(1) Overview of Medical Technology (RVSP) Flashcards
Described the 4 humors the human body
Hippocrates
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
The 4 humors:
- blood
- phlegm
- black bile
- yellow bile
Serves as a the source of a person’s disposition and disease in ancient times
4 humors
Regarded as a composite of the 4 humors
Urine
Oldest lab procedure
Urinalysis
Traced the beginning of medical technology to 1500 BC
Vivian Herrick
Intestinal parasites studied by Vivian Herrick
- Hookworm
- Ascaris
- Taenia
A book for treatment of diseases; contains descriptions of the 3 stages of hookworm infection
Ebers Papyrus
Book that states that medical technology began during the Medieval period (1096-1438) because urinalysis was a fad
An Introduction to the Profession of Medical Technology
Author of An Introduction to the Profession of Medical Technology
Ruth Williams
Scientists that made the “scientific observation” that urine of certain individuals attracted ants and had a sweet taste
Hindu doctors
Prefers to date medical technology from the 14th century when an Italian physician employed Allesandra Giliani to perform tasks now under the domain of medical technology
Anne Fagelson
Hired by an Italian physician in the 14th century to perform tasks now under the domain of medical technology
Allesandra Giliani
Fluid of life
Blood
First unlucky recipient for blood transfusion
Pope Innocent VIII
Discovered blood circulation
William Harvey
First animal to animal blood transfusion
Richard Lower
First animal to human blood transfusion
Jean Baptiste-Denis
First human to human blood transfusion
James Blundell
Discovered ABO blood group system
Karl Landsteiner
Invented the compound microscope
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
First to describe RBCs, see protozoa , and classify bacteria according to shape
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Founder of Pathology
Marcello Malphigi
Greatest of the early microscopists; worked with anatomy and embryology
Marcello Malphigi
Youngest of the early microscopists
Rudolf Virchow
Fouded the Archives of Pathology in Berlin on 1847
Rudolf Virchow
Performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar
Herman Fehling
Developed the first visual colorimeter based on Beer’s Law
Jules Dubosq
Dyes produced around the mid-15th century
Aniline dyes
Made bacterial staining and microscopic study of bacteria possible
Aniline dyes
Discovered Pasteurization
Louis Pasteur
Discovered TB and Cholera
Robert Koch
Discovered Penicillin
Alexander Fleming
3 factors that caused the emegence of clinical laboratories in the USA
- financial capabilities
- manpower
- interest
Place where the first clinical laboratory was established
University of Michigan
Opened the first clinical laboratory at the University of Michigan
Dr. Douglas
Established a laboratory in Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Dr. William H. Welch
Place where Dr. William H. Welch established a laboratory
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
First professor of Pathology at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. William H. Welch
Offered the first ever laboratory course in Pathology in an American school
Dr. William H. Welch
Opened the first clinical laboratory in Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. William Osler
Place where Dr. William Osler opened his first clinical laboratory
Johns Hopkins Hospital
This study was given attention at Dr. William Osler’s laboratory in Johns Hopkins Hospital
Study of different malarial parasites in the blood
Standard reference book for medical technology written by Dr. James Todd
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis
Wrote ‘A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis’
Dr. James Todd
Renamed ‘A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis’ to ‘Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods’
Arthur Sanford
‘A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis’ was renamed to
Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods
What edition of ‘Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods’ is the standard reference for laboratories?
19th edition
Offered the first degree level prgram in medical technology in the USA
University of Minnesota
System of blood collection introduced during World War II
Closed system
Introduced the medical technology practice in the PH
26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th U.S. Army
Location of the first clinical laboratory in the PH
Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
Reestablished the laboratory after the US Army left the country
- Dr. Pio de Roda
- Dr. Mariano Icasiano
3 doctors that prepared the syllabus for training of medical technologists
- Dr. Pio de Roda
- Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana
- Dr. Tirso Briones
Offered the first 4-year B.S. degree in Medical Technology in the PH
Philippine Union College
Founder of Medical Technology education in the PH
Mrs. Willa Hilgert Hedrick
First Medical Technology graduate of the PH
Dr. Jesse Umali
Lab owned by Dr. Jesse Umali
Omega Laboratory
Offered Medical Technology as an elective course for 4th and 5th year UST Pharmacy students
- Dr. Antonio J. Gabriel
- Dr. Gustavo Reyes
Decided to offer Medical Technology as a 4-year course
Rev. Fr. Lorenzo Rodriguez, O.P.
Date when the Medical Technology program was fully recognized
June 14, 1961
Similar course to Medical Technology offered in UP
B.S. Public Health
B.S. Public Health was previously known as
B.S. Hygiene
2 universities first to offer MS in Medical Technology
- University of Santo Tomas
- Philippine Women’s University
First president of PASMETH
Dr. Gustavo Reyes
First vice president of PASMETH
Dr. Serafin Juliano
First secretary/treasurer of PASMETH
Dr. Velia Trinidad
First PRO of PASMETH
Dr. Faustino Sunico
Where was the first meeting of PASMETH held?
UST
Date of the first meeting of PASMETH
May 13, 1970
Father of PAMET
Crisanto G. Almario
Date of establishment of PAMET
September 16, 1963
Place where PAMET was established
Manila Public Health Laoratory at 208 Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila
Place where the first national convention of PAMET was held
Far Eastern University
First president of PAMET
Charlemagne T. Tamondong
Date of the first national convention of PAMET
September 20, 1964