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UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING-CH2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS #9
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UNITED STATES MEDICAL LICENSING-CH2 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS #9
The term health care provider does not apply to - correct answer Medical assistant
Physician must spend ______years in medical school. - correct answer 4
Physicians may lose their license to practice medicine if they: - correct answer Commit
fraud when applying for the medical license
Which type of physician specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin? -
correct answer dermatologist
Diagnoses and treats disorders of the internal organs. - correct answer internist
Which type of physician specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases, disorders, and
problems associated with aging? - correct answer gerontologist
Which of these people would be treated by a pediatrician? - correct answer adolescent
with a bacterial infection
Which of these is considered a non-physician specialty? - correct answer dentistry
The ancient ________ introduced the practice of using leeches for medicinal blood
removal.p - correct answer Egyptians
Who is considered the founder of scientific medicine? - correct answer Hippocrates
The primary contribution of the Romans to medicine was their - correct answer focus on
sanitation
In ancient Greece, patients slept while ___licked their wounds - correct answer Snakes
The medical school at Salerno, Italy, founded around 850 CE was: - correct answer
Known for teaching medicine using a sound basis
The major contribution of ____ to medicine was distinguishing smallpox from
measles.pg.50 - correct answer Rhazes
The founder of modern nursing was: - correct answer Florence Nightingale
Who was the chemist who discovered microorganisms could be destroyed by heating? -
correct answer Louis Pasteur
Who pioneered open heart surgery and with two electronic engineers perfected a
pacemaker - correct answer Walton Lillehei
, Which legislation is intended to limit health administration costs, provide for patient
information privacy, and prevent fraud and abuse - correct answer HIPAA
Which of the following focuses on three types of energies present in all things: vata,
pitta, and kapha - correct answer ayurvedic medicine
Magnet therapy is primarily promoted as a treatment for: - correct answer pain
The term_refers to what you see in your mind's eye. - correct answer visualization
Works with patients who have hearing and balance disorders - correct answer
audiologist
Assists a surgeon and surgical team before, during, and after a procedure - correct
answer surgical technologist
Evaluates, diagnoses, and treats movement disorders in patients with musculoskeletal
injuries and illness - correct answer physical therapist
Creates images of structures within thebody using sound waves instead of x rays -
correct answer sonographer
Creates a billing statement listing all charges a patient has incurred for services
rendered and sends the bill to the patient, insurance company, or attorney - correct
answer medical biller
Assists licensed licensed pharmacists pharmacists in preparing preparing medicati
medications for patients and, in certain cases, administering the medicine - correct
answer Pharmacy technician
Uses an alphanumeric coding system for reimbursement for the provider and fewer fees
billed to the patient diagnoses and procedures in a manner that results in the maximum
- correct answer Medical coder
Assists patients in regulating their diets - correct answer Dietitian
Performs procedures of treatment that maintain or improv e the ventilatory function of
the respiratory tract in patients - correct answer Respiratory therapist
Administers specialized emergency care to victims of acute illness or injury and
transportation to medical facility - correct answer Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Diagnosing and treating diseases and malfunctions of the glands of internal secretion -
correct answer endocrinology
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