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Lesson 1: History of Medical Technology Flashcards

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considered the “father of medicine”, a greek physician and philosopher

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Hippocrates

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2
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what book did Hippocrates write?

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Hippocratic Oath

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Galen instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of disorder through measurement of body fluids in relation to seasons; also called the four humors

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  1. blood
  2. phlegm
  3. yellow bile
  4. black bile
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4
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Hippocrates also used this fluid which underwent examination, this was _____?

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urine

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5
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_______ described ______ as “diarrhea of urine” and established the relationship between fluid intake and urine volume.

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•Galen
•diabetes

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6
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In medieval Europe, diagnosis by ______ was widely practiced. This is done by patients submitting their urine specimen in decorative flasks.

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“water casting” (uroscopy)

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7
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True or False: Physicians who fail to examine the urine were subjected to public beatings.

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True

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8
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_______ invented the ________ which is a device used for measuring the vital capacity of lungs.

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• John Hutchinson
• Spirometer

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_______ invented the ________ which is a device that is used for measuring blood pressure.

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• Jules Herisson
• Sphygmomanometer

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10
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The first diagnostic medical breakthrough. It is used to acquire information about the lungs and heartbeats. Invented by ________ in _______.

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• Stethoscope
• Rene Läennec
• 1816

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Developed for medical purposes due to advances in lenses and power costs. The first practical ______ was devised by ________ in _______.

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• Microscope
• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
• 1840

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12
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First visual technology. Invented by _______ in _______.

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• Ophthalmoscope
• Hermann von Helmholz
• 1850

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13
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Uses two mirrors to observe the throat and larynx. Devised by _______ in _______ 1855.

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• Laryngoscope
• Manuel Garcia
• 1855

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Allowed physicians to view the inside of the body without surgery; used to diagnose pneumonia, pleurisy, and tuberculosis since WW2. Invented by _______ in_______ when he discovered in accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density.

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• X-ray
• Wilhelm Roentgen
• 1859

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Used to measure electrical changes during the beating of the heart. Developed by ______ in _______.

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• Electrocardiograph
• William Einthoven
• 1903

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Served as pioneering work for modern physical therapy; devised by _______ in the treatment of polio using hot packs and muscle manipulation.

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• Kenny method
•Elizabeth Kenny

17
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What is the old name for polio?

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infantile paralysis

18
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Elizabeth Kenny prompted the invention of ________ (Sylvia stretcher in 1927) intended for transporting patients in shock.

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• New stretcher

19
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Its use is to help patients either paralytic anterior poliomyelitis recover normal respiration with the assistance of artificial respirator. Invented by _______ in _______.

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• Drinker respirator
• Phillip Drinker
• 1927

20
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First visual technology. Invented by ______ in _______.

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• Heart-lung machine
• Hermann von Helmholz
•1939

21
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made seeing the heart, lung vessels, and valves possible through inserting a cannula in an arm vein and into the heart with an injection or radiopaque dye for X-ray visualization.

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cardiac catheterization and Angiography

22
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Called for the development of a method that would certify medical technologists on a national scale. Published The Demand for and Training of Laboratory Technicians that included a description of the first formal training course in Medical Technology.

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John Kolmer

23
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First hospital established in 1565 which was later on moved to Manila to cater military patients.

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Hospital Real in Cebu

24
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The Dominicans have founded the _______ in 1611, which in 1871 established the first faculties of pharmacy and medicine.

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University of Santo Tomas

25
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The first clinical laboratory in the Philippines was established during WW2 by the 6th Infantry Division of the US army at ________. Now known as Manila Public Health Laboratory.

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Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

26
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discovered vaccination to establish immunity to small pox

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Edward Jenner

27
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First diagnostic medical breakthrough (stethoscope) was invented by

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Rene Laennec

28
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first visual technology was invented by

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Hermann von Helmholz

29
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invented by ______ using two mirrors to observe the throat and larynx

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Manuel Garcia

30
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through his work on pea plants, he discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance

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Gregor Mendel

31
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Develop the vaccine for rabies

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Louis Pasteur

32
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described phagocytes in blood and their role in fighting infection

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Elie Metchnikoff

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