Thomas Sydenham Flashcards
What was Thomas’ known as?
Where did he train?
What happened to his studies?
What did he decide about disease?
Each disease also required a what?
He believed in O + D and letting nature ______ rather than trying every cure at random
Encouraged ___ as a method of diagnosis
The English Hippocrates
Oxford University
They were cut short because of the civil war
Each disease required a different cure
Observation and diagnosis and letting nature take its course
Encouraged taking the pulse as a method of diagnosis
When did he write his book?
What was his book called?
What did he show the difference between? (SF + M)
What did he not believe about disease?
What did he take advantage of?
Cin_____ was used to treat ____
1676
Observationes Medicae
Scarlet Fever and Measles
That god caused it
New ingredients that were being discovered
Cinchona was used to treat malaria
