Medicine 1500- 1700 Flashcards
what changed in the renaissance period on ideas on the cause of disease
reduced influence of the church and an increased scientific approach to diagnosing illness
what things continued into the renaissance period from medieval medicine
miasma was still accepted as a cause fro diseases especially during epidemics
the theory of the four humours but throughout the 1700 century fewer physicians believed in it
what did Thomas Sydenham write in his book observationes medicae
to observe patients and record symptoms in detail
the disease had nothing to do with the nature of the person with it
to treat disease as a whole rather then individual symptoms
who was the ‘English Hippocrates’ and why
Thomas Sydenham for his influence on doctors
when was the printing press invented
1440
what was the royal society, what did it do and who set it up
the royal society was created for scientists to come together to discuss new ideas, demonstrate experiments, publish books/articles by King Charles II
what was the royal society’s motto
Nullius in verba = take nobody’s word for it
how did hospitals change in the Renaissance period
they began treating more sick people rather then travellers and pilgrims and had their own apothecaries to mix medicines and physicians to visit patients
what kind of methods of treatment from the middle ages were still used in the Renaissance period
traditional herbal remedies bleeding and purging cleanliness superstitions and prayer healthy living
how were most people treated in the renaissance period
by women of the home/village because physicians were expensive
name two changes in prevention and treatment
alchemy - cures using metals and minerals
new herbal remedies from newly discovered countries appeared in England and some were effective
name two areas were there was limited impact
the ideas were slow to be accepted
the discoveries did not improve the understanding of the cause of disease
give three reasons why Andreas Vesalius and his work were important for the advancement of medicine in the renaissance
improved the understanding of human anatomy
he proved some of Galen’s ideas e.g. jaw bone is made up of 1 bone not 3 like Galen said by dissecting a human body
his work was published throughout Europe which included detailed illustrations of the human anatomy, these were copied into medical textbook
what year did the great plague break out in
1665
the beliefs about the cause of the great plague were mostly the same as the black death
name three differences
miasma was most commonly believed as a cause
fewer believed it was caused by the four humours
people knew that it can be passed from person to person
name two treatments for the great plague that were different to the black death
the theory of transference meant people tried to transfer their disease to something else, especially birds , such as chickens
they thought people could sweat the disease out, so infected were wrapped up in thick blankets and put by the fire
name three ways the government tried to prevent the plague from spreading by the orders of the king
theatres were closed and large gatherings were banned
dogs and cats were killed
streets were regularly cleaned and carts drive by everyday to collect the dead bodies to be dumped and buried in mass graves
who and what were the plague doctors
physicians who treated victims of the plague, they wore costumes to prevent catching the disease, the mask had sweet smelling herbs for the physician to breath in against miasma and coats coated with wax so that nothing from the patient could be absorbed
what did William Harvey discover
the circulation of blood
what did Harvey prove wrong
found that blood flowed towards the heart in one way
also he proved that the liver didn’t produce blood
how did Harvey disprove Galen
he dissected human bodies and used new technology such as the mechanical water pump which showed that blood only flowed one way
what else did Harvey discover
arteries and veins were part of one system and that blood was pumped around the body by the heart
name three reasons why Harvey was important
he disproved some of Galen’s theories which have been around since the ancient times, this encourage others to questions them too
he improved knowledge about how the body worked and passed the knowledge on
his discoveries left many unanswered questions which encouraged further experiments
