Emergence of Science Flashcards
Rene Descartes
“Cogito Ergo Sum” - I think, therefore I exist. Seeking Truth
Francis Bacon
Replaced deductive method(aristotelian) with new science (inductive method).
Royal Society of London
Driving force of new science, advocated inductive reasoning, criticized Galen/Aristotelian science.
Robert Boyle
Assistant Hooke. Established empiric research, showed air is needed for combustion, life, sound. Argued against traditional elements (earth,air,fire,mercury)
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
Designed/built single lens microscope with 250X, discovered “animacules” in water
William Harvey
De Motu Cordis - Motion of the Heart. Refuted Galen theories of circulation such as Two distinct types of blood (venous= nutritive and Arterial = pneuma or vital spirit), arterial pumping, pores in septum. Figured blood had to circulate via Cardiac Output
Thomas Sydenham
English Hippocrates. Emphasized Bedside manner, personal observation. Believed specific therapies for specific diseases.
Herman Boerhaave
“Greatest physician of Europe.” Teacher of Europe, Med students observed 2 Cases a week, used post-mortem examination to determine cause of illness, use of thermometer and magnifying lens in clinical assessment, described “Boerhaaves Syndrome” - esophageal rupture in violent vomiting.
Albrecht Von Haller
Father of Modern Physiology. Noted muscles twitch when stimulated, Heart beats after removal.
Giovanni Morgagni
Father of Anatomic Pathology. First to understand and demonstrate need to base diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment on knowledge of anatomical condtions. “Seats and causes of disease:”
Leopold Auenbrugger
Father of Percussion. Showed how to detect cavities of lungs, locations and size determined by percussion. Lung pathology might be found by palpating the vibration or “Fremitus” produced by voice or breathing.
William Hunter
Greatest work was “Anatomia uteri humani gravidi”. Meaning in words, built famous anatomy theater in London with awesome brother AKA John “The Man” Hunter
John Hunter
Grave Robber, Williams anatomy assistant. Acquired the skeleton of Charles Bryne (7 foot 7 inches) against Byrnes clear Deathbed wishes. Extensive study of inflammation, work on GSW’s, work on venereal disease, verified fats are absoerbed into lacteals in the gut, proof maternal/fetal blood supplies separate, lymphatic system, first study of development of child.
Jean Nicolas Corvisart
First Heart Specialist. Advocated percussion. Rene Laennec was his most famous student.
Rene Laennec
Father of Stethoscope. Was the first to lecture on melanoma, named cirrhosis. Rales,Rhonci,Egophony all lung sounds derived from Rene.
Edward Jenner
Father of Smallpox Vaccination. Demonstrated efficacy of vaccination. did NOT discover vaccines.
Benjamin Rush
American Hippocrates. Believed “hyperactive arteries” or “hypertension” was key to disease. Proponent of Heroic medicine. Believed Mercury was harmless.
Heroic Medicine
Purging the bowels, venisection.
Johannes Muller
Advocated separating anatomy and physiology. called for physiology based on chemistry and physics.
Rudolf Virchow
Cell is center of pathological processes. Ended idea of humoral Physiology(Hippocrates).
Crawford Long
First public use of ether anesthesia
Horace Wells
First to use nitrous oxide unsuccessfully.
William Morton
Credited wrongly with first successful public demonstration anesthesia
James Simpson
British Obstetrician discovered anesthesia with chloroform, introduced to childbirth.
Theodor Billroth
Refined Listerian antisespis. Began daily Post-op temperature evaluations. Developed new abdominal Operations - abdominal resection, esophagectomy.
William Halsted
Began rubber gloves in surgery, began tred for Aseptic surgery, best known as a cancer surgeon(radical mastectomy)
Ignaz Semmelweiss
Noted puerperal fever carried from patient to patient by whomever delivered babies. Counseled washing hands in chlorine-water solution between deliveries.
Louis Pasteur
“Germ theory of Disease”, not a physician, did much to prove microorganisms responsible for diseases.
Joseph Lister
Used Carbolic acid(phenol) as antisepsis