Medicine - Modern Flashcards by Ned Allwood | Brainscape

Q

Who initially discovered penicillin

A

Alexander Flemming

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Who built on ideas of penicillin

A

Howard Florey and Ernst Chain

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Who invested in penicillin

A

USA government and Pfizer

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Who discovered Salvarsan 606

A

Paul Ehrlich

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What did Domagk treat blood poisoning with

A

Prontosil

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

When was the Beveridge report created

A

1942

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What did the Beveridge report encourage

A

A welfare state

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

When was the NHS introduced

A

1948

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Why was the NHS so good

A

Free healthcare for everyone

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

When was the first heart transplant

A

1967

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Why were blood transfusions useful

A

They allowed less blood loss and so the surgery could carry on for longer

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Who identified DNA

A

Crick and Watson

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

When was the polio vaccine developed

A

1954

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

When was the Human Genome Project finished

A

2001

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

What have the NHS campaigned about

A

Smoking and healthy living

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly