Intro and History of Medtech Flashcards
rule of conduct, just, obligatory, and promulgated by legitimate authority, and of common observance and benefit
law
latin maxim of “Ignorance of the law excuses no one from compliance therewith”
Ignorantia legis neminem excusat
latin maxim of “the law looks forward, not backward”
lex prospicit, non respicit
special penal laws punishable by either by a fine, imprisonment, or both
medical technology laws
a philosophical discipline that deals with the morality of human conduct in relation to health in particular and to human life in general
bioethics
the quality of human act
morality
ancient physicians that examined specimens from patients
priori
oldest known test
urinalysis
contained accounts describing polyuria and intestinal worms
ebers papyrus
closely studied signs and symptoms in humans and correlated these with possible diseases
Hippocrates
father of medicine
hippocrates
first describe hematuria or blood in the urine
rufus
the first forensice pathologist and the person who performes autopsy on the corpse of Julius Caesar
Anstitius
honey urine
madhumeha
devised guidelines for using urine as a diagnostic aid
Isaac Judaeus
proposed a primitive version of the “germ theory”
Giralmo Fracastoro
decribed the circulation of blood
William Harvey
conducted the first successful blood transfusion in animals
Richard lower
premier phase of laboratory medicine
17th century
discovered microscope
Antoine van Leeuwehoek
pioneered clinical cytology and described the microscopic structure of various types of cancer
Johannes Muller
established the fundamentals of cellular pathology
Rudolf Virchow
discovered the major blood groups
Alexander Landsteiner
first public health laboratory established in 1883
Laboratorio Municipal de Manila
first school to offer medical technology as a course
Philippine Union College
PAMET
Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc
National organization of all registered medtech
PAMET
father of PAMET
Crisanto G. Almario
First PAMET president
Charlemagne T. Tamondong
when is the celebration of the medical technology profession
3rd week of September
when was PAMET founded
September 15, 1963
national organization of all recognized schools and colleges of medical technology and public health
PASMETH
PASMETH
Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Public Health
date PASMETH was established
May 13, 1970
first president of PASMETH
Dr. Gustavo U. Reyes
national organization of medical technology students
PHISMETS