Exploring Medicine Chapters 6-10 Flashcards
How did Semmelweiss’ friend Jacob Kolletschka die?
a disease he got from a corpse
What does the word anesthetic mean?
no feeling
Can a person get small pox time and time again?
no
William Morton tried ether first on
his pet dog
said, “We suffer from disease while he plays with a useless hobby!
the local people
Did the Royal Society refuse to read Leeuwenhoek’s letters?
no
By the start of the 1800s, the skill of a surgeon was judged by
how fast he worked
said, “Gentlemen, this is no humbug!”
Dr. Warren, a surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital
James Simpson became the personal physician to
Queen Victoria
Did William Morton earn a good income as a dentist?
yes
Vacca is a word meaning
cow
referred to God as the Maker of the Great All
Leeuwenhoek
The Black Death was caused by
a certain type of bacteria
Leeuwenhoek wrote about his discoveries in___
Dutch
said, “Shut your doors against your friends.”
the town leader when the Black Death struck
wrote a poem about Leeuwenhoek’s discoveries
Jonathan Swift
Why did William Morton attend medical school?
to learn how relieve pain
said, “I know there is not way to prevent the disease [smallpox].”
The head doctor at London Smallpox Hospital
coined the word anesthetic
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Philipp Semmelweiss died before learning about what?
the germ theory of disease
said, “No, it didn’t hurt at all.”
Gilbert Abbott, a patient at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Were the midwives proud of their bloodstained coats?
no
What did Charles Jackson claim to invent?
telegraph
Was the British Royal family vaccinated?
yes
said, “Your patient is ready, doctor.”
William Morton
said, “It’s a silly superstition.”
Dr. Daniel Ludlow
Before his medical studies began, who did William Morton receive private instruction from?
Charles Jackson
was the first person to be vaccinated against smallpox
Jamie Phipps
The two most common gasses in the earth’s atmosphere
oxygen and nitrogen
James Simpson experimented with ether and had
limited success
The word micro means
to cook
What did the head midwife insist the midwives had?
clean hands
Leeuwenhoek worked as a ___ of the city hall.
janitor
invented the printing press
Gutenberg
Chloroform does not explode and has a
sweet smell
invited Jenner along as his ship’s natural scientist
James Cook
What does pneumatic mean?
air
ordered his soldiers to be vaccinated
Napoleon
said, “We beseech the Great Spirit to take care of you.”
The chiefs of the Five Indian Nations in Canada
Did Humphry Davy use laughing gas during a hospital operation?
no
said, “I was wrong. The little animals do exist.”
Christiaan Huygens
Did David share his discoveries or keep them secret?
shared them
said, “It [cowpox] is a harmless disease and protects me from smallpox.”
The milkmaid
How did Davy take care of the large family debt?
by paying it back
