medicine through time Flashcards
when was Hippocrates around and what did he discover?
he was ancient greek, and came up with the theory of the the 4 humours
when was Galen around and what did he discover
roman empire, can up with the theory of opposites, and did the first disection on animal. Galen published his book in 1543 (the fabric of the human body)
when was Vesaluis around and what did he discover
16th century, he saw galens mistakes and called them out, he did the first human dissections
when was Harvey around and what did he discover
17th century, created ideas around blood and circulation of blood around the body. He published his book in 1628
when was Sydenham around and what did he discover?
he was around in the 17th century, and he worked on advancing diagnoses and clinical obersvarions. He published a book in 1676 (observationes Medicine)
when was Jenner around and what did he discover?
the late 18th century, he discovered the first vaccine for small pox
when was Nightingale around and what did he discover?
the 19th century, she was revolutional for nurses, encouraged clean hospitals. she published her book in 1859
when was Snow around and what did he discover?
1845, he discovered the cause of cholera and the importance of clean water and cured cholera
when was pasteur around and what did he discover?
in 1861 pasteur discovers germ theory
when was Lister around and what did he discover?
1865, Lister uses carbolic acid in surgeries for the first time ever
when was koch around and what did he discover?
1882, published his findings on germs linking to specific diseases
when was Clarke around and what did he discover?
1842, for the first time he successfully uses ether to anaesthetise a patient
when was simpson around and what did he discover?
1847, he discovered the uses of chloroform and spread the word about chloroform
when was Fleming around and what did he discover?
1928, discover penicillin and published his findings
when was Florin and Chain around and what did he discover?
1941, learned how to produce mass amounts of penicillin and tested it on rats and on the first people
