History of Medical Technology in Global Context Flashcards
father of medicine
Hippocrates
Greek philosopher and physician
Galen
performed examination through tasting urine, listening to the lungs, observing the appearance of urine
Hippocrates
concluded that appearance of blood, pus, and bubbles indicate _____
- kidney disorder and chronic illness
diabetes is the diarrhea of urine
Galen
found out the connection between fluid intake and urine amount
Galen
Time when Physicians weren’t allowed to touch patients.
11th Century
Mechanical Techniques and cadaver dissection were used to gain more accurate diagnosis and study the inside of the body
18th Century
Physicians utilize more machines for diagnosis and therapeutics.
19th Century
spirometer
John Hutchinson
measure the lung capacity
spirometer
sphygmomanometer
Jules Herrison
measure the blood pressure
sphygmomanometer
Laboratories designed for analyzing specimens were established
Mid 1800s
Technical Laboratories issued by CDC (centers for disease control and prevention) was used for medical diagnosis
Mid 1900s
allows the observation of cells, especially tumor cells
electronic microscope
University of Pennsylvania’s William Pepper Laboratory of Clinic Medicine was opened to highlight the service of clinical laboratories
1895
John Kolmer instigated the method of certifying medical technology on the national scale
1918
published The Demand for and Trainng of Laboratory Technicians
John Kolmer
Legislative of Pennsylvania enacted a law which requires the hospitals to have fully-equipped laboratories and hire laboratory technicians
1918
clinical laboratories of large hospitals were directed by chief physicians
1920
4 humors
blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile
5 divisions
clinical pathology, microbiology, radiology, serology, bacteriology
the American Society of Clinical Pathology was founded to encourage the cooperation of physicians and clinical pathologists
1922