Exam 1: Reflections of the Past

Although __________ did not invent the first microscope, he was able to perfect it.

__________ was the first hospital where anesthesia was first publicly demonstrated in 1846.

__________ showed that wound healing could be hastened by using antiseptics.

Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the __________ on March 23, 2010. The legislation is designed to ensure that more Americans receive healthcare benefits.

The inventor of the electrocardiograph, which marked the beginning of medicine in the 20th century is credited to __________.

__________ published a book in 1775 describing frightful conditions existing in hospitals

As early as 1134 B.C. these ancient ruins demonstrate evidence that patients were being treated holistically in __________.

The first psychiatric hospital founded in the U.S. was located in __________.

The national health insurance plan includes provisions to __________.

The primary function of a hospital is to provide __________.

__________ introduced steam sterilization in 1886, which was of great importance for infection control in hospitals.

The national health insurance plan __________ discrimination against Americans with pre-existing conditions.

In 1918, the American College of Surgeons drew up a "constitution" for hospitals setting forth the requirements for the care of the sick. This document was known as the __________.

__________ produced experimental rickets.

With the goal of providing the best professional, scientific and humanitarian care possible, the focus of efforts in hospital standardization was the ___________.