Chapter 1: History of Medical Technology Profession Flashcards
He was the Greek Physician known as the “FATHER OF MEDICINE”
Hippocrates
It described by Hippocrates the FOUR HUMORS to test the disorder by measuring BODY FLUIDS.
- Blood
- Phlegm
- Yellow Bile
- Black Bile
He has described diabetes as “DIARRHEA OF URINE”?
Galen
It is where the FIRST CLINICAL LABORATORY in the PHILIPPINES is located.
Quiricada, St., Sta. Cruz Manila
It is the very FIRST SCHOOL to offer a complete FOUR-YEAR course program in MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY.
University of Santo Tomas
It was invented by WILHELM ROENTGEN when he discovered by accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density.
X-ray
He described the PRESENCE OF PHAGOCYTES in the blood and their role in FIGHTING INFECTIONS.
Elie Metchnikoff
He was the city HEALTH OFFICER of MANILA.
Dr. Mariano Icasiano
He was the FIRST GRADUATE of the MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY program of PUC in 1956.
Dr. Jesse Umali
The year HOWARD RICKETTS discovered microorganisms whose range lies between bacteria and viruses called RICKETTSIAE.
1906
In 1796, he discovered the SMALLPOX VACCINE.
Edward Jenner
In 1877, he presented the first pictures of BACILII (ANTHRAX), and later the tubercle bacilli.
Robert Koch
It is a device in the 19th century for measuring the VITAL CAPACITY OF LUNGS.
Spirometer (John Hutchinson)
It is a device in the 19th century for measuring BLOOD PRESSURE.
Sphygmomanometer (Jules Herisson)
It is MECHANICAL TECHNIQUES and CADAVER DISSECTION were used to provide a more objective and accurate diagnosis, in what century?
18th century
It is MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS were not allowed to conduct a physical examination of the patient’s body, in what century?
11th century
By 900 A.D., the first book detailing the CHARACTERISTICS OF URINE.
- Density
- Quality
- Color
Who invented the STETHOSCOPE?
Rene Laennec, 1816
Who discovered the MICROSCOPE?
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek, 1840
It is a VISUAL TECHNOLOGY invented in 1850 by HERMANN VON HELMHOLZ
Ophthalmoscope
Devised by MANUEL GARCIA using two mirrors to observe the THROAT and LARYNX.
Laryngoscope, 1855
In the early 20TH CENTURY, improvements in basic sciences and integration of scientific and technological discoveries.
- Electrical Measurements Techniques
- Sensor Development
- Nuclear Medicine
- Diagnostic Ultrasound
It was developed by WILLIAM EINTHOVEN to measure electrical changes during the BEATING OF THE HEART.
Electrocardiograph, 1903
It served as the PIONEERING WORK of modern PHYSICAL THERAPY by ELIZABETH KENNY in the treatment of polio.
Kenny Method, 1910
