Deck 3: History of Medicine

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce infection?

A) handwashing
B) washing instruments
C) asepsis
D) anesthesia

Answer 1

anesthesia

Question 2

Which of the following statements about medical education is false?

A) Christian monks held great control over medicine.
B) Islam moved to preserve classical learning in medicine.
C) Medical education was established in universities in the ninth century.
D) Physicians were required to become licensed as early as the seventeenth century.

Answer 2

Physicians were required to become licensed as early as the seventeenth century.

Question 3

Which of the following occurred after it was proven that bacteria caused certain diseases?

A) Vaccination was encouraged.
B) Greater care was taken to prevent transmission.
C) There was no further need for bacterial cultures.
D) Herbs were abandoned in treating disease.

Answer 3

Greater care was taken to prevent transmission.

Question 4

Which of the following medical pioneers discovered the method of vaccination against smallpox?

A) Robert Koch
B) Charles Best
C) Louis Pasteur
D) Edward Jenner

Question 5

Which of the following statements is false?

A) The Hippocratic oath established guidelines for physicians' practice of medicine.
B) Hippocrates was Greek.
C) Most physicians swear to this oath today.
D) Hippocrates' writings contributed much to today's medical culture.

Question 6

Which is the earliest century in which women were accepted as medical doctors in Western culture?

A) Eighteenth
B) Fifteenth
C) Nineteenth
D) Sixteenth

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of advances in the growth of medicine?

A) Magnetic resonance imaging
B) Exploratory surgery
C) Non-invasive ultrasound
D) Laser eye surgery
E) Volume computed tomography

Question 8

Which of the following did the ancient Chinese cultures examine and carefully monitor because they believed the characteristics were important in medical treatment?

A) Respirations
B) Pulse
C) Temperature
D) Blood pressure

Question 9

Which of the following best defines allopathic?

A) Treating disease with remedies that produce effects different from those caused by the disease itself
B) Treating disease with remedies that produce fewer but similar effects to those caused by the disease
C) Treating the whole body
D) Treating disease with manipulation

Question 10

Which of the following was not included in medicine's early history of "specialists" in the healing arts?

A) Shaman
B) Medicine man
C) Midwife
D) Healing priest

Question 11

The new type of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics is known as which of the following?

A) (MSRA) Methicillin Streptococcus- resistant Aureus
B) (MRSA) Methicillin-resistant Streptococcus Aureus
C) (MRSA) Methamphetamine-resistant Streptococcus Aureus
D) (MRSA) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Question 12

Which of the following was practiced in early medicine because it was seen as an ingredient to chase away evil spirits?

A) Magic
B) Science
C) Prayer
D) Sacrifice

Question 13

Which of the following is believed to have a valid place in allopathic medicine?

A) Herbs
B) Religion
C) Acupuncture
D) Moxibustion

Question 14

Which of the following statements regarding music therapy is incorrect?

A) It increases apathy in people with dementia.
B) It provides pain relief.
C) It relieves treatment-related distress in individuals with cancer.
D) Specifically chosen music during acupuncture enhances this type of practice.

Question 15

Your office has a male and a female physician.A new patient calls to schedule an appointment and you book him with the female physician.The patient says he wants to see the male physician,but he is totally booked for the week and then goes on vacation for 2 weeks.Which action would be most appropriate?

A) Have the patient call back in 3 weeks.
B) Tell the patient of the many male patients who see the female physician and her education and qualifications and ask him to reconsider.
C) Explain that both physicians have patients of both sexes, and he will just have to see her.
D) Tell the patient that it is the policy of the office to assign patients as they call, and he will just have to have the assigned physician.

Question 16

In earlier times,what influence did culture have on medicine?

A) Less than in modern times
B) More than in modern times
C) An important one
D) None at all

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the pagan attitude toward illness?

A) Abandon someone thought to be ill due to disfavor with the gods
B) Excuse sick persons from daily activities
C) Touch the sick to give healing
D) Encourage suicide for the elderly

Question 18

Which of the following artists created anatomic drawings representing the skeletal,muscular,nervous,and vascular systems?

A) Michelangelo
B) Rembrandt
C) Monet
D) da Vinci

Question 19

Which of these discoveries or inventions was not made in the twentieth century?

A) Stethoscope
B) Cancer cells
C) Penicillin
D) Insulin

Question 20

Mrs.Smith has seen the family physician for her arthritis.As she is leaving,you ask her whether she has everything and understands her instructions.She replies,"Well,I understand the doctor gave me these prescriptions,but I think I will try my homeopathic remedies and the acupuncturist before filling these." What do you think the best reply would be?

A) Mrs. Smith, while I understand you have other ideas, I think you should do what the physician said if you want to get well.
B) Mrs. Smith, it is not a good idea to practice medicine on your own, especially after you asked the doctor what to do.
C) Before you leave, please discuss this plan with the doctor so that she can work with you on this.
D) I do not think that would hurt you, and I know you have reasons for doing that first.

Question 21

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

founder of modern nursing

A)Nightingale
B)Blackwell
C)Barton
D)Anderson

Question 22

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

The first human heart-lung bypass machine is used on a human.

A)2007
B)1978
C)1953
D)1990-2000

Question 23

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

performed first successful open heart surgery

A)Fleming
B)Morton
C)Barnard
D)Lillehei

Question 24

MATCHING
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invented the stethoscope

A)Banting and Best
B)Roentgen
C)Laennec
D)Lister

Question 25

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Diabetics using stem-cell therapy stop taking insulin.

A)2007
B)1978
C)1953
D)1990-2000

Question 26

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first female physician in Great Britain

A)Nightingale
B)Blackwell
C)Barton
D)Anderson

Question 27

In which of the following diseases does the virus multiply in the intestine and invade the nervous system?

A) Cancer
B) HIV
C) Paralytic poliomyelitis
D) AIDS

Question 28

MATCHING
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discovered insulin

A)Banting and Best
B)Roentgen
C)Laennec
D)Lister

Question 29

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started the American Red Cross

A)Nightingale
B)Blackwell
C)Barton
D)Anderson

Question 30

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performed first human heart transplant

A)Fleming
B)Morton
C)Barnard
D)Lillehei

Question 31

Many ancient healers practiced certain types of what modern-day practices?

A) Pilates and yoga
B) Yoga and meditation
C) Pilates and meditation
D) None of the above

Question 32

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

The first baby is born from in vitro fertilization.

A)2007
B)1978
C)1953
D)1990-2000

Question 33

Which group of people focused heavily on the use of herbs in early medicine?

A) Native Americans
B) Egyptians
C) Christians
D) Chinese

Question 34

MATCHING
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laid the groundwork on asepsis

A)Banting and Best
B)Roentgen
C)Laennec
D)Lister

Question 35

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introduced ether as an anesthetic

A)Fleming
B)Morton
C)Barnard
D)Lillehei

Question 36

MATCHING
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discovered x-rays

A)Banting and Best
B)Roentgen
C)Laennec
D)Lister

Question 37

Match the individuals with their roles in medical history.

first female physician in the United States

A)Nightingale
B)Blackwell
C)Barton
D)Anderson

Question 38

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discovered penicillin

A)Fleming
B)Morton
C)Barnard
D)Lillehei

Question 39

Match the dates with their roles in medical history.

Human genome map is created by team of scientists.

A)2007
B)1978
C)1953
D)1990-2000

Question 40

Which of the following statements regarding cancer is incorrect?

A) Chronic irritation is considered a primary cause of cancer.
B) Cancers contain stem cells that destroy other cancer cells.
C) Chemotherapy drugs are matched to the specific genetic code of an individual.
D) Cancer is often removed through surgery.