COHP chapter 4 and 3
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COHP 101 - Assignment 2
Chapter Assignments are based upon the information found within the appropriate chapters of the
text.
Reading the textbook is important in understanding the U.S. health care system and its
relationship to you, your chosen profession and the national as well as a global community.
Instructions:
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Answer the nin9 (9) items using
Chapter 3 & Chapter 4 from the textbook
.
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Using the chart below, fill in answers in the space provided. Use ONLY this format.
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The text box will expand as needed.
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Provide a complete, short, concise answer (from the information provided in the text) for
each question/item.
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Questions
Answers
Chapter 3:
According to your textbook, ________________ is another
name for ‘poorhouse’ and was the common ancestor of both
hospitals and nursing homes.
Almshouse
2.
According to your textbook, _______________ was operated
by local governments to quarantine people who had contracted
a contagious disease like yellow fever, cholera, or smallpox.
Pesthouse
3.
Historically, hospitals were referred to as
‘The Dreaded
Hospital”
with deplorable conditions, poor sanitation, and
inadequate ventilation.
In American, the mortality rate of the
dreaded hospital stood around _____________ % in the 1870’s.
74%
Name: __________________________________________
4.
Exhibit 3-2 in your textbook outlines Groundbreaking
Discoveries in medicine.
List the date of the groundbreaking discovery in the column to
the right.
(2 points)
A.
The implementation of the handwashing policy, and
aseptic technique
B.
Advances in diagnostic imaging and the discovery
of x-rays
C.
The discovery of anesthesia to advance surgical
practices and was used first for a tooth extraction
D.
The discovery of the antibacterial properties of
penicillin
E.
The demonstration of sterilization techniques such
as boiling to kill microorganisms
A.
1847
B. 1895
C.
1846
D.
1929
E. 1865
5.
In 1965, there was a turning point in the U.S. health policy, and for
the first time in history, the government assumed direct responsibility
for paying for health care for the elderly and the poor.
What two (2)
programs
were created in 1965, when congress passed
the amendments to the Social Security Act?
A.
Medicare
B.
Medicaid
6.
The globalization of health care of the 21
st
century brought
about ___________________ which enables cross-border
information exchange and delivery of certain services – such as
the electronic transmission of radiologic images over a
distance.
Globalization
Chapter 4:
Name: __________________________________________
7.
Using Exhibit 4-1 in your textbook, list four (4) different
Medical Specialties and/or Subspecialities.
1.
Training in hospitals
using advanced
technology
2.
Episodic care that
focuses on a
particular disease,
process, or organ
system
3.
Require referral
from primary care
physicians
4.
Oral and
maxillofacial surgery
8.
There are two types of physicians, which use different medical
approaches and philosophies to medical treatment.
A __________ are trained in allopathic medicine which views
medical treatment as an active intervention to counteract and
neutralize the effects of disease.
MDs
9.
There are two types of physicians, which use different medical
approaches and philosophies to medical treatment.
A __________ take into account environmental factors such as
diet and weight and stress preventative medicine.
Allopathic and
osteopathic
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