MD0928 ·Army ·Undated Special Surgical Procedures II
While each patient brings new challenges to the surgical team, there are certain problems and techniques associated with particular kinds of special surgery that can be anticipated. By preparing for these peculiarities of the various…
MD0956 ·Army ·Undated Anatomy for X-Ray Specialists
As an X-ray specialist (technologist), you need to have a good understanding of human anatomy, especially as it relates to identifying anatomical landmarks, positioning a patient correctly and comfortably, for the making of radiographic…
MD0503 ·Army ·Undated Dental Instrument Setups
In order to obtain maximum benefit from professional capabilities of the Dental Corps, a carefully organized dental service system providing technical and administrative support for professional personnel is necessary. Dental specialists…
MD0859 ·Army ·Undated Mycology
In recent years there has been an increasing incidence of mycoses, diseases caused by fungi. This increase is largely due to the widespread use of antibiotic, immunosuppressive, corticosteroid, and cytotoxic drugs. Because of this…
MD0806 ·Army ·Undated Pharmacology III
MD0806 iv CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0806 PHARMACOLOGY III Drugs that act upon the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, or urinary system are frequently dispensed in both…
MD0710 ·Army ·Undated Red Meats
What is the major muscle of a rib eye steak? What is the landmark for separation of the forequarter from the hindquarter? What is the "packinghouse" term for the diaphragm? If you cannot answer these questions now, you will be able to when…
MD0804 ·Army ·Undated Pharmacology I
MD0804 v CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD08O4 Pharmacology I INTRODUCTION A patient who visits a physician or physician extender frequently receives a prescription for a medication.…
MD0913 ·Army ·Undated Drug Dosage and Therapy
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0913 DRUG DOSAGE AND THERAPY INTRODUCTION The administration of drugs is one of the most important and exacting duties performed in caring for sick and…
MD0165 ·Army ·Undated Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
For centuries, practitioners of medicine were concerned primarily with the treatment of illness and injuries. Only in the 19th century did we begin to recognize the importance of preventing illness and injury. Even so, emphasis on the…
MD0006 ·Army ·Undated Basic Human Anatomy
MD0006 ix Material Furnished: In addition to this subcourse booklet, you are furnished an examination answer sheet and an envelope. Answer sheets are not provided for individual lessons in this subcourse because you are to grade your own…
MD0152 ·Army ·Undated Diseases of Military Importance
Throughout the history of the world, disease has been man's worst enemy. Probably the most dreadful episode in recorded history was the infamous "Black Death" epidemic of the 14th century, which was responsible for the death of one-fourth…
MD0007 ·Army ·Undated Basic Human Physiology
MD0007 viii Credit Awarded: Upon successful completion of this subcourse, you will be awarded 26 credit hours. Material Furnished: In addition to this subcourse booklet, you are furnished an examination answer sheet and an envelope. Answer…
MD0910 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Practical Nursing
MD0583 ·Army ·Undated The Endocrine System
Two systems, the nervous system and the endocrine system, work together to regulate and integrate the processes of the body. The activities of these systems operate like an interlocking supersystem. Some parts of the nervous system…
MD0064 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Radiography
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible.…
MD0540 ·Army ·Undated Sterile Procedures
A cardinal rule in the medical field is to not do more harm than good to the casualty. This is the reason we must be careful to protect the patient from infection or disease while attempting to treat him. There are times in combat…
MD0580 ·Army ·Undated The Genitourinary System II
This century has seen great changes in sexual feelings, attitudes, and beliefs in American society resulting in greatly changed sexual activities and habits of Americans. Look at the massive changes in just the last forty years.
MD0549 ·Army ·Undated Psychosocial Issues
You, as a medical specialist, will find that each patient or casualty is a unique individual with his own specific problems and his own ways of attempting to deal with those problems. The lessons present psychosocial issues that will…
MD0151 ·Army ·Undated Principles of Epidemiology and Microbiology
One of the important landmarks in man's struggle to conquer disease was the invention of the microscope, generally attributed to Anton van Leeuwenhoek of Holland. Leeuwenhoek described the appearance of protozoa to the Royal Society of…
MD0173 ·Army ·Undated Pesticides in the Military
MD0173 iii CORRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0173 PESTICIDES IN THE MILITARY INTRODUCTION Pesticides are nothing new. Various pesticides, such as lead arsenate, nicotine compounds, and…
MD0513 ·Army ·Undated Preventive Dentistry
Why is preventive dentistry necessary? Through the years, the incidence of oral disease has increased, and man has become more susceptible to dental disease than he was in the past. Data are available to show that 95% of all Americans…
MD0954 ·Army ·Undated X-Ray Film Processing
In Subcourse MD0950, Fundamentals of X-Ray Physics, the fundamentals of radiation, electricity, and circuitry as they apply to diagnostic radiography were discussed. In Subcourse MD0952, Principles of Radiographic Exposure, the many…
MD0531 ·Army ·Undated Taking Vital Signs
Vital (life) signs are very important. They tell you and other medical personnel about the patient's present condition. Be maintaining a record of a patient's vital signs, the effectiveness of the medical treatment that the patient…
MD0572 ·Army ·Undated The Central Nervous System
The central nervous system is one of the two principal divisions of the body's nervous system. The nervous system is the body's communication network and control center. The central nervous system (CNS), consisting of the brain and the…
MD0809 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Compounding and Manufacturing
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible.…
MD0805 ·Army ·Undated Pharmacology II
MD0805 iv COURRESPONDENCE COURSE OF THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT CENTER AND SCHOOL SUBCOURSE MD0805 PHARMACOLOGY II INTRODUCTION In Subcourse MD0804, Pharmacology I, the basics of pharmacology were reviewed. MD0804 stressed the…
MD0008 ·Army ·Undated Introduction to Military Preventive Medicine
This subcourse is approved for resident and correspondence course instruction. It reflects the current thought of the Academy of Health Sciences and conforms to printed Department of the Army doctrine as closely as currently possible.…
MD0921 ·Army ·Undated Obstetric and Newborn I
Obstetrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the management of childbirth. The ultimate goal of all workers in the field of obstetrics is to assist a mother to produce a healthy baby, with a minimum of danger and discomfort to both.…
MD0853 ·Army ·Undated Hematology I
This subcourse is concerned with the blood tests performed in the hematology section of the laboratory. The purpose of these tests is to aid the physician in diagnosis. Thus, these tests are important and often essential to the health and…
MD0547 ·Army ·Undated