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What 3 things did Sydenham encourage his students to do ?
-Observe a patient carefully
-Record a description of their symptoms
-prescribe a remedy to treat the disease
What time period was Sydenham alive in ?
Renaissance
What ideas did Sydenham encourage physicians to move away from ?
The classical ideas of Hippocrates and Galen
Which two diseases did Sydenham identify were different from each other ?
Scarlet fever and measles
What nickname was Hippocrates given ?
The Father of modern medicine
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
An oath based on the early studies of Hippocrates that every new doctor must take. It outlines the expected ethical approach and obligations when treating a patient.
What idea did Hippocrates develop?
The theory of the Four Humours
What was the theory of the four humours?
the idea that the human body was made up of four substances: blood, phlegm, black bile and yellow bile. If the humours were out of balance, this was believed to cause illness.
Why was Hippocrates significant?
Removed the role of religion sand supernatural beliefs
What was the Hippocratic corpus ?
A collection of over 60 books of medical records kept for future reference
Who was Hippocrates rejected by ?
The Greeks
Who made the theory of opposites ?
Galen
What was the theory of opposites?
Galen’s idea that illness could be treated by balancing the humours. For example, if someone had a cold, eating hot and spicy food would help to balance the humours.
Why did the church promote Galens ideas?
His ideas aligned with the churches
Why was he rarely questioned for many years?
There was a lack of other scientific evidence to support other theories
