History of Medical Technology Profession

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• Is a branch of the allied health professions that deals with the study of various disciples such as chemistry, microbiology, parasitology, blood banking, hematology, clinical microscopy, histology, and histopathology, among others.

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Medical Technology

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Other name of Medical Technologists

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clinical laboratory technologists

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• Perform and analyze the results of complex scientific tests on blood and bodily fluids.
• Work in hospitals and independent laboratories using sophisticated procedures and equipment.

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Medical Technologists

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Father of Medicine and Author of Hippocratic Oath

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Hippocrates of Kos

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Discovery: he discovered tasting of urine, listening to the lungs and observing outward appearances in the diagnosis of disease

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Hippocrates of Kos

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Appearance of bubbles, blood and pus in urine

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Kidney disease and chronic illness

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Greek philosopher and physician and Father of Experimental Physiology

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Claudios Galen of Pergamum

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Discovery: described Diabetes (diarrhea of urine), established the relationship bet. Fluid intake and urine volume

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Claudios Galen of Pergamum

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Galen's 4 Humors Theory:
Hot + Moist = 
Hot + Dry =
Cold + Moist = 
Cold + Dry =

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BLOOD
YELLO BILE
PHLEGM
BLACK BILE

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Discovery: de discovered the first description of hematuria (blood in the urine) and attributed to failure of kidneys to function properly in filtering the blood

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Rufus of Ephesus

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concluded that if one’s urine attracts ants then the patient has diabetes

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Greeks

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known for practicing immunization by inhaling

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Chinese

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known for developing surgical tools

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Romans

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known for practicing toxicology in the form of AGADATANTRA

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Indians

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in the middle ages, they believed that disease was either a punishment for a sin or a result of witchcraft or possession

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Early Christians

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Basic therapy believed by the Early Christians

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Prayer, penitence, and invocation of Saints

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In the middle ages, they based their diagnosis on symptoms, exam., pulse, palpitation, percussion and inspection of excreta or semen

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Lay Medicine

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Jewish physician and philosopher, devised guidelines for the use of urine as a diagnostic aid (Middle Ages)

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Isaac Judaeus

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• “water casting”

- historical medical practice of visually examining a patient’s urine for pus, blood, or other symptoms of disease

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Uroscopy

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Punishment for physicians who failed to examine urine in Uroscopy

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Public Beatings (Jerusalem Code of 1090)

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He opened the doors for scientists who wanted to explore the invisible world we live in and further understand the disease causation

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Zacharia Janssen

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Discovery: 1st book characteristics of urine (e.g. color, density, quality)

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900 AD

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Discovery: Medical practitioners not allowed to conduct physical exam of the patient’s body; relied on the patient description of symptoms and their observation

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Early 11th Century

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Medical techniques and cadaver dissection (accurate diagnosis)

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18th century

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Physicians began using machines for diagnosis or therapeutics

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19th century

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80% medical professionals were non-physicians, impelled the need for technicians to be proficient in the use of technology

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1969

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Used measure the vital capacity of lungs

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Spirometer by John Hutchinson

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used to measure blood pressure

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Sphygmomanometer by Jules Herrison

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pivotal in the diagnosis of diabetes, anemia, diphtheria, syphilis

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Chemistry