facst - medicine: the renaissance Flashcards
changes in ideas for causes of diease
fewer people believed in religious causes
decline in influence of the church
more scientific approaches
what stayed the same about causes
miasma
four humours
what did thomas sydenham discover
disease had nothing to do with the nature of the person who had it and based treatment as a whole not individual symptoms
how did physicians change
stopped using astrology charts for diagnosis
realised uribe was not a good indicator of disease and stopped using urine charts
more direct observations and examinations
how did the printing press help
many exact copies of texts could be produced in a short amount of time. new ideas could be spread a lot quicker across a much wider area
what was the royal society
a society aimed to further the scientific understanding by carrying out and recording the results of experiments and sharing scientific knowledge
how did hospitals change
hospitals were treating more sick people and were being used less by travellers and pilgrims. most had their own apothecaries
what caused most hospitals to close
dissolutions of man’s tires in england by henry the eighth
what kinds of hospitals were set up
free charity-funded hospitals
who were hospitals run by when they re-appeared
physicians who focused on treating the sick
continuing treatments and preventions
traditional herbal remedies
healthy living
superstition and prayer
cleanliness
bleeding and purging
changes in prevention and treatment
emphasis on removing miasma
regularly changing clothes
new herbal remedies
theory of transference- transfer disease to an object
alchemy cause chemical cures to become popular
why was there lack of change
the ideas were slow to be accepted
no direct use in improving treatment or preventing disease
discoveries did not improve the understanding of the cause of disease
