Health Care Yesterday, Today, and Tommorow

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  1. 4. Disorders caused by mental or emotional factors are known as psychosomatic.
  2. 6. Chiropractic is based on the belief that pressure on the nerves leaving the spinal colum causes pain or dysfunction of the body part served by that nerve.
  3. 8. medicine Complementary medicine comprises methods other than those traditionally used in Western medicine but that are used together with Western medicine.
  4. 12. Dementia is a condition marked by a decline in memory and/or other thinking skills, caused by damage to the nerve cells int he brain.
  5. 13. nursing facility (SNF)Provides nursing and rehabilitation services on a 24-hour basis. Includes regular medical care for patients with long-term illnesses and those recovering from illness, injury, or surgery.
  6. 15. therapy;Gene therapy (the transplantion of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones in order to correct genetic disorders).
  7. 16. therapy; Massage therapy, when administered by a trained practitioner is widley recognized as a beneficial health practice.
  8. 17. Hospitals;Psychiatric hospitals offer treatment to individuals with psychiatric and behavioral disorders, including assistance with crises, medication management, counseling, and monitoring of activities of daily living.
  9. 19. Antibiotic resistance occurs when the bacteria the drug target mutate, whci means they change in ways that reduce or elimnate the effectiveness of antibiotics to destroy them.
  10. 20. medicine;Alternative medicine refers to practices used instead of Western medicine.
  11. 23. Medicine; Holistic medicine is a general term to designate the belief that the traditional view of medicine must be expanded.
  12. 26. nursing care facility (INCF)Intermediate nursing care facility (INCF): Provides personal care, social servies, and nursing supervision for at least 8 hours per day.
  13. 27. Hospice provides palliative (relieves but does not cure) care and support to patients who are expected to die within 6 months and their families.
  14. 29. pain medication Starting in the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies heavily promoted opioid pain medications (drugs that contain addic- tive substances, such as heroin), reassuring health care providers that they were not addictive
  15. 30. medicine; Integrative medicine is the term used when a health care provider offers a combination of Western medicine with complementary and alternative medicine.
  16. 31. Racism The form of implicit racism (ouside of our conscioucness).
  17. 32. Osteopathy is based on the belief that the body can protect itself against disease if the musculoskeletal system, especially the spine, is in good order
  18. 33. foster home (also called audlt foster care);Adult foster home: Provdies 24 hour personal care and supervison for a small number of residents (five is typically allowed by state regulations) in a family type home or similar setting.
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  1. 1. by the Chinese more than 5,000 years ago, it involves the insertion of tiny needles into specific points in the body to relive energy blocks.
  2. 2. medicine; A definition from the National Cancer Institute states that Western medicine is a "system in which medical doctors and other healthcare professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery." Another broader definition is that Western medicine focuses on pathology and curing disease.
  3. 3. services; Ambulatory services are for patients who do not require hospitalization.
  4. 5. Homeopathy is a method of treatment developed by a German physician in the early 1800s based on the idea of stimulating the body’s own healing responses.
  5. 7. Disparties; Many social problems affect the country’s health care delivery systems, resulting in health disparities, differences in the health status of different groups of people.
  6. 9. Homes The rate of turnover in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities tends to be very high.
  7. 10. Wellness is the promotion of health through preventive measures and the practice of good health habits.
  8. 11. ;Hippocrates of Cos (460-379 B.C.) was the most famous Greek physician of ancient times stressed observation and conservative treatment. disparties; Many social problems affect the country’s health care delivery systems, resulting in health disparities, differences in the health status of different groups of people.
  9. 14. consciousness;Some traditional health care providers are becoming more intrested in extending the definition of health to mean more than the absence of diease.
  10. 18. statistics Plymouth Colony collected vital statistics such as births and deaths.
  11. 19. adherence;Medication adherence means taking medications correctly: the right dosage at the right time and as often as prescribed
  12. 20. living residence;Assisted living residence: Provides housing, meals, and personal care to individuals who need help with daily living activities but do not need daily.
  13. 21. disease,Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that eventually affects basic body functions and results in death.
  14. 22. Medicine The Precision Medicine initaiveto provide resources for further research
  15. 24. Malls; Developing medical malls, facilities that provide a variety of outpatient service, some of which were previously provided by hospitals
  16. 25. The states’ Medicaid programs cover nursing home care, but it is not known if there will be adequate funding to cover the projected rise in expenses.
  17. 26. Inpatient (hospitalized) basis depending on their needs.
  18. 28. care community- Provides a variety of living arrangements that support lifestyles as they change from independent living to the need for regular medical and nursing care.