cw101 Notes Flashcards
What was believed to cause an illness in the ancient times?
It was believed to be caused by evil spirits
what is trephening
cut made into the skull to let the spirits out
asclepius
greek god of healing, wingless staff with a wrapped snake
caduceus
two wing and two snakes wrapped around, mistake as a medicine symbol
prayer
most common treatment, remains in some cultures
Hippocrates
Third gen physician
4 elements of good health(Hippocrates)
Wet, dry, hot, and cold
Illness imbalance (four humors)
blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile
4 humors linked
blood-hair
phlegm- water
yellow bile- fire
black bile- earth
Treatments for the 4 humors
blood letting and laxatives
Corpus Hippocratum
books that documented Hippocrates teaching
Hippocratic Oath
doctors are good to patients and keep info private(HIPPA); Father of medicine
Aristotle
greek philosopher & scientist
advances in biology
Described anatomy after dissecting many animals
Claudius Galen
Followed Hippocrates believes
wrote topics like physiology, anatomy, pathology, diagnosis, and pharmacology
Roger Bacon
Philosopher & alchemist
explained the importance of experimental method
Paracelsus
Physician and alchemist
treating an illness with one medication
Garlic for inflammation of…
bronchial tubes
Liverwort for…
Liver problems
Wine and pepper for…
stomach ailments
Onions for…
worms
Tiger fat for…
Joint pain
St. John’s Worth
Herb that can be purchased
Blood letting
Lessen bodily fluids
Gregory Mendel
Foundation of genetics and how genes are woven
father of genetics
Early Americans
Immigrants brought disease
Chinchona bark (quinine); Use?
Cure Malaria
What was mercury used for?
cure syphilis
Laudanum
Most popular tonic for medicine
sedative to dull pain
helped with home problems and depression
highly addictive
Absinthe
Alcohol liquid herb mix with alcohol, served with water and sugar- treatment for tapeworms
Opium
Byproduct of papaver somniferum
Opiod
Made in laboratory instead of taken from a plant
Side effects of Opiod/ opium
Analgesia, reduce gastrointestinal motility respiratory depression and euphoria amongst others
Alexander Fleming
Discovered penicillin by 1928
Gerhad Domagk
Discovered synthetic drug i 1932
Louis Pastor
Discovered the anthrax vaccine for animals in 1881
Apothecary
Pharmacies ascended after the civil war
When and where did the first pharmacy operated by a pharmacist?
New Orlands, 1823
what did early pharmacy clerks became
pharmacy techs
Were pharmacy techs enlisted in the military
yes
What happened after the need for technicians
Salary, standard education, and pharmacist trust increased
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990(OBRA 90)
federal law that require medicaid patients to have a consultation about new medicine or medicine changes