medical renaissance in england c1550-c1700 Flashcards
what two causes did fewer people believe in?
supernatural / religious causes
what did the decrease in belief in religious causes do to the church?
reduced power of church
what is an example of scientific thinking spreading?
the idea seeds in the air may spread disease
what was there less use of when diagnosing?
urine charts
what did thomas sydenham promote?
‘direct observation’ of patients and not using books
what two theories of causes of disease stayed popular?
miasma and four humours
who was the theory of four humours used on?
charles II
who did people believe caused the great plague in 1665?
god
how was alchemy used as a treatment?
over 122 chemical cures like mercury to cure smallpox but it was dangerous
what was transference?
idea illness could be transferred to an object like an onion
what did the new world (USA) bring?
herbs / spices like quinine or dysentery to make new remedies
what treatment remained popular?
herbal remedies
what treatment to do with the four humours was used on charles II?
bleeding and purging
how many people touched charles II’s hand to cure what disease?
92,000 people to cure scrofula
what was a religious treatment used in the great plague?
prayer
what did physicians continue to be?
too expensive
where was most care still done?
in the home by women
why did physicians have better access to medical books?
printing press
what did vesalius improve?
knowledge of anatomy
what dissection now allowed?
yes
what could surgeons / apothecaries join to get training to become masters?
guilds
what were more hospitals doing?
treating the sick