PRELIM: DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Flashcards
Father of Medicine, formulated the Hippocratic Oath; the code of ethics for practicing physicians
He described four “humors” or body fluids in man o Blood o Phlegm o Black Bile o Yellow Bile
The humors were felt to be the source of person’s disposition and disease in ancient times
Hippocrates (469 B.C.)
traces the beginning of medical technology when parasites such as Taenia and Ascaris were identified.
1500 B.C. – Vivian Herrick
book contained the description of the three stages of hookworm infection, and treatment of disease
Ebers Papyrus
was regarded as a composite of humors
urine
has been passed down from ancient times and regarded as the oldest laboratory procedures today
urinalysis
was also noted in ancient times as early as 600 B.C.
Polyuria od diabetes
had the scientific observation that the urine of certain individuals attracted ants and had a sweet taste.
Early Hindu Doctors
believed that medical technology began from the medieval period as supported by the fact that urinalysis was a fad
1096-1438 – Ruth Williams
believed that MT started when a prominent doctor at the University of Bologna employed Alessandra Giliani (who died due to lab acquired infection)
14th century – Anne Fagelson
Founder of Pathology, was described as the greatest of the early microscopist.
1628-1694 – Malphigi
invented and improved compound microscope.
1632 – Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
invented and improved compound microscope.
1632 – Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
However, some believed that pathology was practiced in the time of , one of the youngest of the medical specialist, and the Founder of Archives of Pathology in Berlin
Rudolph Virchow 1847
first quantitative test for urine sugar
1848 – Herman Fehling
discovery of aniline dyes to stain microorganisms.
19th century
