Modern medicine Flashcards
who discovered x-rays and when?
Wilhelm Rontgen in 1895
What was the ‘Coolidge tube’, when was it invented and by who?
A more reliable x-ray tube than glass tubes
William Coolidge
1913
When did Marie Curie develop mobile x-ray units?
1914
what did Karl Landsteiner do in 1900?
discovered blood groups
what was the impact of Karl Landsteiner’s discovery?
blood transfusion would be more successful as long as the same blood group was kept constant (as mixing blood groups would cause the blood to clot)
what did doctor’s discover in 1914, what was the impact of this?
sodium citrate stopped blood clotting. This allowed it to be stored successfully to transport during WW1
what was set up in 1917?
first ever blood depot at the Battle of Cambrai
what was established in 1946?
the British National Blood Transfusion Service
when was the British National Blood Transfusion Service established?
1946
what was a pedicle tube?
a skin graft technique where skin from a healthy area is partially cut, grown and attached to the wound to cover scarring
who developed the use of the pedicle tube?
Harold Gillies
What was the name of the bacteria that Alexander Fleming discovered was killed by penicillium mould?
staphylococcal
When did Fleming discover penicillin?
1928
as penicillin is a natural product, what needs to happen to it?
needs to be purified
Who invented a way to purify penicillin and what is this called?
Ernest Chain devised the freeze-drying technique
