Review 2 Symptoms Diagnosis Flashcards
Pasteur
It was difficult to ship food and wine because it often spoiled
He believed all living things come from living things rejecting Darwin’s evolution
Pastuer
Could science be applied to practical matters
His discovery of pasteurization helped keep products from spoiling
Pasteur
Doctors did not understand how diseases were spread
Pasteurs germ theory that microbes spread disease was the single most important medical discovery of all time
Lister
Infection was a major problem during surgery
Lister discovered that carbolic acid prevented infection on compound fractures
Lister
People often died after surgery from the infection alone
By insisting everything be kept clean and disinfected he lowered the death rate in his surgeries
Compound bone fractures almost always ended in death because of infections
He discovered it was not the presence of acid but the absence of germs that mattered in surgery
Robert Koch
Epidemics of anthrax were killing cattle sheep and sometimes humans
Robert Koch discovered that anthrax was caused by bacteria
Robert Koch
Farmers had to kill, burn or bury animals to prevent the spread of anthrax
He discovered how to grow bacteria in cultures for study and how to add stain in order to see them
Robert Koch
The disease would still re occur
He proved that most diseases are caused by a particular bacteria
Louie Pasteur
During an epidemic of cholera a farmer could lose as many as 11 of every 12 chickens
He discovered chickens could survive cholera when given a weakened form of the disease
Pasteur
No cure for the disease anthrax had been found
He found that anthrax vaccine could bd made by heating the bacteria
Pasteur
The disease of rabies always proved fatal
He discovered rabies was caused by a virus instead of a bacteria and then developed a vaccine for humans
James Lind
Sailors were dying of scurvy
In his experiment those that ate citrus fruit stayed healthier
James Lind
The British Empire depended upon ships for commerce and national security
Captain Cook took Linds advice and his crew stayed healthy for a four year journey
James Lind
Doctors failed to believe the Indians homemade remedy of pine needles teA
The British navy finally ordered sailors to drink lime juice. Lind gad found the cure for scurvy. Vitamin c
Christian Eijkman
European settlers ant by the Ditch East India Company were dying of disease
He found that bacteria did not cause beriberi
Christian Eijkman
Victims couldn’t eat, their heart weakened then paralysis and death
He found that brown rice was a cure for beriberi because of a vitamin (thiamine) in the husks
Christian Eijkman
Because doctors thought germs caused all diseases they were overlooking the role of the diet in health
Boussingault found that a mineral called iodine could cure a goiter of the thyroid gland
William Crookes
Could electricity travel without air to conduct it
Crookes invented the Crookes tube which developed into TVs and monitors
Wilhelm Roentgen
Could high voltage be of any practical use
Roentgen invented the x ray machine using the Crookes tube
Wilhelm Roentgen
Doctors were limited in diagnosing and treatment of patients by an inability to view inside the human body
Because of the inability to see indies the human body x ray photography is one of the ten most important medical discoveries
