Exam 1: Reflections of the Past

The hospital that was most likely typical of the better hospitals of the Middle Ages __________.

The first physicians most likely to have used castor oil and peppermint as drugs were __________.

__________ is the first state to begin a court room battle with national health insurance.

__________ is credited with the discovery of the X-ray

Engraved on a limestone pillar dating back to the Summerians (2920 B.C.) are pictures of the __________.

The writings of Hippocrates were preserved by __________.

At the beginning of the 21st century approximately __________ Americans do not have health insurance

__________ employed the principles of percussion, ausculation, kept detailed clinical records, and performed numerous surgical procedures was

Reform in medical education early in the 20th century was due to __________.

The scope of services provided by a hospital __________.

The person who claimed that the alarming number of deaths from puerperal fever was due to infection transmitted by students came directly from the dissecting room to take care of maternity patients __________.

The first American nursing school was established in 1872 at __________.

Hospitals first appeared in as aesculapia (named after a god of medicine) __________.

The discoverer of vitamins A and B (which played an important role in the advancement of medicine of the 20th century) is credited to __________.

The first incorporated hospital in the U.S. was founded in __________.

Two of the significant influences in the development of surgical procedures were __________.

The American College of Surgeons was founded in 1913 under the leadership of __________.

__________ a plan of care whereby a patient pays an annual retainer fee in exchange for immediate access to a physician for health care.

__________ is often referred to as the first hospital administrator.

A dentist who developed sulfuric ether and arranged for the first hospital operation under anesthesia was __________.