Medicine Through Time: Modern British Technological Improvements

Question 1

Blood Sugar Monitor

Answer 1

1965, diabetes sufferers can regularly check blood sugar levels.

Question 2

X-rays

Answer 2

1896, help doctors see bones inside the body.

Question 3

MRI scans (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)

Answer 3

1973, uses magnets and radio waves to create an image of inside the body.

Question 4

ECG (Electrocardiogram)

Answer 4

1901, uses electrical pulses to track the rhythm and speed of the heart.

Question 5

Blood Pressure Monitors

Answer 5

1896, able to diagnose high and low blood pressure.

Question 6

Ultrasound scans

Answer 6

1956, use sound waves which ‘bounce’ off the organs to create an image on a computer screen.

Question 7

Blood Tests

Answer 7

1940, can test for a wide range of conditions.Accurate, quick and easy.

Question 8

CT Scans (computed tomography scan)

Answer 8

1972, advanced form of X-ray which shows the human body in detailed slice. Diagnoses tumours and other growths.

Question 9

Pacemakers

Answer 9

1960, placed in the chest and uses electrical pulses to keep the heart beating at a regular pace.

Question 10

Endoscopes

Answer 10

1900, use a camera on the end of a flexible tube to see inside the body.

Question 11

The Electron Microscope

Answer 11

1931, see objects as small as a human cell in great detail.

Question 12

Nuclear Medicine

Answer 12

1950s, harmless radioactive dyes are injected into the bloodstream to scan for any blood clots, blockages and cancers.