blood transfusions, magic bullet ehrlish work and marie curies work on radioactivity Flashcards
understand how the previous discoveries help create all of the above
what did Landsteiner discover in 1901and then 1902
in 1901 he discovered the first three blood groups A B and O then in 1902 he discovered the fourth group AB and that is the recipient was given the wrong blood they could die but it would prevent blood loss in surgery
what was found out in 1907
it was found out that the blood group O could be given to everyone without issues
what were the limitations of blood transfusions
the donner need to be present in the room to be able to give the blood because there wasn’t any way to store the blood without it cloting
what was the idea of the magic bullet
the idea was that it would kill the disease but not cause any harm
what did ehlrich started working on in 1905
he wanted to see if something would cure syphilis without affecting the other cells
what did ehlrich find out in 1909
that the Salvarsan 606 was the first chemical cure for a disease
how did rontgen discover the x-ray
it was a glass tube with gases at a low pressure and an electric curent passing through them
how would the x-ray be used to diagnose other problems
it would take a 2d picture of organs and would show any irregularities
eg tuberculoses or broken bones
