History and Trends of Health Care

Worksheet 2

Use words or phrases from the word bank to complete the statements.

Word Bank

Printing pressWellnessNatural causes

MedicareOBRATrephiningPrimitive

  1. ______regulations require that employers check to find out if a person who wants a nurse assistant job has a current certificate to practice as a nurse assistant.
  1. During the Renaissance the invention of the ______allowed for medical information to be shared more easily.
  1. A major difference in the medical practice of primitive civilization and that of the Greek civilization is that the Greeks believed disease was caused by ______.
  1. To determine a patient’s level of ______you would need to ask them questions about their work, family, diet and physical activity.
  1. In ______times, people believed that the cause of disease and illness was punishment from the Gods.
  1. ______is a federal government program which saves money on health care costs by using a system called DRG.
  1. ______or “having a hole put in your head” was used to treat insanity, epilepsy and headaches in primitive times.

Word Bank

SanitationRomanArtHealth care

TestBubonicInfection Renaissance

  1. The fall of the ______Empire was the event that marked the beginning of the Dark Ages and the study of scientific-based medicine stopped.
  1. The ______plague occurred during the Middle Ages and killed approximately 75% of the population in Europe and Asia.
  1. Using knowledge obtained from the Greeks, the Romans developed a ______system to prevent disease.
  1. During the ______acceptance of dissection of the body, invention of the printing press and renewed interest in the science of medicine all occurred.
  1. Massage and ______therapy were used by the ancient Greeks.
  1. The Medicare and Medicaid Act was a plan passed by the government in the 20th century to assure that everyone has access to quality ______.
  1. The first ______tube baby is a medical discovery that was made more recently than the discovery of ABO blood groups.
  1. ______control is a result of the 19th century physicians finding out that disease is caused by microorganisms.

Word Bank

CostTelemedicineCeremonies AntibioticsAyurveda

MicroscopeMedicinesFoodChineseChiropractor

  1. In the 17th century it was common to see a store sign that said “Apothecary”. You would expect to buy ______from this store.
  1. The invention of the ______confirmed diseases are caused by microorganisms and not angry gods.
  1. ______were first developed in the 20th century.
  1. Hippocrates would have said the cause of a patient’s stomach ache was that the ______he ate for lunch was bad.
  1. It is possible for a doctor to perform surgery on a patient that is hundreds of miles away because of a new trend in healthcare called ______.
  1. An ancient philosophy developed in India that is used to determine a person’s predominant body type is called ______.
  1. An ______alternative practitioner would most likely talk to you about how you can improve your Chi.
  1. When a politician talks about a law that would put a cap on malpractice lawsuit awards, he/she is talking about ______containment.
  1. A ______uses his or her hands to realign the bones in a person’s back and restore the flow of energy.
  1. In primitive times, tribal witch doctors treated illness with ______to drive out evil spirits.

Word Bank* There are extra words you will not need to complete the statements found below.

HolisticHealth StethoscopePsychologistHome

MicroscopeInsulin KidneyInfectionMedicare

Illness

  1. The tribal witch doctor from primitive times might give a person herbs and plants to relieve pain or ______.
  1. ______is a drug discovered in the 20th Century to treat diabetes.
  1. The leading cause of death in the 16th century was ______.
  1. In the 19th century women began to take an active role in providing ______care.
  1. The ______dialysis machine is a new type of medical equipment that as developed in the 20th century.
  1. The development of the ______enabled physicians to listen to sounds inside the body.
  1. A nurse, a dietician and a physical therapist are more likely to provide ______health care than a dentist, a medical lab tech and an optician.
  1. A person who believes in ______health care would treat a cold with chicken soup and rest.

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