(P) L4.1: Evolution of MT (Module-based) Flashcards
Whose definition of MT is this?
“Application of principles of NATURAL, PHYSICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL sciences to the performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT of diseases”
Heinemann
Whose definition of MT is this?
“BRANCH OF MEDICINE concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analysis used in diagnosis and treatment of diseases and maintenance of health”
Anne Fagelson
Laboratory determinations and analysis are performed by MTs where?
Clinical Laboratories
T or F: MTs must have acquired adequate abstract knowledge, attitude, and skills
False (scientific knowledge)
Which law defines MT like this?
“An AUXILIARY BRANCH OF LABORATORY MEDICINE which deals with the examination by various chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, and other medical procedures which will aid the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of disease and in the promotion of health in general”
Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969 (RA 5527; Sec. 1)
History of MT (people):
- traced the beginning of MT back to 1500 BC when intestinal parasites (e.g Taenia and Ascaris) were mentioned in Ebers Papyrus
Vivian Herrick
What are the 2 intestinal parasites that Vivian Herrick traced back to 1500 BC?
Taenia and Ascaris
This is a book for treatment of diseases which contains descriptions of the 3 stages of hookworm infection
Ebers Papyrus
When did Vivian Herrick trace back intestinal parasites?
1500 BC
History of MT (people):
- believed that MT began from the Medieval Period (1096-1438) and supported the fad of urinalysis back then
Ruth Williams
These doctors made the scientific observation that urine has a sweetish taste that attracted ants
Early Hindu Doctors
These people reaped fortunes from diagnosing diseases by the appearance of urine
Quacks
History of MT (people):
- dates the profession from the 14th century when an Italian physician at the University of Bologna employed Alessandra Giliani to perform MT-related tasks
Anne Fagelson
Who got employed by an Italian physician in the University of Bologna that unfortunately died due to a laboratory-acquired infection?
Alessandra Giliani
History of MT (people):
- invented and improved the compound microscope
- first one to describe RBCs, see protozoa, and classify bacteria acc. to shape
Leewenhoek
Leewenhoek was the first person to describe?
RBCs
Leewenhoek was the first person to see?
Protozoa
Leewenhoek was the first person to classify what according to shape?
Bacteria
History of MT (people):
- the greatest of the early microscopists
- worked in embryology and anatomy
- known as the FOUNDER OF PATHOLOGY
Malphigi
In what departments did Malphigi work in?
Embryology and Anatomy
History of MT (people):
- many believed that pathology was only practiced during his time
- one of the youngest medical specialists ever
- founded the Archives of Pathology in Berlin 1847
Rudolph Virchow
What archive did Rudolph Virchow founded and where?
Archives of Pathology in Berlin (1847)
Laboratory tests moved from _____ to ______ in nature
Qualitative to Quantitative
In 1848, this person performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar
Fehling