History of Medtech Flashcards
medicine began because the presence of
disease
father of medicine
Hippocrates
Hippocrates and Galen both relayed in
Qualitative Assessment
Greek physician and philosopher
Galen
Four humors
blood, phlegm, black bile, yellow bile
diabetes as diarrhea of urine
Galen
Century
water casting/uroscopy is practiced where urine placed in decorative flask
Medieval Europe
Century
patient’s descriptions of symptomps, observation
11th century
century
mechanical techniques and dissection of cadaver
18th century
century
innovation of machines for diagnostics of therapeutics
19th century
he invented spirometer
John Hutchinson
she invented the sphygmomanometer
Jules Herisson
1st clinical laboratory found in US
University of Pennsylvania: William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine
year found the 1st clinical laboratory in US
1895
1st formal training course in medtech
1918
The Demand for and Training of Laboratory Technicians
He made the certification of medtech in US
John Kolmer
year
state legislative in pennsylvania law requiring labs to have fully equipped laboratory fit
1918
year
only clinical laboratories directed by chief physician
made a clinical lab devisions e.g microbiology
1920