1500-1700 Reinessance [Continuity Prevention+Treatment+Care] Flashcards
Where was their continuity in treatment and prevention? (Name 5)
•Traditional herbal remedies
•Bleeding and purging
•Superstitions and prayer
•Cleanliness/ Good hygiene
•Healthy living (diet)
Why would there be a lack of change despite the improved knowledge of the renaissance?
Ideas were slow to be accepted
Discoveries would not improve understanding of the cause of disease…leading to?
Continuity
What is ‘More emphasis on removing miasma through draining swamps, sewerage/ rubbish removal’ an example of?
Changes in prevention and treatment
Why would being cared for at home (usually by female relative) be an example of continuity in treatment?
Because physicians were still too expensive for the majority
Where would there be continuity in training for Apothecaries and surgeons?
Still not given university training and were still considered inferior to physicians (+Were cheaper)
Where would there be continuity in training for Physicians?
Still training at universities which lasted many years, and that training was still based on learning from textbooks and not practical experience