Chapter 1: History of Medical Technology Profession Flashcards

1
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He was the Greek Physician known as the “FATHER OF MEDICINE”

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Hippocrates

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It described by Hippocrates the FOUR HUMORS to test the disorder by measuring BODY FLUIDS.

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  1. Blood
  2. Phlegm
  3. Yellow Bile
  4. Black Bile
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3
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He has described diabetes as “DIARRHEA OF URINE”?

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Galen

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4
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It is where the FIRST CLINICAL LABORATORY in the PHILIPPINES is located.

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Quiricada, St., Sta. Cruz Manila

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5
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It is the very FIRST SCHOOL to offer a complete FOUR-YEAR course program in MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.

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University of Santo Tomas

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It was invented by WILHELM ROENTGEN when he discovered by accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density.

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X-ray

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7
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He described the PRESENCE OF PHAGOCYTES in the blood and their role in FIGHTING INFECTIONS.

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Elie Metchnikoff

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8
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He was the city HEALTH OFFICER of MANILA.

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Dr. Mariano Icasiano

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9
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He was the FIRST GRADUATE of the MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY program of PUC in 1956.

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Dr. Jesse Umali

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10
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The year HOWARD RICKETTS discovered microorganisms whose range lies between bacteria and viruses called RICKETTSIAE.

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1906

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11
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In 1796, he discovered the SMALLPOX VACCINE.

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Edward Jenner

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12
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In 1877, he presented the first pictures of BACILII (ANTHRAX), and later the tubercle bacilli.

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Robert Koch

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13
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It is a device in the 19th century for measuring the VITAL CAPACITY OF LUNGS.

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Spirometer (John Hutchinson)

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14
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It is a device in the 19th century for measuring BLOOD PRESSURE.

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Sphygmomanometer (Jules Herisson)

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15
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It is MECHANICAL TECHNIQUES and CADAVER DISSECTION were used to provide a more objective and accurate diagnosis, in what century?

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18th century

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16
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It is MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS were not allowed to conduct a physical examination of the patient’s body, in what century?

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11th century

17
Q

By 900 A.D., the first book detailing the CHARACTERISTICS OF URINE.

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  1. Density
  2. Quality
  3. Color
18
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Who invented the STETHOSCOPE?

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Rene Laennec, 1816

19
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Who discovered the MICROSCOPE?

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Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 1840

20
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It is a VISUAL TECHNOLOGY invented in 1850 by HERMANN VON HELMHOLZ

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Ophthalmoscope

21
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Devised by MANUEL GARCIA using two mirrors to observe the THROAT and LARYNX.

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Laryngoscope, 1855

22
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In the early 20TH CENTURY, improvements in basic sciences and integration of scientific and technological discoveries.

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  1. Electrical Measurements Techniques
  2. Sensor Development
  3. Nuclear Medicine
  4. Diagnostic Ultrasound
23
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It was developed by WILLIAM EINTHOVEN to measure electrical changes during the BEATING OF THE HEART.

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Electrocardiograph, 1903

24
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It served as the PIONEERING WORK of modern PHYSICAL THERAPY by ELIZABETH KENNY in the treatment of polio.

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Kenny Method, 1910

25
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He invented Drinker Respirator to help patients with PARALYTIC ANTERIOR POLIOMYELITIS.

A

Philip Drinker, 1927

26
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It is a FIRST VISUAL TECHNOLOGY invented by Hermann Von Helmholz.

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Heart Lung Machine, 1939

27
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It is a VISUALIZATION of SMALL CELLS including TUMOR CELLS.

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Electron Microscope

28
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It is the adaptation of computers in medical research that led to the development of TOMOGRAPHY.

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

29
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He published “THE DEMAND FOR AND TRAINING OF LABORATORY TECHNICIANS”

A

John Kolmer

30
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In what year does the University of Pennsylvania’s William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine was opened to highlight the service role of clinical laboratories?

A

1895

31
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In what year does the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) was founded with the objective of encouraging cooperation between physicians and clinical pathologists?

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1922

32
Q

It is the FIRST HOSPITAL the Spaniards established in 1565.

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Hospital Real in Cebu

33
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In 1578, the Franciscans built this hospital for the poor and lepers.

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San Lazaro Hospital

34
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In 1596, a Hospital was founded for poor Spaniards.

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Hospital de San Juan de Dios

35
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In 1641, a Hospital was founded in Cavite.

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Hospital de San Jose

36
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It was the establishment of both health and educational institutions, and journals of science and medicine.

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  1. Boletin de Medicina de Manila (1896)
  2. Revista Farmaceutica de Filipinas (1893)
  3. Cronicas de Ciencias Medicas (1895)
37
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By 1901, the US government, through the Philippine Commission established under the Philippine Commission Act No. 156.

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Bureau of Government Laboratories

38
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He conducted a training program for aspiring laboratory workers.

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Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana