History of Medical Technology Flashcards
They intended to increase the quality of life of patients
Hipporcrates and Galen
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
Greek physician and philosopher
Galen
Author of Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates
Instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of disorder through measurement of body fluids (4 humors, blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile) in relation to seasons
Galen
Early medical diagnosis treated disease as a
mystery
Disease was believed to be caused by _______ between the ______ and the _________
negative interaction, environment and the body
Advocated the tasting of urine, listening to
the lungs, and observing appearances in
diagnosis of disease.
Hippocrates
Hippocrates concluded that Bubbles, blood, and pus
indicated ______ and _______
kidney disease and
chronic illnesses.
Describe diabetes as “Diarrhea of Urine”
Galen
Established relationship between fluid
intake and urine volume
Galen
was widely
practiced in medieval Europe for diagnosis.
“Water Casting” (Uroscopy)
The first book detailing the
characteristics of Urine (e.g., Color, density and
Quality) was written
De Urinis 900 AD
Physicians who failed to examine the urine were subjected to ____
public beatings
Medical practitioners were not allowed to
conduct physical examination of the
Patient’s Body. They solely Relied on the patient’s description of symptoms and their observation.
11TH CENTURY
Mechanical techniques and cadaver
dissection were used to provide accurate
diagnosis to understand the insides of the
body.
18th century
Physicians began using Machines used for diagnosis or
therapeutics
19th century
John Hutchinson’s – spirometer
Measuring vital capacity of the lungs
John Hutchinson
spirometer
Jules Herisson
sphygmomanometer
1969 – 80 percent of _______
of medical professionals
were non-physicians
Jules Herisson’s – sphygmomanometer
Measuring blood pressure
Technical Laboratories
regulated by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) used for
medical diagnosis in United States
Mid 1900s
CDC
Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
Laboratories designed for analyzing medical specimens were organized by chemical experts
mid 1800s
Gave way to the
visualization of small cells including tumor cells
Electron Microscope
Development from adaption of
computers in medical researches.
Tomography and Magnetic Resonance
Imaging (MRI)
Opened to highlight the service role of clinical
laboratories
University of Pennsylvania’ s William Pepper
Laboratory of Clinical Medicine (1895)
Called for the development
of a method that would certify Medical
Technologist on a National Scale
John Kolmer (1918)
Published The Demand for and Training of
Laboratory Technicians
John Kolmer
first formal training course in Medical Tech
Founded with the objective of
encouraging the cooperation between
physicians and clinical pathologists.
American Society for Clinical Pathology or
ASCP (1922)
Enacted law requiring all hospitals and
institutions to have fully-equipped laboratory fit
for routine testing and to employ a full-time
laboratory technician
State Legislature of Pennsylvannia (1918)
Administrative units of clinical
laboratories in large hospitals were directed by
a Chief Physician.
1920
Clinical Laboratories are divided into 4 to 5
divisions:
Clinical Pathology, Bacteriology,
Microbiology,
Serology
Radiology.
Sought professional recognition from
the government of their educational
qualifications through Licensure Laws.
Medical Technologists in the United States
(1950)
established the Code of Ethics for
technicians and technologists stating that
these allied health professionals should
work under the supervision of Physician.
ASCP
Established Manila as their capita
Spanish Empire (late 16th Century)
- In Cebu was moved
to Manila to Cater military patients
Hospital Real (1565)
Franciscans
built for the poor and lepers.
San Lazaro Hospital (1578)
Hospital de San Juan de Dios (1596)
Founded for the poor Spaniards.
Hospital de San Jose (1641) -
Founded in
Cavite
Founded by Dominicans; 1871 established
the First Faculties of Pharmacy and
Medicine.
University of Santo Tomas (1611)
Health and Educational Institutions,
Journals of science and medicine
published:
Boletin de Medicina de Manila (1886),
Revista Farmaceutica de Filipinas (1893),
Cronicas de Ciencias Medicas (1895)