Quiz: Vocab- Medical Paperwork: #16-20

What does duration mean?

• the amount of time something lasts or works

• two of something

• medicine

• how you color a picture

If the medicine box says that the medicine will work for a duration of 4 hours and it is 12pm, you need take another dose if you still have a headache at ____.

What does "martial status" mean?

• that you do karate

• that you have a black belt

• describes a person's relationship status in terms of a legal standpoint

• how you order your lunch at McDonald's

Click all that apply: Different ways people can answer about their "marital status".

• in high school

• single

• married

• widow

Name another word for "occupation."

• job

• your last name

• career

• where you live

Which of the following is an occupation?

• yellow

• yellow

• smart

• Walmart

• cashier

What does "medical family history" mean?

• who your grandparents are

• a record that outlines your family's medical history

• how many cousins you have

• how much medicine you take

Why is it important to know about your family's medical history?

• Genetics can predict if you are likely to get a disease in the future.

• Doctors may use that information to make a more well rounded treatment plan

• It allows you to be aware of diseases you may have or have had passed down

• all of the above

What does it mean to keep something confidential?

• tell everyone about something

• to be kept secret; private information

• only tell your best friend about a secret

• tell everyone in Schalick High School about your secret

Why is it important for doctors to keep things confidential about their patients?

• It is that person's private medical information- not for everyone to know.

• They can tell anyone that asks about another person's information.

• There are laws that keep doctors from telling your private information.

• There is no such thing as something being confidential.