TOPIC 1 Flashcards
NAME THE FOUR BILES
In his Hippocratic Oath described four body fluids (humors) in man and felt that these were the source of a person’s disposition and disease in ancient times.
BLOOD, PHLEGM, YELLOW BILE, BLACK BILE
Who is the father of Medicine? What year?
Greek physician Hippocrates; 300 BC - 180 AD
FOUR BILE
Thought to cause anger and bad temper when present in excess
YELLOW BILE
FOUR BILE
Believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness melancholy
BLACK BILE
Who proposed the Pythagorean Theory?
GALEN
- Created a system of pathology that combined Hippocrates’ humoral theories
- Described that the 4 elements (earth, air, fire, water) corresponded to combinations of physiologic qualities (dry, cold, hot, moist)
PYTHAGOREAN THEORY (GALEN)
Hot + moist =
BLOOD
Hot + dry =
YELLOW BILE
Cold + moist =
PHLEGM
Cold + dry =
BLACK BILE
Regarded as a composite of these humors as recorded by a Hindu physician
URINE
Regarded as the oldest laboratory procedures today (as early as 600 BC)
URINALYSIS
Galen described diabetes as? And established the relationship between ______ and ________
DIARRHEA OF URINE; FLUID INTAKE AND URINE VOLUME
URINE
In Medieval Europe, ______ was practiced
UROSCOPY (WATER CASTING)
In what year does the 1st book detailing the characteristics of urine was written?
900 AD