LSUS MHA 707 Exam D Questions and Answers
Question 1
Opening of 20th Century
Correct Answer
· Drs were solo practitioners
· Hospitals were single, independent entities, mostly non-profit
· Long-term care for the elderly was largely home-based
· Pharmaceuticals & medical device manufacturing was a small business
· Healthcare was a minor part of economy
Question 2
Founding of American Medical Association (AMA)
Correct Answer
1847
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,Question 3
American Medical Association (AMA)
Correct Answer
· Established standards for preliminary medical education for the degree of MD
· Code of Medical Ethics
· Recommended use of anesthetic agents for surgery/obstetrics
· Noted dangers of secret remedies (snake oil) & patent medicines
· Recommended state govs register births, marriages, & deaths
Question 4
Advances making practice of med more successful in treating health problems
Correct Answer
· Improvements in surgery made during Civil War (toilets downstream from Army's campsite)
· Application to medicine advances in bacteriology by scientists such as Louis Pasteur (ability to control infections -
leading cause of death at the time)
Question 5
Demand for therapeutics fueled by Civil War
Correct Answer
· Provided start for some of largest names in modern pharma industry: Wyeth, Pfizer, Squibb
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,Question 6
Found of U.S. Nursing Corps (professional nursing)
Correct Answer
1861 (19th century)
Question 7
Development of Ambulance Corps during Civil War
Correct Answer
· Created ambulance-to-ER system we know today
· Estab. Hierarchy of tx stations to type of hospital facilities
Question 8
Association of Hospital Superintendents became
Correct Answer
· American Hospital Association (AHA)
Question 9
Founding of Association of Hospital Superintendents
Correct Answer
1899
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, Question 10
Adoption of the Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
Correct Answer
1900
Question 11
Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
Correct Answer
· Predecessor of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
· Brought some standards & criteria in the study of diseases
Question 12
Both public & private sectors were involved in
Correct Answer
· Providing health care coverage
· Building the American health care infrastructure
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Question 1
Opening of 20th Century
Correct Answer
· Drs were solo practitioners
· Hospitals were single, independent entities, mostly non-profit
· Long-term care for the elderly was largely home-based
· Pharmaceuticals & medical device manufacturing was a small business
· Healthcare was a minor part of economy
Question 2
Founding of American Medical Association (AMA)
Correct Answer
1847
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,Question 3
American Medical Association (AMA)
Correct Answer
· Established standards for preliminary medical education for the degree of MD
· Code of Medical Ethics
· Recommended use of anesthetic agents for surgery/obstetrics
· Noted dangers of secret remedies (snake oil) & patent medicines
· Recommended state govs register births, marriages, & deaths
Question 4
Advances making practice of med more successful in treating health problems
Correct Answer
· Improvements in surgery made during Civil War (toilets downstream from Army's campsite)
· Application to medicine advances in bacteriology by scientists such as Louis Pasteur (ability to control infections -
leading cause of death at the time)
Question 5
Demand for therapeutics fueled by Civil War
Correct Answer
· Provided start for some of largest names in modern pharma industry: Wyeth, Pfizer, Squibb
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,Question 6
Found of U.S. Nursing Corps (professional nursing)
Correct Answer
1861 (19th century)
Question 7
Development of Ambulance Corps during Civil War
Correct Answer
· Created ambulance-to-ER system we know today
· Estab. Hierarchy of tx stations to type of hospital facilities
Question 8
Association of Hospital Superintendents became
Correct Answer
· American Hospital Association (AHA)
Question 9
Founding of Association of Hospital Superintendents
Correct Answer
1899
Page 3 of 57
, Question 10
Adoption of the Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
Correct Answer
1900
Question 11
Bertillon or International List of Causes of Death
Correct Answer
· Predecessor of International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
· Brought some standards & criteria in the study of diseases
Question 12
Both public & private sectors were involved in
Correct Answer
· Providing health care coverage
· Building the American health care infrastructure
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