Medicine Stand Still Flashcards
Ancient Greek method of diagnosing a disease
Clinical observation
Why did Christians found hospitals?
To follow Jesus’ example of caring for the sick. Hospitals would care for patients, not cure them
What were Islamic hospitals called? They provided care for men and women, rich and poor, Muslim and non-Muslim
Bismaristans
How did people try to deal with the Black Death?
Drinking mercury, shaving a chicken and strapping it to buboes, fled to other towns and villages, avoided contact with other people
What was the impact of the Black Death?
Food shortages, peasants demanded higher wages, reputation of the Church was damaged
Why did the Church approve of Galen’s ideas?
Galen believed in a single God who had created the body to perfectly fit together. He also believed that the body had a soul which fit with Christian teachings
Leeches were used for this procedure, to rebalance the Four humours
Bloodletting
How many patients did each hospital care for in the Middle Ages?
12
What was the name of the two famous Islamic doctors, whose work was translated into Latino for European doctors?
Rhazes and Avicenna
Why did the Black Death spread so quickly?
Towns and ports were crowded, people did not know about contagious diseases, disposal of bodies was poor and helped to spread the disease
What did some town councils do to try and keep their environment clean and healthy?
York council ordered the building of public toilets in 1928, London mayor banned the killing of animals within the walls in 1371
What was the name of the building in Baghdad which was the largest library, full of medical knowledge
House of Wisdom
What would a person have to do to qualify as a doctor in the Middle Ages?
Study at university for 7 years, listening to lectures and debating what they had read
What were hospitals called that looked after people with infectious diseases, such as leprosy?
Lazar houses
What was the name for the place where waste from privies was dumped, and what was the name of the people who dug them out annually?
Cesspits were dug out by gong farmers
