Lesson 2.1: History of Medical Technology in the US Flashcards
Early medical diagnosis treated ____ as a mystery.
It was believed to be caused by the **negative interaction ** between the environment and the body
Early medical diagnosis treated disease as a mystery.
Disease was believed to be caused by the **negative interaction ** between the environment and the body
Who are the people known to have contributed to the history of MT during 300 BC - 180 AD?
The two of the instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of di
- Hippocrates
- Galen
He is known as the “Father of Medicine” and authored the Hippocratic oath
Hippocrates
Hippocrates advocated the diagnosis of disease through:
He advocated it through three ways
Hippocrates advocated the diagnosis of disease through:
- Tasting of urine
- Listening to the lungs
- Observing outward appearances
This is the oath taken by physician before practice
This is authored by Hippocrates
Hippocratic Oath
He concluded that the appearance of bubbles, blood, and pus in urine are indications of kidney disease and chronic illness
Hippocrates
He is a Greek physician and philosopher who described a certain disease as the“diarrhea of the urine”
**Question 2: ** What is this described as diarrhea of urine?
Galen is a Greek physician and philosopher who described diabetesas the”diarrhea of the urine”
He established the relationship between fluid intake and urine output in a fully functional healthy kidney
What is this relationship?
Galen established the direct relationship between fluid intake and urine output in a fully functional healthy kidney
Increased fluid intake results to increased urine output.
This is the complete cessation of urine because of blockage in the urinary bladder/ urethra.
Anuria
This is under Galen
What are the four humors of the body?
Hippocrates and Galen instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of disorder through the measurement of these body fluids
Four Humors of the Body:Blood, Phlegm, Yellow Bile, Black Bile
Who are the people known to have contributed to the history of MT during 1550 B.C.?
- Vivian Herrick
- Prof. M. Ruth. Wiliams
She believed that medical technology started during the Egyptian Period (when papyrus was established
Vivian Herrick
What are the 3 stages of hookworm infection?
Where can we commonly get hookworm infection?
- Ova/ Egg
- Larval Stage
- Adult Parasite
We can get it from parasites from our pets; can be ingested
The Ebers Papyris (book) described what?
Vivian Herrick
(1) 3 stages of hookworm infection
Ova (egg) -> Larvae -> Adult Parasite
(2) Intestinal parasites (Taenia & Ascaris) **
Forms bolus (blocks intestines from too much parasite)
Taenia is also known as _
Ascaris is also known as _
Both are genus of what types of parasites?
Taenia (“Flatworm”)
Ascaris (“Roundworm’)
