The Enlightenment Flashcards
Albrecht Von Haller
Founder of modern physiology Swiss Studied with Boerhaave Chair of medicine, anatomy, botany and surgery at Univ of Gottingen "Elements of Physiology of Human Body"
Giovanni Morgagni
Father of ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY
Italian, Univ of Bologna
Chair of Anatomy at Padua
Seats and Causes of Diseases - made pathologic anatomy into science
First to demonstrate need to base diagnosis, prognosis, and tx on exact anatomical conditions in patient
Leopold Auenburgger
PERCUSSION for diagnosis (first to describe)
Originated in testing wine level in barrels
Studied TB - how to detect cavities of lungs, location and size
Inventum Novum ex Percussione Thoracis Humani Interni Pectoris Morbos Detegendi
Influenced Laennec
John Hunter
Advocate of scientific approach
Student examination to understand physiologic rxns and apply them
Anatomy asst to brother William
Responsible for rise of GRAVEROBBING
Skeleton of Charles Byrne, against deathbed wishes
Studied INFLAMMATION
VENEREAL diseases
FATS absorbed into LACTEALS in gut
Proved maternal and FETAL BLOOD SUPPLIES SEPARATE
Lymphatic system role
Jean Nicolas Corvisart
Advocate of PERCUSSION The first HEART SPECIALIST Essay on organic diseases and lesions of heart and great vessels PRECORDIAL PALPATION (thrills) Physician to Napoleon Rene Laennec was his student
Rene Laennec
Student to Corvisart Inventor of STETHOSCOPE MELANOMA Classified RALES, RHONCHI, CREPITANCE, EGOPHONY Named CIRRHOSIS
Edward Jenner
Pioneer of SMALLPOX VACCINE
Surgery apprentice under John Hunter
Did NOT discover vaccination, but DEMONSTRATED EFFICACY of vaccination
Used cowpox blister material from milkmaid on gardener’s son
Benjamin Rush
US founding father, physician, anatomist Proponent of HEROIC MEDICINE (purging bowels, venisection) HYPERACTIVE ARTERIES was key to disease Thought MERCURY HARMLESS American Hippocrates
William Hunter
Scottish anatomist
OB in London
Built famous anatomy theater in Leicester Square (>500 species, 14,000 specimens)
Anatomia uteri humani gravidi