Renassisnce Flashcards
Who was Thomas Sydenham
He was an English doctor who made progress in how to diagnose diseases.
He made physicians observe and take a full history of the patient’s symptoms so the correct diagnosis was made
He was known as the English Hippocrates.
Made detailed notes on scarlet fever and measles
What was The royal society
Was set up by Charles 2 in 1645 where a group met weekly to discuss new ideas in physics astronomy and medicine
The members has there own laboratory and they did experiments also the published books to spread new ideas and discoveries
Power of The church in the renaissance
The power declined as science now started to question the bible
The nuns and monks no longer provided care in hospitals
Instead there were physicians surgeons nurses sisters and nurse helper who helped
