Medicine and disease Flashcards
1
Q
How would you balance the blood humour?
A
bloodletting
2
Q
what method was both a preventative and cure according to Catholic church?
A
praying.
3
Q
Who would poor people go to see when ill?
A
local wise woman.
4
Q
what would barber surgeons deal with?
A
cauterisation, pulling teeth.
5
Q
who would the medieval doctor treat?
A
rich people such as lords and kings.
6
Q
how would astrology help diagnosing?
A
people thought depending on the position of the planets it would unbalance the humours
7
Q
what are some ways of balancing the four humours?
A
bloodletting, using leeches, purging
