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Overview of Medical Technology

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Medical Technology

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Refers to the application of diagnostic, preventive, and therapeutic medicine to improve and monitor the management of health condition

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Other terms for Medical Technology

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Clinical laboratory science or laboratory medicine

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Anna Fagelson

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(1961)
Defines MT as a branch of medicine which is concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and the maintenance of health

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Walter

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(1996)
Defines MT as a health profession which is concerned with the performance of laboratory analyses in view of obtaining information necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and in the maintenance of good health

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Ruth Heinneman

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(1963)
Defines MT as the application of the principles of natural, biological, and physical sciences in laboratory procedures to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases

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Definition of MT by the RA 5527

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an auxiliary branch of medicine which deals with the examinations using various chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, and other medical laboratory procedures or techniques that will aid the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of disease and in the promotion of health in general

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RA 5527

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a.k.a The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

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Medical Technology Interdisciplinaries

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  1. Hematology
  2. Clinical Chemistry
  3. Medical Microbiology
  4. Clinical Microscopy
  5. Medical Parasitology
  6. Immunology
  7. Serology
  8. Immunohematology
  9. General Pathology and Histopathology
  10. Medical Technology Licensure Examination
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Ebers Papyrus

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(1500 BC)
- Oldest preserved Egyptian compilation of medical texts
- 110-chapter, 20 meter long scroll containing chapters on contraceptives, pregnancy, eye and skin diseases, surgery, burns, and intestinal parasites and diseases

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Hippocrates

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(300 AD to 180 BC)
- Father of Medicine
- Found 4 humors or body fluids (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile)
- advocated the tasting of urine, listening to the lungs, and observing the outward appearance in diagnosing
- appearance of blood, bubbles, and pus in urine signifies kidney disease or chronic illness

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Galen

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  • described diabetes as “diarrhea of urine”
  • established relationship between fluid intake and urine volume
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Polyphagia

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Rise in appetite

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Polydipsia

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Increase in thirst

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Polyuria

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Frequency in urination

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Medieval Europe

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diagnosed through water casting (uroscopy)

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Rufus of Ephesus

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(500 AD)
First description of hematuria (blood in urine)

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Isaac Judeaus

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(900 AD)
wrote a book called Kitab al Baul (book of urine)

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Early 11th Century

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  • medical practitioners weren’t allowed to physically check patients
  • physicians relied on patient’s description of symptoms and observing patient’s physical condition
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Greek Physicians

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(1098-1438)
Made diagnosis by pouring urine on the ground and checking if insects are attracted to it

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Anna Fagelson (19th Century)

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Confirmed beginnings of MT when she correlated cause of Alexander Gillani to acquired-laboratory infection

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Invention on 1816

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Stethoscope
- by Rene Laennec
- first diagnostic breakthrough
- used to listen to the lungs and heartbeat

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Invention on 1840

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Microscope
- by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- first practical microscope

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Invention on 1850

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Opthalmoscope
- by Hermann von Helmolz
- first visual technology

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Invention on 1855

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Laryngoscope
- by Manuel Garcia
- 2 mirrors used to check throat and larynx

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Invention on 1859

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X-ray
- Wilhelm Roentgen
- accidental
- allowed viewing of the body without surgery

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Invention on 1903

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Electrocardiograph
- by William Einthoven
- measures electrical changes of heart beat

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Invention on 1910

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Kenny Method
- by Elizabeth Kenny
- pioneering work for medical technology
- uses hot packs and muscle modification

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Invention on 1927

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Sylvia Stretcher

Drinker Respirator
- Philip Drinker
- helps in respiration for those suffering from paralytic anterior poliomyelitis

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Invention on 1939

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Heart-lung Machine
- Hermann von Helmholz
- first visual technology

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Invention on 1941

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Cardiac Catheterization and Andiography
- by Moniz, Reboul, Rousthoi

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When was Cardiac catheterization and andiography first operated? And who operated it?

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1929
Forsmann

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When was Cardiac catheterization and andiography first deemed safe to use? And who did it?

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1941
Cournand

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Koch’s Postulates

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  1. It is present in all cases
  2. Inoculation of its pure culture produces disease in animals
  3. From these cultures, it can again be obtained
  4. Then it can again be propagated in pure culture
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Spirometer

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(19th Century)
- by John Hutchinson
- used to measure vital capacity of lungs

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Sphygmomanometer

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(19th Century)
- by James Herisson
- for measuring blood pressure

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When did medical technicians come into the picture of healthcare?

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  • increasing number of patients that generalists could not handle
  • training needs to be done to use laboratory equipment
  • 1969, 80% of medical professionals were non-physicians

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