hist of healthcare Flashcards
what was used for relieving muscle spasms in GI
belladonna and atropine from poisonous nightshade plant
what was used from poppy and why
opium to relieve severe pain
what group was first to keep records
egyptians
what groups was superstitious and called upon gods
egyptians
Egyptian temples were used for
worship, med schools and hospitals
which egyptians could read medical knowledge from God thoth
priests
in Egypt, priests were
doctors
in egypt, magicians were
healers
in Egypt, demons caused
disease
in Egypt, how were prescriptions written
papyrus
Egyptian medical practices still used today
circumcision, enemas, closing wounds, setting fractures
what group avoided medical practice
jews
jews concentrated on health rules concerning-
food, cleanliness, and quarantine
what did pre-hippocratic practice enforce for jews
banned quackery, enforced day of rest
what group was first to study disease
greek
what group researched and eliminated superstition
greek
what group discovered that spread of disease was prevented by proper sanitation
greek
what are the three characteristics of Hippocrates (greek)
- no dissection, only observations
- careful notes of symptoms
- disease not caused by supernatural
what did Hippocrates do
wrote standards for ethics, now used for medical
who developed sanitation system after greeks
romans
