History Of Modern Medicine Flashcards
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In Prehistoric medicine time, Diseases and illhealth were thought to be caused by ——- events, natural events like—— or——-
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magic or supernatural
lightening
astrological bodies like sun and moon
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Shamans used —- stone instruments for—— and——-
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flint
amputations
trephining
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first known surgery is——- as a cure for——
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trephination
headache
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Did trephination work atall??
Yes or no
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Yes , some must have
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What is trephination
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removing circular sections of bones from the skull
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Shamans wore elaborate—— and —— to ——-
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skins
headdresses
scare’ off the evil spirits
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Shamanism has persisted into modern times
T/F
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T
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Shaman is now seen as a belief system based on——- which is——-
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animism
believing that all natural objects, including the universe itself, has souls
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Shamanism is still very practiced in——-
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Central Asia
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Chinese medicine was common in—— which was a time—— the——
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antiquity
before
Middle Ages
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——— is Believed to be the earliest body of organized medical knowledge
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Chinese medicine
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there is Evidence that the ——- Dynasty carried out——-
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Shang
acupuncture
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Chinese practice is Based on the concept of—- and—- (which means ———)
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Yin; Yang
balance in nature
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Egyptians didn’t care about the well-being of their workers.
T/F
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F
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Egyptian physicians were very skilled in—— surgery and first to treat—— by———
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eye
night blindness
eating powdered liver
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——— in ——- said the Egyptians are more skilled in Medicine than any of human kind
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Homer [the Odyssey
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——- was deified as the god of medicine and healing.
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Imhotep
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Imhotep was ——— when he was alive
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An architectengineer.
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Whose medical writings were the first to be devoid of magical thinking??
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Imhotep
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Imhotep was probably the architect of——-
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Djoser’s step pyramid
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The Egyptian patron goddess of healers and physicians is ——?
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Sekhmet
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Sekhmet’s priests were known as the most skilled doctors.
T/F
A
T
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——- is One of the oldest deities
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Sekhmet
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Medical tourism started in——!
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Egypt
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Medical tourism started when——- of—— requested ——— the—— 560BC to send him the most skillful—— doctors
King Cyrus; Persia
Amasis Ahmose ; second
eye
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the first named woman in science is ——-?
Meriptah
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Meriptah she wrote the oldest known papyrus on——,—-,—- and ——
gynaecology
fertility
pregnancy
contraception
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Egyptian procedures We still use
-Suturing of—- with —- and—-
-Use of honey for——
-Application of ——-bread to prevent —-
-Use of—— to cauterize wounds
-Dilation of urethral strictures using —-
wounds; needle; thread
covering wounds
mouldy ; wound sepsis
hot fire
reeds
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In —— Sir —— extracted—- from —— and was awarded the—— prize for——
1928
Alexander Fleming
penicillin
mould
Nobel
Medicine
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oldest known Medical text in Egypt is the ——-
Kahun gynaecological papyrus
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—- and —— papyrus have similar contents
Ebers and Berlin medical
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——- papyrus is Almost Half medical, and over half is magical
London medical papyrus
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———-is a very important papyrus but some doubt its authenticity
Hearst
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Demonic magical papyrus of London and Leiden: sounds eventful
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Some Diseases documented in papyrii include???:
Schistosomiasis
Malaria
Trachoma
Bubonic plague
Tuberculosis
Elephantiasis Trichinae
Small pox
Polio
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In——- Pharmacy and —— were handled ——, but the aim was to intercede on behalf of patients whose diseases were caused by ——-
Mesopotamia
medicine
separately
outside forces
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Ayurvedic medicine is Based on the concepts of —————
interconnectedness’ between the body, life forces and the universe.
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Ayurvedic medicine is Believed to have originated during the———- now known as—— today
Indus valley civilization
India
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India still practices Ayurvedic medicine.
T/F
T
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Homer
-continued the——- theory of disease causation by———
EgyptoMesopotamian
divine intervention
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Plato
-stated his views on health and disease in his book——-, basing disease causation on the ———. ——,—, —-, —- and——
Plato’s Timaeus
4 elements
Water Air Earth Fire
proper nutrition and respiration
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Aristotle was a student of ——-
Plato
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Aristotle was very skilled at dissections.
T/F
F. -Barred by social norm from touching dead bodies, he never carried out a dissection
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——- is the Father of modern medicine
Hippocrates
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——Separated Medicine from——
Hippocrates
Religion
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Hippocrates treatment of—— are still largely used
haemorrhoids
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———Used ——-to treat diabetes
Hippocrates
lifestyle modifications
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Hippocrates First described —— in cyanotic heart disease,obstructive lung disease , COLD and —- cancer
Also , First categorized diseases into—-,—-, —- and——
-Insisted on careful documentation of —- and —- for use by other physicians
finger clubbing
lung
acute; chronic; endemic; epidemic
symptoms; signs
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Hippocrates used humoral view
T/F
T
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The Hippocratic Oath
-said to be written by—— but most don’t think he wrote it himself(—-did)
-Key concept is——-(——)
-it was revised by the world medical association after—- as a response to the horrors done by the——
Hippocrates
his students
Nil nocere(do no harm)
WW2
third reich (nazis)
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Asclepiads
-known as the——-
-they Rejected the —— and viewed disease as a ——
-they are Dedicated to —-, the god of——, father of —- and——
latros
supernatural theory ; natural process
Aesculapius; Healing; Panacea; Hygeia
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Who started the The iconic snake entwined on a staff ?
And it is also seen in exodus—: god told Moses to lift up a staff with—- after Israelites were disobedient
The latros
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snake emblem
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Iatros specialized in therapeutics of
———-
———-
———
——-
———-
Rest and exercise
Dietary changes
Drugs
pharmaca
Handwork
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Over —— drugs are mentioned in the Hippocratic Corpus mostly of —— origin
200
plant
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———-dissection of the pig established the importance of the—— in controlling the—-
Claudius Galenus
brain
body
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Blood —-
black bile——
yellow bile——-
phlegm——-
Sanguine
melancholic
choleric
phlegmatic pus
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Black death
-cussed by the ——
-Followed the—— in 1331
-Spread throughout —-(—-and—-)
-Travelled along the—- trade route
-Came to—— via the—-(a city in—-) traders
-Caused the deaths of——- million people
bubonic plague
Mongol conquest
Eurasia; Europe; Asia
Silk Road
Europe; Genoese; Italy
25 to 200
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Small pox
-Earliest recorded evidence in ——— an——-
-Killed over—— people a year in—— late 18 th century
- Killed —— people during the 20 century
——— led to its total global eradication in ——
Ramses V ; Egyptian pharaoh
400000; Europe
300-500million
Concerted vaccination campaigns; 1979
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invention of inoculation was by??
Edward Jenner
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Father of Toxicology is ???
Paraclesus
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——-described the human circulatory system
William Harvey
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—— is known for professionalism in nursing
Florence nightingale
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First woman on the UK medical register??
Elizabeth Blackwell
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First black American female doctor is —-?
Rebecca crumpler
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——- is Renowned for pasteurisation and the Germ theory
Louis Pasteur
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——-developed Koch’s postulates
Robert Koch
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—-Discovered penicillin
Alexander Fleming
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Inventor of the Apgar score is ???
Virginia apgar
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Orthopaedic surgery. Proved that environmental agents can cause cancer. Described Pott’s disease
Percival pott
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Earliest West African to train as a doctor is ———
While
2nd Nigerian to qualify as a doctor is——?
Nathaniel king
Obadiah Johnson
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——-successfully treated guinea worm and yellow fever
John ramdle
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——- is the Longest serving Nigerian colonial surgeon for—— years
Oguntola sapara
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——-Fought the bubonic plague in Lagos——
Oguntola sapara
1924
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———-Joined—- cult incognito to uncover their plot of infecting people with —- as a form of intimidation
Oguntola Sapara
Sopona
smallpox
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———Led the conversion of the —— dispensary into the——
Oguntola Sapara
Massey Street
Children’s hospital
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First Nigerian admitted into Royal College of Surgeons is ——?
Prof H.O Thomas
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First provost of CMUL is????
Prof H O Thomas
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First CMD. Of Luth is —-?
Prof H O Thomas
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CMD stands for ——
Chief medical director
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First female physician in Nigeria is——?
Dr Abimbola Awoliyi
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Dr Abimbola Awoliyi Worked at Massey Street Hospital.
T/F
T
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——has a memorial hospital after her on the Lagos island
Dr Abimbola Awoliyi
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COMMON MYTHS & MISCONCEPTIONS IN MEDICINE
* Handling toads and frogs will
* Epilepsy is—-
* You need to drink —- of water per day
* You can get an— from dirty toilet seats
* Shaving hair causes it to—-
* Your— stops every time you sneeze
* Men cannot get —— cancer and women cannot get — cancer
* People who have a concussion should not—-
*— a cold=—- a fever!
* We use only —-% of our brains
give you warts
contagious
6-8 glasses
STD
grow back thicker and darker
heart
breast; prostate
be allowed to sleep
Feed; starve
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——- period had the Emergence of public infrastructure and public health
Roman
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——-Extended the Four Humours theory. His books become the foundation of medical knowledge for 1500 years
Galen
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Dark ages is characterized by the ———— of the ——- until the —— and lacked ——-
Fall of the Roman Empire until the renaissance and lacked written records
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——Sweeps Europe again. The great fire of—— stops the spread!
Great plague
London
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Vaccination was First brought from——.
Turkey
89
Edward Jenner used —— to vaccinate his son.
cowpox
90
———discovers laughing gas
Humphrey Davy
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——- uses mapping to determine the source of pollution causing cholera
John Snow
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______ discovered laughing gas
Humphrey Davy
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Edward Jenner used ______ to vaccinate his son
Cowpox
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______ used mapping to determine the source of the cholera pollution
John snow
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Paracelsus -‘”Father of ______”
William Harvey described the ______
Edward Jenner famous for the invention of _____
Florence Nightingale Statistician and founder of _____
Toxicology
human circulatory system
inoculation
professionalism in nursing
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Elizabeth Blackwell -First woman ______
Louis Pasteur -Renowned for ____ and ___
Joseph Lister - pioneer of ____
Rebecca Crumpler- First ______
on the UK medical register
pasteurisation
and the Germ theory
antiseptic surgery
black American female doctor
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Sir Alexander Fleming Discovered _____
Virginia Apgar Inventor of the ____
penicillin
Apgar score
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Nathaniel King - Earliest West African to _____
• John Randle successfully ________
train as a doctor
treated guinea worm and yellow fever
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_________ is the Longest serving Nigerian colonial
surgeon for ____ years
Oguntola sapara
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Oguntola sapara
• Fought the ________ in Lagos
1924
• Joined ____ cult incognito to
uncover their plot of _______
•Led the conversion of the _______ into _______
bubonic plague
Sopona
infecting people
with smallpox as a form of
intimidation
Massey
Street dispensary into the Children’s
hospital
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Who is the first CMD of luth
Prof H.O Thomas
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Prof H O
Thomas
• First Nigerian
admitted into ________
Royal College of Surgeons
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First provost of CMUL ?
Prof H.O Thomas
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Dr Abimbola Awoliyi
•Graduated from ______
•Worked at _______ Hospital
University of Dublin
Massey
Street
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First female physician in Nigeria??
Dr ambibola awoliyi
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Hippocrates
Aristotle
Homer-__
Plato-___
460-370Bc
384-324BC
9BC
4Bc
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When was small pox totally eradicated
1979
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Years
Edward Jenner
Humphrey Davy
Hippocrates
1700
1700
400BC
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First bubonic plague
Great plague of London
1346-1354
1664-1666
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Who Improved understanding of lymphatic system, std
John hunter
