Exam 2: The Healthcare Industry

An occupational therapist works to help patients regain functions and improve their quality of life.

Quality refers only to whether the patient liked the food in a hospital or had to wait for a procedure.

Things that contribute to comfort, enjoyment, or convenience are called __________.

A registered nurse who administers anesthetics to patients is called a nurse __________.

A physician whose primary professional focus is hospitalized patients is called a(n) __________.

__________ is considered the medical Shakespeare.

Salk and Pasteur developed the polio vaccine.

The first woman to practice medicine was:

The Father of Medicine contributed which of the following to medicine?

HIV is classified at USAMRIID as a level __________ biosafety threat.

The organization committed to research and delivery of needed drugs and medical supplies to various areas of the world is:

Which statement best describes the main difference between the DO and the MD?

__________ is the enzymatically controlled transformation of an organic compound.

__________ help ensure that physicians maintain high standards while practicing their professions.

Podiatrists care for the patient's __________.

A group practice consists of at least ____ physicians.

MTs usually supervise paramedics.

A(n) __________ practice is composed of at least three physicians.

Which of the following statements about the professional corporation form of business organization is not true?

A person who is totally lacking in something of need is said to be __________.