HISTORY OF MT IN GLOBAL CONTEXT Flashcards

1
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He was considered as the ‘father of medicine’

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Hippocrates

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2
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He discovered the first intestinal parasite, ascaris lumbricoides and taenia

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Vivian Herrick

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3
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What bodily fluid is the most commonly analyzed by the ancient physicians?

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Urine

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4
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What is the Apothecaries Act of 1815?

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An act of the parliament of UK which requires apothecaries to have a background in anatomy, botany, materia medica, physic and 6 months practical hospital experience

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5
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Where was the first clinical laboratory eatablished?

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Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

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6
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The first clinical laboratory is currently known as

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Manila Public Health Laboratory

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7
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Who established the first clinical laboratory?

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6th Infantry Division of the US army

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Who re-established the first clinical laboratory when the Americans left?

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Dr. Pio De Roda with the help of Dr. Mariano Icasiano

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9
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When was the first clinical laboratory re- established?

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October 1, 1945

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10
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What is the first school to offer BSMT?

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The Philippine Union College of Baesa, Caloocan City (Adventist University of the Philippines)

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11
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Who is the first graduate of the program?

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Dr. Jesse Umali

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12
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What are the first 4 humors?

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Yellow bile, blood, black bile, phlegm

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13
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It is a 110 page long scroll which discusses all about burns, parasites, contraception and pregnancy

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Ebers Papyrus

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What is the triad of regimen used by Hippocrates to treat diseases?

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Drugs, surgery, and bloodletting

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15
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He invented the first functional crude microscope

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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16
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The most common test or analysis done to determine diseases

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Urinalysis

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17
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He was the ‘father of microscopic pathology’

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Rudolf Virchow

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18
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He initiated the Apothecaries Act of 1815 and he used lab findings in the treatment of diseases

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Baron Karl Von Humbeldt

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19
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What was emphasized by the Harvard University in 1871?

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‘Learning by doing’

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20
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What was the contribution of the American medical education?

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John Hopkins Hospital

21
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Who were the first 2 students who applied clinical pathology to medical diagnosis in the US?

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William H. Welch and Michell Prudden

22
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Where was the largest and best-equipped chemical laboratory first opened? Who was the very first to give laboratory instructions?

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University of Michigan

Dr. Douglas

23
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Where was the first clinical laboratory in the US built in 1896?

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At John Hopkins Hospital

24
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He is a Filipino doctor, a dislocated ataffof the 26th Medical Laboratory and a well known bacteriologist.

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Dr. Pio de Roda

25
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He is the first city health officer of Manila

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Dr. Mariano Icasiano

26
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Who helped Dr. Pio de Roda to conduct a training program for aspiring laboratory workers?

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Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana

27
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In 1954, who helped Dr. Pio de Roda and Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana prepare a syllabus and conduct another training for aspiring lab workers?

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Dr. Tirso Briones

28
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He discovered vaccination to establish immunity to small pox in 1796) (Immunology)

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Edward Jenner

29
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In 1880, she identified organs by their types of tissues

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Marie Frnacois Xavier Bichat

30
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In 1835, He produced disease in worms by injection of organic material - led the beginning of bacteriology.

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Agostino Bassi

31
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In 1857, He succesfully produced immunity to rabies

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Louis Pasteur,

32
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In 1866, he enunciated his law of inherited characteristics from studies on plants

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Gregor Mendel

33
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In 1870, He demonstrated that surgical infections are caused by airborne organisms

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Joseph Lister

34
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In 1877, he presented the first pictures of bacilli (anthrax), and later tubercle bacilli

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Robert Koch

35
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In 1886, He described phagocytes in blood and their role in fighting bacteria

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Elie Metchnikoff

36
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In 1886, He introduced steam sterilization in surgery

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Ernst von Bergmann

37
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In 1902, he distinguished blood groups through the development of the ABO blood group system

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Karl Landsteiner

38
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In 1906, he developed immunologic tests for syphilis

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August Von Wassermann

39
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In 1906, he discovered microorganisms whose range lies between bacteria and viruses called rickettsiae

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Howard Ricketts

40
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In 1929, he worked on the structure of hemoglobin

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Hans Fischer

41
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In 1954, he developed poliomyelitis vaccine

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Jonas Salk

42
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In 1973, he introduced the Westgard rules for quality control in the clinical laboratory

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James Westgard

43
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In 1980, he introduced the Hepa B vaccine

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Baruch Samuel Blumberg

44
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In 1985, he developed the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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Kary Mullis

45
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In 1985, he developed the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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Kary Mullis

46
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In 1992, he discovered the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF)

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Andre Van Steirteghem

47
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In 1898, he derived the first human stem cell line

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James Thomson

48
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What are the things that medtechs should be aware of even though automation is continuously improving?

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  1. Knowledge on troubleshooting
  2. Double check results
  3. Always know the basics
  4. Be open to changes