*TEST – OCTOBER 3, 2014 Vocabulary Words – Test 2

ATHLETIC TRAINER THE PREVENTION, RECOGNITION, EVALUATION, TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, & HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION OF ATHLETIC INJURIES. September 8, 2014

September 9, 2014 Audiologists – individual specializing in diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders.

September 10, 2014 Dental laboratory technicians – make and repair a variety of dental prostheses (artificial devices) such as dentures, crowns, bridges, and orthodontic appliances according to the specifications of dentists.

DENTAL HYGIENISTS A LICENSED INDIVIDUAL WHO WORKS WITH A DENTIST TO PROVIDE CARE AND TREATMENT FOR THE TEETH AND GUMS. September 11, 2014

September 12, 2014 Dentists – a doctor who specializes in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the teeth and gums.

September 15, 2014 Dialysis technician – operate the kidney hemodialysis machines used to treat patients with limited or no kidney function.

DIETITIANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE SCIENCE OF DIET AND NUTRITION. September 16, 2013

September 17, 2013 Doctor of Chiropractic – focuses on ensuring proper alignment of the spine and optimal operation of the nervous system to maintain health.

September 18, 2013 Doctor of Medicine – diagnoses, treats, and prevents diseases or disorders.

September 19, 2013 Embalmers – prepare the body for interment by washing the body with germicial soap, replacing the blood with embalming fluid to preserve the body, reshape and restructuring disfigured bodies, applying cosmetics to create a natural appearance, dressing the body, and placing it in a casket.

PARAMEDIC PERFORM ALL THE BASIC EMT DUTIES PLUS IN-DEPTH PATIENT ASSESSMENT, PROVISION OF ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT, EKG INTERPRETATION, ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION, DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND OPERATION OF COMPLEX EQUIPMENT. September 20, 2013

HOME HEALTH CARE ASSISTANT TRAINED TO WORK IN THE PATIENT’S HOME AND MAY PERFORM ADDITIONAL DUTIES SUCH AS MEAL PREPARATION OR CLEANING. September 23, 2013

September 24, 2013 Licensed Practical Nurse – working under the supervision of physicians or RNs, provide patient care requiring technical knowledge but not the level of education required of RNs.

September 25, 2012 Massage therapists – usually work under the supervision of physicians or physical therapists, and use many variations of massage, bodywork, and therapeutic touch to muscles to provide pain relief for chronic conditions or inflammatory diseases. Massage therapists typically have to complete 500 hours or more of study and experience during training.

MEDICAL ASSISTANT (MA) PREPARE PATIENTS FOR EXAMINATION; TAKE VITAL SIGNS AND MEDICAL HISTORIES; ASSIST WITH PROCEDURES AND TREATMENTS; PERFORM BASIC LABORATORY TESTS; PREPARE AND MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. September 26, 2013

MEDICAL LABORATORY ASSISTANTS PERFORM BASIC LABORATORY TESTS; PREPARE SPECIMENS FOR EXAMINATION OR TESTING; AND PERFORM OTHER LABORATORY DUTIES SUCH AS CLEANING AND HELPING TO MAINTAIN EQUIPMENT. September 30, 2013

October 1, 2013 Medical Records Administrators – plan the systems for storing and obtaining information from records; prepare information for legal actions and insurance claims; compile statistics for organizations and government agencies.

October 2, 2013 Medical transcriptionists – use a word processor to enter data that has been dictated on an audiotape recorder by physicians or other health care professionals.

October 3, 2013 Nurse assistants – provide patient care such as baths, bedmaking, and feeding; assist in transfer and ambulations; and administer basic treatment.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS HELP PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, MENTAL, OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES TO OVERCOME, CORRECT, OR ADJUST TO THEIR PARTICULAR PROBLEMS. October 4, 2013