20th Century Medicine Flashcards
Who created a stethoscope
Rene laennec
What did Gabriel Fahrenheit created
First Mercury thermometer
What did Horace Wells use for anesthesia
Nitrous oxide
Penicillin was discovered in
1928
First successful heart transplantation was performed by
Christian Barnard
Dr. Karl Landsteiner’s achievement
Nobel prize for discovery of human blood groups
Who proved the efficacious prontodi and sulanilamide in streptococcal septicemia
Leonard Colebrooke
Who discovered insulin
Frederick Banting and Charles H. Best
Louise Pasteur created term
Aerobic and anaerobic
Gerrard domagk proved
The red dye prontosil is active against localised streptococcal infection
What was the main drug of treatment for syphilis before introducing penicillin
Salvarsan
Discovery of Robert Koch
• Bacteria responsible for tuberculosis
• The anthrax disease cycle
Who is the founder of bacteriology
Robert Koch
First successful kidney transplantation was carried out in
1807
Who invented the first practical electrocardiograph
Willem Einthoven
Who introduced antiseptics in surgery
Joseph Lister
The first half of the 20th century witnessed the virtual conquest of major diseases of tropics, which are
• Malaria
• Leprosy
• Yellow fever
John Snow identified the source of
Cholera epidemic
Who is considered to be the “Father of Medical Ultrasound”
John wild
Who gave the first clinical description of whooping cough
Guilaume de Baillou
