History of Med Tech Flashcards by Kirby Leij Santos

Collection, receipt, preparation, investigation and laboratory analysis of samples of human biological material for the purpose of supporting patient diagnosis, management and treatment and for the maintenance of health and wellbeing

Medical Technology

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The branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and the maintenance of health.

Anna Fagelson (1961)

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The application of principles of natural, physical, and biological sciences to the performance of laboratory
procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases

Ruth Heinemann (1963)

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The health profession concerned with performing laboratory analyses in view of obtaining information necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as in the maintenance of good health.

Walters

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An auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the examination by various chemical, microscopic,
bacteriologic and other medical laboratory procedures or technique which will aid the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of disease and in the promotion of health in general

Republic Act No. 5527/ The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

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 “Father of Medicine”
 Hippocratic Oath-the code of ethics for practicing physicians.
 Described four “humors” or body fluids in man
(blood, phlegm, yellow bile & black bile)

Hippocrates (460BC-370BC)

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four “humors” or body fluids in man

(blood, phlegm, yellow bile & black bile)

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 traces the beginning of medical technology

 intestinal parasite such as Taenia and Ascaris were mentioned in early writings

Vivian Herrick (1500BC)

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book for treatment of diseases

-contains description of the three stages of hookworm infection

Ebers Papyrus

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scientific observation”- urine of certain individuals attracted ants, and that such urine has a sweetish taste

Early Hindu Doctors (1096-1438)

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600 BC

Hindu physician recorded the sweet taste of diabetic urine

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1674

that the urine in diabetes had a taste similar to honey

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reaped fortunes from diagnosing diseases by the appearance for the urine

Quacks

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 prefers to date MT from 14th century,
 a prominent Italian physician, Mondino de’ Liuzzi at the University of Bologna employed one ______ to perform certain tasks now under the domain of the medical technology profession. Unfortunately, this young lady died from a laboratory acquired
infection

Anna Fagelson

*Allesandra Giliani

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first unlucky recipient of blood transfusion

Pope Innocent VIII (1492)

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discovered blood circulation, the era of blood transfusion started

William Harvey

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 first physician to perform direct transfusion of blood.

 showed it was possible for blood to be transfused from animal to animal

Richard Lower

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 notable for having performed the first fully documented human blood transfusion.
 Animal to human

Jean-Baptiste Denys

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 Performed the first successful transfusion of blood to a patient for treatment of
a haemorrhage.
 Human to human

James Blundell (1829)

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 developed the first crude model of a compound model microscope

Zaccharias Jansen (1590)

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 invented and improved the compound mircroscope
 first to describe red blood cells to see protozoa, and to classify bacteria according to shape.
 Father of Microbiology

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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 the “Greatest of the Early Microscopists”

 works in embryology and anatomy definitely marks him as the “Founder of Pathology”.

Marcello Malpighi

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 cross-immunity of smallpox and cowpox

Edward Jenner (1798)

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 searched and found the answer to the diagnosis of his patients by several means and part of this process of collection evidence was investigation in the laboratory, and a large part of the complete picture consisted of laboratory findings.

Dr. William Occam (1800)

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 production of Aniline dyes |  it became possible to stain bacteria and to study them better under the microscope

19th century

 the development of the physical findings before and after death in establishing an anatomical pathology and later in adding bacteriology to the elucidation of the causes of disease and the laboratory examinations

Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt (1815)

 developed the first visual colorimeter based on Beer’s Law.  introduced in the clinical laboratory.

Jules Duboscq - 1854 - 1902

 One of the youngest of the medical specialist |  Founded the Archives of Pathology in Berlin in 1847

Rudolf Virchow

 Pioneer of antiseptic surgery |  Father of Modern Surgery

Joseph Lister

 Performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar.

Hermann Fehling

 First vaccine for cholera.

1879

 First attenuated vaccine  develops an anthrax vaccine.  develops a rabies vaccine  "Father of Modern Microbiology"

Louis Pasteur

 discovers antitoxins and uses them to develop tetanus and diphtheria vaccines

Emil von Behring (1890)

 discovers medical use of X-rays in medical imaging

Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1895)

 Noted for having first distinguished the ABO blood group system.  Blood Typing

Karl Landsteiner (1900)

 discover insulin – important for the treatment of diabetes

Frederick Banting and Charles Best

 First vaccine for tuberculosis |  First vaccine for tetanus

1927

 discovered properties in mould that fight bacteria. His discovery of penicillin was one of the greatest innovations in the history of medicine

Alexander Fleming (1928)

 performs the first human kidney transplant (on identical twins)

Joseph Murray (1954)

 started the first laboratory instruction

Dr. Silas Douglas (1884)

the first laboratory (chemical laboratory)

University of Michigan

1854

Medical College of St. Bartholomew.

all part-time practicing clinicians were reinforced as teachers by whole time professional units applying the new laboratory methods to medical practice and medical teaching at the University College at Cambridge

1858

 established another laboratory at the Bellevue Hospital Medical College.  he gave the first laboratory course in pathology ever offered in an American Medical School.  became the first Professor of Pathology at John Hopkins University.

John Hopkins | 1878, 1885

the 1st pathologist of the John Hopkins Hospital Department of Pathology

Dr. Simon Flexner (1885)

first clinical laboratory

John Hopkins Hospital

 routine examination were carried out, special attention being given to the search for malarial parasite in the blood.”

Dr. William Oster 1896

Another clinical laboratory was opened

University of Pennsylvania

 wrote “A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis

Dr. James C. Todd 1906

This book was retitled to

“Clinical Diagnosis by Laboratory Methods” | 6th edition by Dr. Todd and Dr. Arthur Sanford

presently published under the editorship of Davidson and Henry

“Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods”

first schools for training workers

University of Minnesota

1967

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act

1999

Clinical Laboratory Science is adopted

MT in the Philippines was introduced by

The 26th Medical Laboratory of the 6th US Army

First Clinical Laboratory and its address

Manila Public Health Laboratory | Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

The laboratory offered training programs to high school graduates

Feb. 1944

formally organized the Manila Public Health Laboratory

Dr. Pio de Roda (Oct 1, 1945)

the training of high school graduated to work as medical technicians was revised

Dr. Pio de Roda and Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana (1947)

founder of the Medical Technology Education/course in the Philippines.

Mrs. Willa Hilgert-Hedrick 1953

the first Medical internist of the Manila Sanitarium and Hospital

Dr. Hedrick

a six-month laboratory training with certificate upon completion was given to trainees.

Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana 1954

offered the first four-year B.S. degree in Medical Technology with Manila Sanitarium (Manila Adventist Medical Center)

Philippine Union College (1954)

first Medical technology graduate

Jesse Umali (1956)

offered Medical Technology as an elective subject to 4th & 5th year B.S. Pharmacy students.

Dr. Antonio Gabriel & Dr. Gustavo Reyes | University of Sto. Tomas

full recognition of the 4 – year B.S. Medical Technology course was given

June 14, 1961

Followed in 1960 through the pioneering efforts of Mrs. Purification Sunico-Suaco who was granted by the University President Carmen de Luna, to work on the feasibility of the offering the medical technology course in the university

Centro Escolar University (1960)

started offering B.S. in Medical technology under the College of Medicine in FEU

Dr. Horacio A. Ylagan and Dr. Serafin J. Juliano

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