Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Key Terms

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  1. 3. A progressive disease causing a decline in memory and thinking skills that eventually affects basic body functions and results in death.
  2. 5. Famous ancient Greek physician known as the "Father of Medicine" who stressed observation and conservative treatment.
  3. 7. Uses pressure or friction on the body to relax muscles, promote blood circulation, speed healing, and relieve pain.
  4. 8. Requirement of permission in advance from insurance providers for certain medical procedures.
  5. 10. Provides palliative care and support to patients expected to die within 6 months and their families.
  6. 17. Involves the insertion of tiny needles into specific points in the body to relieve energy blocks.
  7. 18. Provides personal care, social services, and nursing supervision for at least 8 hours per day for individuals unable to care for themselves.
  8. 20. Care that relieves pain and symptoms without curing the condition.
  9. 26. Long-term care facilities that care for people who cannot live independently at home.
  10. 27. A global outbreak of an infectious disease.
  11. 30. Addictive painkilling medications containing natural or synthetic opioids.
  12. 31. Facilities offering treatment, counseling, and medication management for individuals with psychiatric and behavioral disorders.
  13. 33. Health practice based on the belief that the body protects itself against disease if the musculoskeletal system is in good order.
  14. 34. A patient who is hospitalized and occupies a bed in a health facility.
  15. 35. Facilities offering a variety of outpatient services in one location.
  16. 36. Taking medications correctly by sticking to the right dosage, time, and frequency prescribed.
  17. 37. Practices used instead of Western medicine.
  18. 38. Official recorded data on population health events such as births and deaths.
  19. 39. A condition marked by a decline in memory or thinking skills caused by damage to brain nerve cells.
  20. 40. A system in which medical professionals treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.
Down
  1. 1. Provides housing, meals, and personal care to individuals who need help with daily living activities but do not need daily nursing care.
  2. 2. Treatment that uses drugs to identify and attack specific types of cancer cells with less harm to normal cells.
  3. 4. A treatment method that stimulates the body's healing responses using small amounts of natural substances that cause symptoms in healthy people.
  4. 5. Differences in the health status of different groups of people.
  5. 6. Racism and discrimination that operate outside of conscious awareness.
  6. 9. Physical disorders or symptoms caused by mental or emotional factors.
  7. 11. Methods other than those traditionally used in Western medicine that are used together with Western medicine.
  8. 12. The transplantation of normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones to correct genetic disorders.
  9. 13. To change, such as bacteria altering structure to reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of antibiotics.
  10. 14. Care provided to patients who do not occupy a bed in a facility.
  11. 15. A practice where a provider offers a combination of Western medicine along with complementary and alternative medicine.
  12. 16. The promotion of health through preventive measures and practice of good health habits.
  13. 19. Provides a variety of living arrangements supporting lifestyles as they change from independent living to needing regular medical and nursing care.
  14. 21. A nursing approach assisting patients in making their lives as meaningful as possible by focusing on possibilities rather than limitations.
  15. 22. A federally funded health insurance program for low-income individuals.
  16. 23. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment based on each patient's unique biochemical makeup.
  17. 24. A belief that the entire person—physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and environmental—must be considered when making therapeutic decisions.
  18. 25. Health practice based on the belief that pressure on spinal nerves causes pain or dysfunction, treated by manipulating the spine.
  19. 27. Care tailored to a patient's individual biochemical makeup and genomic research.
  20. 28. Provides nursing and rehabilitation care on a 24-hour basis for patients with long-term illness or recovering from injury or surgery.
  21. 29. Health care services provided for patients who do not require hospitalization.
  22. 32. Provides 24-hour personal care and supervision for a small number of residents in a family-type home.