Intro to Med

Reviewer in INTRO to MED

Key Terms

Adductive reasoning – a logic conjecture determines plausible solution that need to be tested through experimentation.

Amoebiasis – infection in gastrointestinal tract, caused by Entamoeba histolytica.

Clinical laboratory – also known as medical laboratory, where tests are done on clinical specimens to diagnose, treat and prevent disease.

Clinical Laboratory Science – medical technology, provides laboratory information needed for diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

Law of Heredity – describes the inheritance of traits passed down from one generation to the next.

Medical Technology – healthcare products that used to diagnose, monitor, or treat diseases.

Nosocomical infection – infection acquired in hospital or within healthcare settings.

Pathology – study and diagnosis of disease.

Serology – section of clinical laboratory that uses the concept of antigen-antibody interaction as diagnostic tools.

Urinalysis – also known as routine and microscopy, test performed on urine.

Tropozoite – immature, active feeding, motile stage of a protozoan parasite.

Medical Technology as Science

Medical Technology – combination of medicine and technology.

Impact of using the Scientific Method in the Field of Medical Technology

Galileo Galilei - Modern science owes its popularity in the field of medicine to the scientific method

Scientific Method

1. Characterization – involves the formulation of a problem, deciding on the appropriate equipment and method.

2. Hypothesizing – includes the hypothetical explanations and measurements of the subject being considered.

3. Experimentation – conducting experimental procedures to obtain data.

4. Conclusion and Recommendation – drawing the necessary conclusions and recommendations based on the findings.

Delimitation of the Scientific Method

* First Delimitation – can be observed when the issue on origin of the universe is being considered.

* Second Delimitation –...