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History Of Modern Medicine Flashcards

1
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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

A

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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14
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Egyptians didn’t care about the well-being of their workers.
T/F

A

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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18
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Imhotep was ——— when he was alive

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An architectengineer.

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19
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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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21
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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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24
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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

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King Cyrus; Persia

Amasis Ahmose ; second

eye

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26
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the first named woman in science is ——-?

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Meriptah

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Meriptah she wrote the oldest known papyrus on——,—-,—- and ——

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gynaecology

fertility

pregnancy

contraception

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28
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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 —-

A

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——

A

1928

Alexander Fleming

penicillin

mould

Nobel

Medicine

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oldest known Medical text in Egypt is the ——-

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Kahun gynaecological papyrus

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31
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—- and —— papyrus have similar contents

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Ebers and Berlin medical

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32
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——- papyrus is Almost Half medical, and over half is magical

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London medical papyrus

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33
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———-is a very important papyrus but some doubt its authenticity

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Hearst

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34
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Demonic magical papyrus of London and Leiden: sounds eventful

A

👅👅

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35
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Some Diseases documented in papyrii include???:

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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 ——-

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Mesopotamia

medicine

separately

outside forces

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Ayurvedic medicine is Based on the concepts of —————

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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

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Indus valley civilization

India

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39
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India still practices Ayurvedic medicine.
T/F

A

T

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40
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Homer
-continued the——- theory of disease causation by———

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EgyptoMesopotamian

divine intervention

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Plato
-stated his views on health and disease in his book——-, basing disease causation on the ———. ——,—, —-, —- and——

A

Plato’s Timaeus
4 elements

Water Air Earth Fire

proper nutrition and respiration

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42
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Aristotle was a student of ——-

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Plato

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43
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Aristotle was very skilled at dissections.
T/F

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F. -Barred by social norm from touching dead bodies, he never carried out a dissection

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44
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——- is the Father of modern medicine

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Hippocrates

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45
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——Separated Medicine from——

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Hippocrates

Religion

46
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Hippocrates treatment of—— are still largely used

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haemorrhoids

47
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———Used ——-to treat diabetes

A

Hippocrates

lifestyle modifications

48
Q

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

A

finger clubbing

lung

acute; chronic; endemic; epidemic

symptoms; signs

49
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Hippocrates used humoral view
T/F

A

T

50
Q

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——

A

Hippocrates

his students

Nil nocere(do no harm)

WW2

third reich (nazis)

51
Q

Asclepiads
-known as the——-
-they Rejected the —— and viewed disease as a ——
-they are Dedicated to —-, the god of——, father of —- and——

A

latros

supernatural theory ; natural process

Aesculapius; Healing; Panacea; Hygeia

52
Q

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

A

The latros

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snake emblem

53
Q

Iatros specialized in therapeutics of
———-
———-
———
——-
———-

A

Rest and exercise

Dietary changes

Drugs

pharmaca

Handwork

54
Q

Over —— drugs are mentioned in the Hippocratic Corpus mostly of —— origin

A

200

plant

55
Q

———-dissection of the pig established the importance of the—— in controlling the—-

A

Claudius Galenus

brain

body

56
Q

Blood —-

black bile——

yellow bile——-

phlegm——-

A

Sanguine

melancholic

choleric

phlegmatic pus

57
Q

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

A

bubonic plague

Mongol conquest

Eurasia; Europe; Asia

Silk Road

Europe; Genoese; Italy

25 to 200

58
Q

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 ——

A

Ramses V ; Egyptian pharaoh

400000; Europe

300-500million

Concerted vaccination campaigns; 1979

59
Q

invention of inoculation was by??

A

Edward Jenner

60
Q

Father of Toxicology is ???

A

Paraclesus

61
Q

——-described the human circulatory system

A

William Harvey

62
Q

—— is known for professionalism in nursing

A

Florence nightingale

63
Q

First woman on the UK medical register??

A

Elizabeth Blackwell

64
Q

First black American female doctor is —-?

A

Rebecca crumpler

65
Q

——- is Renowned for pasteurisation and the Germ theory

A

Louis Pasteur

66
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——-developed Koch’s postulates

A

Robert Koch

67
Q

—-Discovered penicillin

A

Alexander Fleming

68
Q

Inventor of the Apgar score is ???

A

Virginia apgar

69
Q

Orthopaedic surgery. Proved that environmental agents can cause cancer. Described Pott’s disease

A

Percival pott

70
Q

Earliest West African to train as a doctor is ———
While

2nd Nigerian to qualify as a doctor is——?

A

Nathaniel king

Obadiah Johnson

71
Q

——-successfully treated guinea worm and yellow fever

A

John ramdle

72
Q

——- is the Longest serving Nigerian colonial surgeon for—— years

A

Oguntola sapara

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73
Q

——-Fought the bubonic plague in Lagos——

A

Oguntola sapara

1924

74
Q

———-Joined—- cult incognito to uncover their plot of infecting people with —- as a form of intimidation

A

Oguntola Sapara

Sopona

smallpox

75
Q

———Led the conversion of the —— dispensary into the——

A

Oguntola Sapara

Massey Street

Children’s hospital

76
Q

First Nigerian admitted into Royal College of Surgeons is ——?

A

Prof H.O Thomas

77
Q

First provost of CMUL is????

A

Prof H O Thomas

78
Q

First CMD. Of Luth is —-?

A

Prof H O Thomas

79
Q

CMD stands for ——

A

Chief medical director

80
Q

First female physician in Nigeria is——?

A

Dr Abimbola Awoliyi

81
Q

Dr Abimbola Awoliyi Worked at Massey Street Hospital.
T/F

A

T

82
Q

——has a memorial hospital after her on the Lagos island

A

Dr Abimbola Awoliyi

83
Q

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

A

give you warts
contagious
6-8 glasses
STD
grow back thicker and darker
heart
breast; prostate
be allowed to sleep
Feed; starve
10

84
Q

——- period had the Emergence of public infrastructure and public health

A

Roman

85
Q

——-Extended the Four Humours theory. His books become the foundation of medical knowledge for 1500 years

A

Galen

86
Q

Dark ages is characterized by the ———— of the ——- until the —— and lacked ——-

A

Fall of the Roman Empire until the renaissance and lacked written records

87
Q

——Sweeps Europe again. The great fire of—— stops the spread!

A

Great plague

London

88
Q

Vaccination was First brought from——.

A

Turkey

89
Q

Edward Jenner used —— to vaccinate his son.

A

cowpox

90
Q

———discovers laughing gas

A

Humphrey Davy

91
Q

——- uses mapping to determine the source of pollution causing cholera

A

John Snow

92
Q

______ discovered laughing gas

A

Humphrey Davy

93
Q

Edward Jenner used ______ to vaccinate his son

A

Cowpox

94
Q

______ used mapping to determine the source of the cholera pollution

A

John snow

95
Q

Paracelsus -‘”Father of ______”

William Harvey described the ______

Edward Jenner famous for the invention of _____

Florence Nightingale Statistician and founder of _____

A

Toxicology

human circulatory system

inoculation

professionalism in nursing

96
Q

Elizabeth Blackwell -First woman ______

Louis Pasteur -Renowned for ____ and ___

Joseph Lister - pioneer of ____

Rebecca Crumpler- First ______

A

on the UK medical register

pasteurisation
and the Germ theory

antiseptic surgery

black American female doctor

97
Q

Sir Alexander Fleming Discovered _____

Virginia Apgar Inventor of the ____

A

penicillin

Apgar score

98
Q

Nathaniel King - Earliest West African to _____

• John Randle successfully ________

A

train as a doctor

treated guinea worm and yellow fever

99
Q

_________ is the Longest serving Nigerian colonial
surgeon for ____ years

A

Oguntola sapara

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100
Q

Oguntola sapara

• Fought the ________ in Lagos
1924
• Joined ____ cult incognito to
uncover their plot of _______

•Led the conversion of the _______ into _______

A

bubonic plague

Sopona

infecting people
with smallpox as a form of
intimidation

Massey
Street dispensary into the Children’s
hospital

101
Q

Who is the first CMD of luth

A

Prof H.O Thomas

102
Q

Prof H O
Thomas

• First Nigerian
admitted into ________

A

Royal College of Surgeons

103
Q

First provost of CMUL ?

A

Prof H.O Thomas

104
Q

Dr Abimbola Awoliyi

•Graduated from ______
•Worked at _______ Hospital

A

University of Dublin

Massey
Street

105
Q

First female physician in Nigeria??

A

Dr ambibola awoliyi

106
Q

Hippocrates
Aristotle

Homer-__
Plato-___

A

460-370Bc
384-324BC

9BC
4Bc

107
Q

When was small pox totally eradicated

A

1979

108
Q

Years

Edward Jenner
Humphrey Davy
Hippocrates

A

1700
1700
400BC

109
Q

First bubonic plague
Great plague of London

A

1346-1354
1664-1666

110
Q

Who Improved understanding of lymphatic system, std

A

John hunter

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