Booklet 4 20th Century Part I Flashcards

1
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Who did St Mary’s Hospital send to study infections in wounded soldiers during WWI?

A

Alexander Fleming

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2
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What germ caused septicaemia infections?

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Staphylococci

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3
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How did Fleming discover penicillin in 1928?

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By chance. Mould formed in one of his petri dishes whicle he was on holiday. It had killed the germ inside.

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4
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What test did Fleming fail to do which would have proved uesful?

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He failed to inject penicillin into the blood stream.

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5
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Who developed the work of Fleming?

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Florey and Chain who started to experiment on mice and humans in 1941.

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6
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Who did Florey and Chain first experiment on?

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A policeman who had an infection from a rose. After initial improvement he died as there wasn’t enough antobiotic available.

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7
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How did war affect penicillin?

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War spread up production due to large injury rates.

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8
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Describe penicillin use during World War Two

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In 1943 1,000 soldiers were helped but by 1945 250,000

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9
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What percentage of soldiers would have died without penicillin during WWII?

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15 percent

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10
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How did the government help with penicillin production after WWII?

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There was a huge sponsored programme to produce the wonder drug and it was used to treat diseases such as bronchitis wounds, abscesses and tonsillitis.

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11
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Name three other antibiotics produced after penicillin.

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Streptomycin for treating TB, Tetracyline for skin infections and Mitomycin used against cancer.

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12
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Which drug for sleeping resulted in the birth of babies with porly formed limbs?

A

Thalidomide

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13
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Name two antibiotic resistant superbugs.

A

MRSA and Norovirus

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14
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When was the first open heart surgery performed?

A

1950

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15
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When was the first kidney transplant in the UK?

A

1960

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16
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When was the first heart transplant in the UK?

A

1967

17
Q

When was the first hip replacement performed in Britain?

A

1972

18
Q

When were MRI scans first used?

A

1987

19
Q

When was the first full face transplant?

A

2008

20
Q

List 4 examples of alternative medicine.

A

Hydrotherapy, aromatheraphy, hypnotherapy, acupuncture

21
Q

During World War One, what did CCS stand for?

A

Casualty Clearing Stations

22
Q

List 4 technological improvements in medicine during World War One.

A

Mobile xray units, blood transfusions, skin grafts, the Thomas splint

23
Q

How many men suffered from shell shock during World War One?

A

80,000

24
Q

Who developed the talking cure for shellshock?

A

William Rivers

25
Q

Who developed new techniques in skin grafts?

A

Harold Gillies

26
Q

In what year were different blood groups discovered?

A

1901

27
Q

When anticoagulant was added to blood and how long would it last?

A

28 days

28
Q

During World War Two, how many blood doners were used?

A

700,000

29
Q

What was known as the Spanish Lady?

A

The influenza pandemic 1918 to 1919

30
Q

How many people died in the flu pandemic 1918 to 1919

A

20-40 million (mostly 20-40 year olds)

31
Q

How many people died from the 1918 flu pandemic in the UK?

A

280,000