medicine in modern britain c1900-present

Question 1

what improvements were made to the ideas about causes of disease?

Answer 1

improvements in genetic causes and diagnosis

Question 2

what was now understood about the impact of lifestyle on health?

Answer 2

understood how smoking, drinking and diet affects health

Question 3

what methods could be used to diagnose?

Answer 3

-CT scans
-ultrasounds
-blood tests
-x-rays
-MRI scans
-ECG scans

Question 4

give three examples of what can be tested for today

Answer 4

-cancer
-broken bones
-diabetes

Question 5

who identified DNA?

Answer 5

crick and watson

Question 6

when did crick and watson discover DNA?

Answer 6

1953

Question 7

what allowed doctors to identity genetic diseases?

Answer 7

human genome project

Question 8

give two examples of genetic diseases

Answer 8

parkinson’s and alzheimer’s

Question 9

what can be prevented in embryos?

Answer 9

down syndrome

Question 10

did treatment change in modern britain?

Answer 10

yes

Question 11

list five modern treatments

Answer 11

-aspirin for pain
-x-rays for radiotherapy
-blood transfusions
-dialysis machines
-prosthetic limbs

Question 12

how was penicillin discovered?

Answer 12

accidentally

Question 13

who discovered penicillin?

Answer 13

fleming

Question 14

who developed penicillin to make it pure?

Answer 14

florey and chain

Question 15

when did florey and chain create pure penicillin?

Answer 15

1938

Question 16

who funded the production of penicillin?

Answer 16

america

Question 17

who made penicillin free to treat most bacteria infections?

Answer 17

NHS

Question 18

give a bacteria infection that penicillin can treat

Answer 18

pneumonia

Question 19

who developed the first magic bullet?

Answer 19

paul ehrlich

Question 20

what was the first magic bullet developed?

Answer 20

salvarsan 606

Question 21

when was salvarsan 606 developed to attack infections in the body?

Answer 21

1914

Question 22

what was the second magic bullet developed?

Answer 22

chemical cure prontosil

Question 23

what did prontosil help drop in rates?

Answer 23

helped post-natal infection drop from 20% to 5%

Question 24

what kind of surgery was developed to limit impact?

Answer 24

keyhole surgery

Question 25

what surgery helped transplants?

Answer 25

microsurgery

Question 26

when was the first heart transplant?

Answer 26

1967

Question 27

what was perfected that helped improve surgery?

Answer 27

anaesthetic

Question 28

what act gave some care for working class?

Answer 28

national insurance act

Question 29

when was the national insurance act introduced?

Answer 29

1911

Question 30

when was the NHS set up?

Answer 30

1948

Question 31

what does the NHS provide?

Answer 31

free healthcare to everyone

Question 32

what were the early problems with the NHS?

Answer 32

-lack of money -waiting times -GP quality

Question 33

what improved GPs?

Answer 33

GP’s charter in 1966

Question 34

what was introduced to monitor hospitals?

Answer 34

quality care commission

Question 35

what did the NHS help raise the life expectancy to?

Answer 35

83

Question 36

what did the government do to provide a healthy environment?

Answer 36

new laws

Question 37

give two examples of laws the government introduced to provide a healthy environment

Answer 37

-clean air act 1956 -smoking ban 2007

Question 38

give an example of a lifestyle campaign that helps prevent diseases

Answer 38

stoptober to stop smoking

Question 39

when was the national vaccination campaign for diphtheria?

Answer 39

1942

Question 40

when was polio eradicated by?

Answer 40

1984

Question 41

how was polio eradicated?

Answer 41

due to compulsory vaccinations

Question 42

how many cases of lung cancer are there a year?

Answer 42

40,000

Question 43

what can identity the type of cancer?

Answer 43

CT scan and bronchoscope

Question 44

what treatment is there for lung cancer?

Answer 44

surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy

Question 45

what ban did the government bring in to help prevent lung cancer?

Answer 45

smoking ban 2007

Question 46

what tax did the government bring in to help prevent lung cancer?

Answer 46

tobacco tax

Question 47

how does advertising help to prevent smoking?

Answer 47

discourages smoking

Question 48

which individuals pushed huge discoveries?

Answer 48

watson, crick, fleming, florey and chain create

Question 49

what health problems do we still face today?

Answer 49

genetics, cancer and superbug problems

Question 50

how did the government affect progress during modern britain?

Answer 50

NHS and vaccinations improved public health

Question 51

what did the developments in science and technology lead to?

Answer 51

rapid changes in cause and treatment