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HESA 110 1/12/23
HESA 110 1/10/23
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a | absence of |
| ante | before |
| anter(i) | front, forward |
| anti | against |
| aut | self |
| bi, bis | twice, double, two |
| contra | against, counter |
| dent | tooth |
| dipl(o) | double |
| dys | bad, faulty, abnormal |
| emia | blood |
| end(o) | inside |
| hem(ato) | blood |
| hemi | half |
| hyper | high |
| Allopathic medicine | Allopathic medicine refers to the practice of traditional or conventional Western medicine by physicians who possess a Doctorate of Medicine (MD). The term allopathic medicine is most often used to contrast conventional medicine with alternative medicine |
| Osteopathic medicine | Is a branch of medicine practice by physicians with an Osteopathic medical degree (DO). Osteopathic medicine provides all of the benefits of modern medicine including prescription drugs, surgery, and the use of technology to diagnose disease and evaluate |
| Differences between MD and DO | In recent years, MDs and DOs have become indistinguishable. Their training is basically the same, with DOs only getting some additional training in manipulation therapy. |
| Chiropractor | A non-physician who treat patients with health problems of the neuromusculoskeletal system, which includes nerves, bones, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. They use spinal adjustments and manipulation, and other techniques to manage patients’ health concer |
| Podiatrist | Podiatry, or podiatric medicine, is a branch of medicine devoted to the study of diagnosis and medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. They do not go to medical school. They have a doctorate in Podiatry (DP |
| OT | Occupational Therapist (OTs) promote health by enabling people to perform meaningful and purposeful activities. They deal with anything that “occupies” your time (ranging from using a computer to caring for daily needs such as dressing, cooking, eating, a |
| The Match | The National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®), or The Match®, is a private, non-profit organization established in 1952 at the request of medical students to provide an orderly and fair mechanism for matching the preferences of applicants for U.S. resid |
| Intern (in Medicine) | A medical internship typically lasts one year and usually begins on July 1. Internships are of two types: transitional and specialty track. After a physician completes an internship and Step 3 of the USMLE or Level 3 of the COMLEX-USA, they may practice a |
| Resident (in Medicine) | Residents have graduated from an accredited medical school and hold a medical degree (MD or DO). Residents are, collectively, the house staff of a hospital. This term comes from the fact that resident physicians traditionally spend the majority of their t |
| Fellowship (in Medicine) | Period of medical training, in the United States and Canada, that a physician may undertake after completing a residency. |
| Hospitalist | Hospitalist are physicians (usually internal medicine doctors but can be family physicians) who provide general medical care to hospitalized (admitted) patients. Many primary care doctors no longer attend to their patients while they are admitted. |
| Concierge Medicine | Patient pays a fee for increased access to a primary care physician. Physician agrees to limit the number of patients to ensure that the patient can get same day appointments and provide the patient with their personal cell phone. However, these physician |
| Direct Primary Care | Direct Primary Care (DPC) is an innovative alternative payment model improving access to high functioning healthcare with a simple, flat, affordable membership fee. No fee-for-service payments. No third-party billing. Patients have extraordinary access |
| APP | Advanced Practice Providers are non-physicians who provide care to patients. There are two types: Nurse Practitioners (NP) and Physician Assistants (PA) |
| PT | Physical Therapists (PTs) provide services that help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients with injuries or disease. Requires a master’s degree, but there is a move toward re |
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