health final 1

in ancient times, people believed that illness and disease was caused by...

supernatural spirits
who were the "doctors" for ancient egyptians?

priests
who was the ancient egyptian god of medicine?

thoth
what is one of the most important benefits of the egyptian process of embalming?

further advanced the knowledge of anatomy
who is hippocrates considered to be?

the father of medicine
what effects did the renaissance have on medical practice?

desection correcter many errors that had been undetected for centuries
louis pasteur

came up with pasturization
wilhelm roentgen

discovered x-ray
alexander fleming

discovered penicillin
anton von leeuwenhoek

created the microscope
ignaz semmelweiss

identified the cause of child bead fever
bachelor's

4+
master's

5+
associate's

2
doctrate

6+
reasons why there are so many job opportunities in health care:
- aging population
- moving toward preventive and primary care
- advancing technology
home health care agencies-

designed to provide care in a petients home
emergency care services

provide special care to victums of accidents or sudden illness
rehabilitation facilities

provide help to patients with physical or mental disabilities to obtain maximum self care and function
optical center

provide vision examinations, prescribe eyeglasses or contact lenses, and chech for the presence of eye disease

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health final 1

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2011-01-12T06:05:22Z

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