Medieval Medicine Flashcards
1
Q
Rational causes of disease (2)
A
- 4 humours
- Miasma
2
Q
Irrational causes of disease (2)
A
- God
- Astrology
3
Q
Religious and Supernatural preventions (4)
A
- Living a Christian life
- Carrying lucky charms
- Chanting incarnations
- Flagellation
4
Q
Rational methods of prevention (6)
A
- Bloodletting
- Purging
- Exercising
- Hygiene
- Purifying air
- Keeping streets clean
5
Q
Religious treatments (4)
A
- Praying
- Fasting
- Pilgrimage
- Praying for the mass
6
Q
Rational treatments (3)
A
- Bloodletting
- Purging
- Herbal remedies
7
Q
The doctors in Medieval England [care] (4)
A
- Barber surgeons
- Apothecaries
- Wise women
- Physicians
8
Q
Hospital care (4)
A
- For travellers and pilgrims (hotel)
- Run by the Church
- Clean
- Some were for specific diseases
9
Q
Diagnosis (4)
A
- Pulses
- Skin colour
- Urine charts
- Zodiac charts
10
Q
What did Hippocrates do? (3)
A
- 4 humours
- Hippocratic oath
- Scientific observation
11
Q
What did Galen do?
A
- The theory of Opposites
12
Q
Institutions
A
- The Church
13
Q
When year was the black death?
A
1348
14
Q
Causes of Black Death
A
All the things that caused atypical diseases
15
Q
Symptoms of Black Death (3)
A
- Buboes
- Fever and chills
- Vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain
