rejected ________ healthcare practices, many healthcare professionals are now embracing a ________ approach that considers more than the physical needs of a patient.

alternative, complementary, or integrative; holistic

Healthcare practices change not only when research verifies the benefits, but also when both healthcare ________ and ________ understand and accept the research findings.

providers; consumers

Advances in mapping the human ________ hold promise for the development of ________ medicine that designs medical treatments for the individual patient.

genome; genomic

________, a serious drawback of organ transplantation, could be eliminated when a patient’s own ________ are used to ________ new organ tissue.

organ rejection; stem cells; develop

Extreme miniaturization produced by scientists in the field of ________ could one day deliver medicine to individual cells, allowing doctors to treat a disease without damaging healthy tissue.

nanotechnology

Through the practice of ________, a physician can use a robot to perform surgery on a patient in another city or possibly even another country.

telesurgery

As medical care has become more specialized, many patients want care that is more personalized. They are seeking more ________ medical therapies. The NIH has established the ________. This organization studies the ________ of alternative medical treatments.

holistic; National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM); effectiveness

The cost of healthcare is outpacing Americans’ ability to pay for it. In fact, health insurance ________ have risen by more than 100 percent in the past decade.

premiums

Many factors contribute to rising healthcare costs, including the development of new ________, the increasing ________ of American citizens, and the rising rate of ________ among young people.

technologies; number; obesity

Rising insurance rates limit ________ to healthcare for many Americans. Even when an employer provides insurance coverage, the costs paid by the ________ are greater than all other family expenses except for housing.

access; family

A shortage of ________ restricts access to healthcare, especially in ________ areas of our country.

primary care physicians; rural

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is bringing changes to healthcare with the goal of providing ________ for more Americans.

insurance

Taking a career cluster survey will help you to identify general career areas of interest to you. Looking at the smaller groups of occupations called ________ within the clusters you identified will help you narrow your search to specific ________ with similar sets of skills and knowledge.

career pathways; occupation

Most healthcare jobs require further ________ after you finish high school.

education

In addition to completing a specialized training program, healthcare workers often need to obtain ________, which means they have passed a test of their knowledge and skills.

licensure

As individuals gain experience or complete additional education, they can move up the ________, in their occupation.

career ladder

The ________ Standards include the eleven healthcare foundation standards you will study in this textbook.

National Healthcare Skill