DO History- Study Questions Flashcards

1
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What was AT Still’s job and his father’s job?

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Medicine (father was also minister)

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2
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What happened that allowed Still to have access to so many cadavers for anatomy?

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Indians got cholera and died

Got tribal permission

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3
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What duties did Still do during Civil War?

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Union Army (Civil War): 1861-1864
Abolitionist, combat officer, surgeon (listed as steward)
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4
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Battle of Westport

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1864
Gettysburg of West
last Confederate attack west of mississippi
3000 casualties
30000 soldiers?
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5
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What happened to 4 of Still’s kids and how did it shape his thoughts on medicine?

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1864: 3 died of spinal meningitis, infant died of pneumonia

Still wanted better way to treat patients (with the body instead of against it)

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6
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When did Still “fling to the breeze the banner of Osteopathy”?

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6/22/1874

JUNE 22, 1874

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7
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Medical Discoveries during 19th century development of osteopathy?

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Homeostasis concept developed (Bernard, 1855)
Sphygmograph- measure BP (Marey, 1863)
Phenol disinfectant- mortality 45% → 15% (Lister, 1865)
Washing hands (1847)
GERM THEORY
   Robert Koch: anthrax bacterium (1876)
   Pasteur: anthrax vaccine (1879)
UV light- antibacterial (Finsen)
X-rays (1896)
Sterile rubber gloves (Halstead, 1890)
Local anesthetia (1905)
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4 basic principles of osteopathic medicine

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  1. Body is a unit & Person is a unit of body/mind/spirit
  2. Body can self-regulate/heal/maintain
  3. Structure & Function reciprocally interrelated
  4. Rational trtmt based on principles 1-3
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principle 1

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  1. Body is a unit & Person is a unit of body/mind/spirit
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principle 2

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  1. Body can self-regulate/heal/maintain
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principle 3

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Structure & Function reciprocally interrelated

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principle 4

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  1. Rational trtmt based on principles 1-3
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13
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philosophy

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Health: body naturally resists environmental disease/stresses
Disease: natural health reduced or overcome by env factors
MSK dysfunctions are most important cause of disease
Osteopathy maximizes health state for prevention of disesase

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14
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philosophy/science/art

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Phil- principles 1 & 3
Science- principle 2 & 4
Art- apply phil/science

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15
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Where did Still introduce ideas first? How were they received?

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Introduced at Baker Univ (co-founded this school)

kicked out of church by preacher for OMM

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16
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OMM response in Kirksville, MO

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everyone loved it
demand grew in 1880s
built school (ASO)
school grew–> sister schools

17
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When/what was the 1st osteopathic school? Faculty and students?

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American School of Osteopathy: 10/3/1892
Faculty: Still & Smith (Scottish anatomist)
Class: 17 men, 5 women

18
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What preceded the American Osteopathic Foundation?

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AAAO

American Association for Advancement of Osteopathy

19
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Who is Dr. Flexner/what did he do?

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Authored report on state of US medical education (1910)
Harshly criticized MD & DO schools
Closed 8 DO schools
Resulted in stricter requirements for state licensing & put osteopathy behind b/c schools couldn’t merge w/large institutions

20
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How did osteopathy help w/1917-18 influenza pandemic?

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OMM was much more succesful than medical trtmt

helped dec pharmacology and inc OMM

21
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Compare osteopathic v allopathic trtmt

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O: host+disease=illness (treat host w/OMM and disease w/medicine to create homeostasis)
A: disease=illness (treat disease w/medicine)

22
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Who was the first female DO to graduate?

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Jeanette Bolles

23
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Who was the first minority president of the AOA?

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Cuban

Marcelino Olivo

24
Q

When did DOs start serving in military on equal footing as MDs?

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1957
Actually started being accepted in 1966 Harry J Walter
Officers equal: 1963

25
Q

Foremost female researcher in osteopathic medicine? Assistant?

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Louisa Burns

Ann Perry

26
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How many DO schools became university affiliated in the 1970s?

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6

1st: Mich State
free: Oklah State

27
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What was the first state to recognize osteopathy? When?

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Vermont

1896