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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 22mins
What does it mean to DIAGNOSE a patient?
To give them medicine
To figure out what is causing their illness
To send them to another doctor
To send them to the hospital
What does it mean to ADMIT a patient?
To put them into the hospital
To tell them what is wrong with them
To ask them to explain how they're feeling
To send them home
What are a patient's SYMPTOMS?
The list of medicines they're taking
The feelings or discomforts that they are experiencing
The list of doctors they're seeing
Measurements such as their heart rate or blood pressure
One division of health sciences is DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES (this means they decide what is wrong with a patient).
Which of the following careers would most likely fall into this division?
Surgeon
Pharmacist
Pediatrician
Therapist
One division of health sciences is THERAPUTIC SERVICES (this means they help to treat a patient).
Which of the following careers would most likely fall into this division?
Physical Therapist
Athletic Trainer
School Nurse
Pharmacist
One division of health sciences is HEALTH INFORMATION (this means they spread information about healthcare).
Which of the following careers would most likely fall into this division?
Army Medic
Surgeon
Medical Device Salesperson
Dentist
One division of health sciences is SUPPORT SERVICES (this means they help doctors do their jobs).
Which of the following careers would most likely fall into this division?
Dental Hygienist
Surgeon
Psychologist
School Nurse
One division of health sciences is RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (this means they find new information in healthcare).
Which of the following careers would most likely fall into this division?
Prosthetist (someone who builds artificial limbs)
Surgeon
Army Medic
Pharmacist
What is the difference between TREATMENT and CURE?
Treatment helps temporarily, but a cure is permanent
Treatment helps symptoms, but a cure stops the disease
Treatment is short term, but a cure is long term
All of the above
Many jobs in health sciences require a Bachelor's degree.
What is a Bachelor's degree?
A degree earned after 2 years of college
A degree earned after high school
A degree earned after 4 years of college
A degree earned after working for a year
After going to college, many medical careers require a RESIDENCY.
What is a residency?
Training to treat patients in their home
Training to become a nurse
Training to be a doctor in your own home
Training to be a specific kind of doctor
Why would a doctor use a patient chart?
To find out background information about a patient
To find out if a patient has been to a doctor before
To find out if a patient is taking any medications
All of the above
Many doctors have earned what is called an M.D.
What does M.D. stand for?
Doctor of Medicine
Mega Dude
Medical Degree
Medicine Donor
An army medic is a health science career.
What OTHER career pathway would it fall into?
Human Services
Education
Law and Public Safety
Transportation and Logistics
A school nurse is a health science career.
What OTHER career pathway would it fall into?
Education
Arts and Communication
Finance
Business
A biomedical researcher is a health science career.
What OTHER career pathway would it fall into?
Manufacturing
Human Services
Science and Engineering
Law and Public Safety
Which career involves filling prescriptions that doctors prescribe to patients?
Nurse
Therapist
Pharmacist
Chemist
Which career involves giving patients the drugs that put them to sleep for an operation?
Pharmacist
Anasthesiologist
Surgeon
Nurse
Which career involves helping a dentist treat patients' teeth and gums?
Nurse
Hygienist
Orthodontist
Odontologist
Which career involves treating patients with cancer?
Orthodontist
Oncologist
Odontologist
Orthopedic Surgeon
