ECOS Midterm Flashcards
What was the motto and attitude of medicine before osteopathy?
“Preserve the life force”
If enough force and drugs used, could conquer disease
Treatments were few, give stimulants if drowsy and hypnotics if agitated
Who reduced mortality through hand washing before osteopathy
Ingaz semmelweiss
Who used UV light before osteopathy
Finsen
Who used X rays before osteopathy
Rontgen
Who used sterile rubber gloves before osteopathy
Halstead
When was AT still born
Aug. 6 1828
What did AT still do treat a headache when he was 11?
Used a rope swing
How did AT still learn medicine?
Studied medicine and ministry under his father - apprenticeship
How did AT still learn anatomy?
On Indian cadevars from the cholera epidemic
What happened after AT still got back from the civil war?
He had 4 children die; 1 from pneumonia and 3 from spinal meningitis so he started to think about medicine differently
When did AT still create osteopathy?
10 AM June 22 1874
When did AT still create the first American School of Osteopathy?
1892
How many students did AT Still’s first class have?
22 - 17 men and 5 women
5 of the students were his children
When did AT still die?
1917
What are the osteopathic principles?
Body is a unit: body, mind, spirit
Body is capable of self regulation and self healing
Structure and function are reciprocally related
Rational treatment should be based on tenants 1-3
What did Dr. Abraham Flexner do?
Travelled to all MD and DO schools and authored a harsh report/criticism for all - encouraged clinical rotations and stricter requirements
When was the Kansas city college of osteopathy and surgery established?
1916
Who was the first commissioned DO into armed forces?
Harry J. Walter
Who was the first woman to receive DO degree?
Jeanette Bolles
Which woman treated spinal meningitis with osteopathy?
Louisa burns
Who was the first female graduate from KCU?
Mamie Johnston - 1918 and then joined KCU faculty - building named after her on campus
Who was the first female medical school dean?
Barbara ross-lee
Who was cuban born, a graduate of KCU and the 1st minority AOA president?
Marcelino Oliva
Who was involved in the Civil rights movement, AOA president and served on the board of trustees for 20 years, and was also associate dean of KCUCOM?
William G. Anderson
When should gloves be worn?
When there is obvious blood, body fluids and pt is presenting with diarrhea
When should you wash hands?
Before and after wearing gloves
What are the types of handwashing?
Handwashing, Antiseptic handwashing, alcohol based hand rub, surgical hand hygeine
Steps to handwashing
Wet, lather, scrub for 20 seconds, rinse, dry
Bigger side of the stethoscope?
Diaphragm
What is the diaphragm of the stethoscope used to hear?
High pitched sounds such as breath and heart
Smaller side of the stethoscope?
Bell
What is the bell of the stethoscope used to hear?
Low pitched sounds (bruit)
What are the 4 basic general assessment things to look at?
Apparent state of health, level of consciousness, signs of distress, skin color and obvious lesions
How do you check posture?
Check alignment of features anteriorly and posteriorly; such as the ears, mouth, shoulders, spinal alignement, iliac crests, knees, ankles
What are some common findings when checking facial feature alignment?
Facial droop
What are some common findings when checking anterior posture?
Flexed arm against body, knock knees (knees facing inward)
What are some common findings when checking posterior posture?
Scoliosis, short leg, shoulder winging
What is the ideal posture?
All land marks are on or near the gravitational line
What is included in the stance phase of walking?
Heel strike - loading response(absorb ground reaction to weight) - mid stance to pre swing(the body weight is carried forward)
What is included in the swing phase of walking?
Toe off - mid swing and terminal swing = clear foot and advance LE
What are the common causes for gait abnormalities?
Neurologic and musculoskeletal
Describe Ataxic gait
- Neurologic disorder
- Affects both legs, irregular steps and lack of proprioception and balance
- Can be due to alcohol or damage to balance centers in the brain and spinal cord
Describe hemiparesis gait
- Neurologic disorder
- Affects one leg and one arm on same side
- Leg will drag and circumduct while the arm is flexed
- Due to damage in the motor control of brain (stroke)
Describe scissor gait
- Neurologic disorder
- - Bilateral; knees pointing inward and feet commonly cross midline
Describe steppage gait
- Neurologic disorder
- Affects one leg; flex at hip/knee to clear foot during swing phase
- Due to damage to a nerve that raises foot
Describe parkinsonian gait
- Neurologic disorder
- Bilateral; stiff and stooped over with tremors
- Short shuffling gait that speeds up involuntarily