History in a Global Context Flashcards
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
Four Humors
Blood, phlegm, black and yellow bile
other term for listening to the lungs
auscultation
s/s
signs and symptoms
objective to the doctor / can be seen
signs
subjective to the patient / can only be felt
symptoms
What oath did hippocrates make?
Hippocratic Oath
Old method of testing urine
uroscopy
the source of a person’s dispostition and diesease in ancient times
humoral pathology
used as marker for diagnosis
urine
new method for testing urine
urinalysis
3 ways of checking urine
physical, chemical, microscopic
excessive urination
polyuria
four diseases when excessively urinating
diabetes, kidney failure, bladder infection, kidney stones
Hindu physicians contribution
Sweet taste of diabetic urine
Greeks contribution
observation of ants attraction to diabetic urine
Chinese contribution
immunization to smallpox
protection against infectious agents
immunity
VZV causing chicken pox meaning
Varicella Zoster Virus
Romans Contribution
scalpels, scapula, forceps, surgical needles