Renaissance Flashcards
1
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What were the things revolved around Pain?
A
- still no effective anaesthetics
- laudanum was used as a painkiller (derivative of opium, so hard to dose, became addictive and could kill)
2
Q
Who was Ambroise Paré? - I
A
- French barber-surgeon, surgeon in war
- made a ‘soothing digestive’: egg yolk, turpentine, rose oil
- it prevented infection and quickened healing of gunshot wounds
- was made by chance, boiling oil ran out
3
Q
What were the things revolved around Loss of blood?
A
- cauterisation was still main method
4
Q
What did Ambroise Paré do about Loss of blood?
A
- ligatures: used silk thread to tie off arteries
- however they weren’t clean and could lead to infection
5
Q
What were the things revolved around environment?
A
- no change
6
Q
Who was John Hunter? (1728-93)
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- body snatcher/grave robber
7
Q
What did John Hunter do?
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- created a school + became a famous teacher, encouraged observation and experiments
- wrote books to share ideas
- had a museum
- dissected corpses which led to study of anatomy
8
Q
Who was Ambroise Paré? (1510-90)
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- ‘Father of Surgery’
9
Q
What did Ambroise Paré do?
A
- developed ligatures and artificial limbs
- raised status for surgeons
- wrote books
- learned man skill by being army surgeon
10
Q
Who was William Harvey? (1578-1657)
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- a physician
11
Q
What did William Harvey do?
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- discovered functions of veins + valves
- discovered blood circulation
- had a school
- wrote ‘The Motion of the Heart’ 1628
- was gradually accepted
12
Q
Who was Andreas Vesalius? (1514-64)
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- anatomist
- physician
13
Q
What did Andreas Vesalius do?
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- used human dissection to discover that breastbone has three parts, one jaw bone, heart doesn’t have invisible holes
- wrote ‘The Fabric of the Human Body’ 1543 (spread by printing press)
- inspired others to do scientific enquiry
14
Q
What technology improved?
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- microscopes
- thermometers
15
Q
What was established for surgeons in 1800?
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- Royal College of Surgeons
