Endeavor - Medical Machines

What is a hypothesis?

• An idea or explanation you make based on information you have that you then test through study and experimentation.

• A physical tool used to figure out what is wrong with a patient.

• The solution a doctor finds to a patient's problems after running all of the necessary tests.

• None of the above

Which of the following items is NOT an imaging tool used by doctors?

• Computed Topography (CT)

• Stethoscope

• X-ray

• None of the above

When you are having problems with your heart, some of the symptoms could include...

• Breathlessness

• Fatigue

• Chest Pain

• All of the above

How is a doctor who is a generalist different a specialist?

• Generalists are not as good as specialists

• Specialists focus on a specific area of medicine

• Generalists treat common illnesses and injuries

• B and C

What kinds of people might a doctor work with to provide the best possible patient care?

• Doctors always work alone

• A doctor will only work with a nurse

• Doctors work with patients, radiologists, nurses, and other medical professionals

• Doctors work with other medical professionals, but never with patients

What should a doctor consider before deciding on a treatment option?

• The patient's health goals and lifestyle

• Test results and data gathered from the physical exam

• Opinions of other medical professionals working with the patient

• All of the above

What steps does a doctor take before making a hypothesis?

• Review the patient file, examine the patient

• Order imaging, make a diagnosis, provide treatment

• Review the patient file, provide treatment

• Examine the patient, order imaging

Forgetfulness, sensitivity to light, and nausea are all symptoms of what kind of injury?

• A broken bone

• Indigestion

• A head injury

• Heart attack

At the end of a visit, the doctor may choose to...

• Send the patient home without treatment

• Refer the patient to a specialist

• Provide treatment

• All of the above

Listening to a patient, feeling for abnormalities, and using a stethoscope to listen to heart and lung sounds are all ways that a doctor can examine a patient.

• True

• False