BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COURSE REVIEW
Unit 1: See list of root words, prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations
Unit 2: Biomedical Ethics & Legal Principles
Malpractice / Negligence / Assault / Battery / ConductConsent / Felony / Misdemeanor / Illegal restraint / Living will
Durable power of attorney / Advanced directive / Ethics / Morals / Rules
Euthanasia / Litigation / Tort / Contract / Liable
Unit 3: Technology in Medicine
Prosthetics / Mammography / Radiology / Digital imaging / TelemedicineTelepsychiatry / Telepathology / Teleradiology / HIPAA / Telespirometry
Clinical / Xray / CAT scan / PET scan / Ultrasound
Interventional radiology / Stereotactic radiology / Focused ultrasound surgery
Unit 4: Medical Mathematics
Meter / Gram / Liter / Kilo / HectaDecka / Deci / Centi / Milli / Cubic centimeter
Volume / Distance / Weight / Fahrenheit / Celcius
Metric system / Household system
Unit 5: Forensic Medicine
Forensics / Autopsy / DNA fingerprinting/typing / Forensic anthropology / OdontologyRh factor / Coroner / Medical examiner / Pathologist / Natural death
Unnatural death / Rigor mortis / Lividity/hypostasis / Body temperature / DNA
Chromosomes / Egg / Sperm / Serology / Barr body
Kastle-meyer test / Precipitin test
Unit 6: Infectious Diseases
Pathogen / Microbe/microorganism / Disease / Colonization / InfectionFlora / Opportunistic infection / Epidemiology / Epidemiologist / Disease reservoir
Symptoms / Assymptomatic / Transmission / Virulence / Indirect contact
Direct contact / Immune system / Immunity / Vaccine / Pesticide
Antimicrobial / Microbicidal / Antiviral / Antibiotics / FDA
CDC / NIH / WHO / HIV/AIDS / Influenza
Rifampin / Penicillin / Tuberculosis / Emerging disease / Re-emerging disease
Endemic / Pandemic / Ebola / Lyme / SARS
Acyclovir / AZT / Eukaryote / Prokaryote / Bioterrorism agents
Unit 7: Organ Transplants
Cell / Tissue / Organ / Organ system / Living donorCadaveric donor / Tissue typing / Organ procurement / Recipient / Immunosuppressive drugs
UNOS / Discordant species / Concordant species / Autologous transplant / Xenogenic transplant
Allogenic transplant / Brain death / Antigens / Anti-rejection drugs / Immune system
Unit 8: Cell biology & Cancer
Cancer / Incidence / Predisposition / Genetics / HeredityMitosis / Benign / Tumor / Malignant / Metastatic
Prognosis / Diagnosis / Susceptible / Carcinogens / Risk factor
Mutagen / Mutation / Mortality rate / Survival rate / Cell cycle
Proto-oncogenes / Tumor suppressor genes / Hyperplasia / Dysplasia / In situ cancer
Invasive cancer / UV radiation / Chemotherapy / Radiation / Alternative therapy
Detection
Unit 9: Careers in biomedical Technology
Pathologist / Medical technologist / Phlebotomist / Microorganisms / HematologyPathogens / Histology / Life science / Microbiologist / Virologist
Biochemist / Radiography / Radiologic tech / Film badge / Radiologist
Nuclear medicine tech / Ultrasound tech / Physicist / Medical dosimetrist / Electrocardiograph tech
Echocardiograph tech / Electroencephalography tech / Dietician / Environmental engineer / Health inspector
Sanitartian / Biomedical equipment tech / Central services tech / Biosphere / Ecosystems
Environmental protection agency (EPA) / Emphysema / Lead poisoning / Carbon monoxide poisoning / Biotechnologist
Geneticist / Biomedical engineer / Biomedical equipment tech / Associates degree / Bachelors degree
Masters degree / Doctoral degree
Unit 10: Biomedical Research
Biomedical research / Basic research / Clinical research / Applied research / Clinical trialsIn vitro / Culture / Control / Hypothesis / FDA
Epidemiology / Diabetes / Bone marrow transplants / Pancreas / Polio
Hepatitis / Vaccines / Experimental epidemiology / Descriptive epidemiology / Observational epidemiology
Gene therapy / Antibiotics / Fluoride / Pacemaker / Angioplasty
Fact / Myth / Biotechnology / Transgenic animals / Pharming
Transgene / DNA / Base pairs / Embryos / Surrogate
Sickle-cell anemia / Recombinant DNA / Cloning / Stem cells
Unit A Medical Terminology—6% of test
1. I have memorized all the prefixes, suffixes, roots & abbreviations
2. I can break down larger words into smaller parts and can define them this way
Unit B Biomedical Ethics & Legal Principles—5% of test
1. I know the difference between criminal and civil law
2. I know the difference between a felony & a misdemeanor
3. I know the difference between slander & libel
4. I know the different ways a medical professional can be found negligent
5. I know the different ways a medical professional can breach their confidentiality
6. I know the appropriate conduct of a medical professional at work
7. I know the difference between an advanced directive, living will and the role of a durable power of attorney
8. I know the professional code of ethics for medical professionals
9. I know how morals play a role in healthcare
10. I know the basic patient’s rights
Unit C Technology in Medicine—6% of test
1. I can describe the 5 different ways computers are used in health care
2. I know what computer assisted surgery is and the two tools we used as examples of computer assisted surgery
3. I know the basics of prosthetics—what they are used for the and the special features we discussed in class that make them especially useful to amputees
4. I know the difference between traditional and digital x-rays
5. I know why an x-ray would be used
6. I know who invented the x-ray
7. I know why an ultrasound would be used
8. I know why an MRI would be used
9. I know how an MRI works
10. I know why a CAT scan would be used and how it works
11. I know why a PET scan would be used and how it works
12. I know the importance of telemedicine
13. I know the issues surrounding telemedicine including insurance issues, technical issues and privacy issues
Unit D Medical Mathematics—5% of test
1. I know what metric units are used to describe length/distance, weight/mass and volume
2. I know how to draw a helpful chart that will allow me to convert metric units
3. I know how to convert kgs into lbs. and vice versa
4. I know how to convert lbs to ounces and vice versa
5. I know how to convert inches and feet into meters and vice versa
6. I know how to convert, quarts, ounces, pints into liters and vice versa
7. I know how to convert milliliters to pints, cups, ounces, T and tsps and vice versa
8. I know how to convert centimeters to inches and feet and vice versa
9. I know how to convert Celcius to Fahrenheit and vice versa
Unit E Forensic Medicine—9% of test
1. I know the purpose of forensics
2. I know the goal of forensics
3. I know different methods/techniques of forensics
4. I know why an autopsy would be performed
5. I know the 3 different methods to determine time of death
6. I know that the 3 different methods to determine time of death are not 100% reliable
7. I know what DNA is
8. I know the parts of DNA, including all four bases
9. I know how many chromosomes are in a human cell and how many are in a human sperm or egg
10. I know what can be left behind at a crime scene that would give investigators your DNA
11. I know how many bones are in the human body
12. I know what bones left behind can tell us about their owner
13. I know why teeth are helpful to find at a crime scene
14. I know that teeth are unique and no two people have the same set
15. I know, in addition to the teeth at the crime scene, what is needed to identify the victim from their teeth
16. I know the four different types of blood
17. I know what Rh factor is
18. I know the ways blood can help investigators know the gender of a victim and its species
Unit F: Infectious Diseases—11% of test
1. I know the difference between an infectious and non-infectious disease
2. I know the difference between a microbe and a pathogen
3. I know the difference between an infection and a disease
4. I know the four steps a pathogen must take in order to cause disease in a host
5. I know the 6 different microbes that cause disease
6. I can identify which specific diseases are caused by which pathogens
7. I know how to treat bacterial, viral and fungal infections
8. I know what antimicrobial resistance is
9. I know how the virulence of a disease effects its ability to become an epidemic
10. I know the rate of transmission and duration of infection a disease effects its ability to become an epidemic
11. I know the relationship with immunization and the spread of disease
12. I know the mechanisms of non-specific defenses
13. I know the mechanism of specific body defenses
14. I know the public health measures that prevent the spread of infection
15. I can differentiate between an emerging and re-emerging disease
Unit G: Organ Transplants—5% of test
1. I know the myths out there that prevent people from donating organs
2. I know the age limits and rules surrounding organ donations
3. I know the tissues that can be donated at this time
4. I know the organs that can be donated at this time
5. I know the criteria required to get matched for organ donation
6. I know the ethical concerns surrounding organ transplants
Unit H: Cell Biology & Cancer—9% of test
1. I know what cancer is
2. I know that males have a higher incidence than females of cancer
3. I can describe the steps it takes for cancer to form (stages of tumor development)
4. I know the relationship between age and cancer
5. I know the risks factors associated with getting cancer
6. I know the difference between a mutagen and a carcinogen
7. I know why cancer takes a long time to form
8. I know the differences between a healthy cell and a cancerous cell (physical and physiological changes)
9. I know ways to prevent cancer
10. I know about treatments available for cancer
Unit i: Careers in Biomedical Technology—14% of test
1. I know the differences between different degree programs
2. I know the job descriptions of the professions listed in the vocab section for this unit
Unit 10: Biomedical Research—22% of test
1. I know what biomedical research is
2. I know what the importance of biomedical research is
3. I know how basic, applied and clinical research is all used to perform biomedical research
4. I know what clinical trials are used for
5. I know the 3 phases of clinical trials and what each tests
6. I know the 5 different research methods and why they are used
7. I know the limitations to the 5 different research methods
8. I know why someone would conduct an epidemiological study
9. I know the benefits of biomedical research
10. I know what a transgenic organism is
11. I know which animals have been used as transgenic organisms
12. I know what the Harvard mouse is and Dolly the sheep
13. I know which animals are used the most in transgenics
14. I know why pharming is practiced
15. I know how transgenic organisms are made and cared for
16. I know the ethical concerns surrounding transgenics
17. I know the basics of how to clone
18. I know what the human Genome Project is and what it is used for
19. I know what stem cells are and what they contribute to research