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 Knowledge about the past
 Helps us understand the present
 Shapes the way we view the present

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History

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Medical diagnosis started from the days of __________

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Imhotep

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father of medicine

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Hippocrates

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Hippocrates formulated _______

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Hippocratic Oath

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the code of ethics for practicing physicians

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Hippocratic Oath

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the four humors or body fluids in man namely:

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  • the blood
  • phlegm
  • yellow bile
  • black bile.
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These four humors or body fluids were felt to be the _________ and _______ in ancient times

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source of a person’s disposition and disease

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Book written by Hippocrates

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uroscopy

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Traced the beginning of MT back to 1500 BC when intestinal parasites such as Taenia & Ascaris were mentioned

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Vivian Herrick

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large mass of parasites coming from the intestinal tract.

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Ascaris

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A book for treatment of diseases

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Ebers Papyrus

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Ebers papyrus book contains description of _______

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three stages of hookworm infection.

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author of the book “An introduction to the profession of medical technology

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Ruth Williams

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Ruth Wiliams believes that medical technology began from ______

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Medieval Period (1096-1438)

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urine of certain individuals ______ and that such urine has a _______

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attract ants and sweetish taste.

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calling themselves doctors reaped fortunes from diagnosing diseases by the appearance of the urine

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QUACKS

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Chemical testing progressed from ________

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“ant testing” and “taste testing”

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it was the beginning of laboratory medicine.

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analysis of urine

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She prefers to date medical technology from the 14th Century

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Anne Fagalson

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He invented microscope

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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Aside from microscope, what Leeuwenhoek contributed?

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describe red blood cells, to see protozoa, and classify bacteria according to shape

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Invention of the microscope led to _______

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rapid progress of microbiology and pathology.

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THE FOUNDER OF PATHOLOGY and father of microscopical anatomy, histology and embryology

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Marcelo Malphigi

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the “GREATEST” of the early microscopist.

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Marcelo Malphigi

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youngest medical specialists
Rudolph Virchow
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He founded the Archives of Pathology in BERLIN in 1847.
Rudolph Virchow
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Performed the FIRST QUANTITATIVE TEST in URINE SUGAR in 1884.
Hermann Fehling
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used in staining microorganisms
Aniline Dyes
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contribution of aniline dyes
Bacterial staining and microscopic study on bacteria
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introduce the gravimetric analysis of urine
Jean Baptiste van Helmont
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Pioneered the best qualitative analysis of urine
Thomas Willis
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Discovered the presence of albuminuria
Frederick Dekkers
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coagulation of albumin and heat and acetic acid test
albuminuria
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In 1928, he accidentally discovered penicillin from penicillium molds
Alexander Fleming
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He discovered the human blood type (ABO group).
Karl Landsteiner (1900)
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Studied bleeding in newborns and contributed to the discovery of Rh factor
Karl Landsteiner (1900)
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He researched in the field of blood transfusion, developing improved techniques for blood storage, and developed a large-scale blood banks early in world war II
Dr. Charles Richard Drew
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practice of medical technology became known to these countries
Germany, Greece, Japan, Turkey, England and the US
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 Graduate of the college of physicians and surgeons in New York.  Studied pathology and bacteriology in Germany.  Gave the first laboratory course in the American Medical school.  He also established a laboratory at Bellevue Hospital Medical College  Became the first professor of pathology at John Hopkins University
Dr. William Welch
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HOPKINS HOSPITAL with Dr. Simon Flexner as resident pathologist of the laboratory.
Dr. William Osler
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in John Hopkins Hospital, special attention is being given to the search for ________
malarial parasites in the blood
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Opened at University of Pennsylvania in the same year
William Pepper Laboratory
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When did clinical laboratories were established
1896
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What are the evidences listed in 1900 census that clinical laboratories were established in 1896?
- 100 technicians (all males) | - 3,500 technicians in 1920
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in this year many technicians were employed in hospital clinical laboratories
1922
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State legislature of Pennsylvania enacted a law requiring all hospitals and institutions to have ______ and to _______
adequate laboratory and to employ full time laboratory technician
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He wrote the book: A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
Dr. James Todd
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This book became the standard reference for laboratories.
“CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS BY LABORATORY METHODS”,
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At present A MANUAL OF CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS is now being published as __________
Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods” 22nd edition by Richard A. McPherson & Matthew R. Pincus (2012)
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Marks the growth of clinical laboratory and produced great demand for technicians
World War 1
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Code of ethics for technicians and technologists
“I shall agree to work under the supervision of a physician, refrain from making written or oral diagnosis, & refrain from advising physicians on treatment options w/out the supervision of a physician or pathologists
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clinical lab became distinct administrative units of service directed by a chief physician
1920
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Denver Society of Clinical Pathologists was organized
1921
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courses for Medical Technology & lab Technicians were offered and the American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) was founded
1922
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the University of Minnesota offered training to laboratory workers
1923
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ASCP established its Board of Registry which developed the Code of ethics for technicians and technologists
1928
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American Society of Clinical laboratory Technicians, precursor of the American Society of Medical Technology, is founded.
1932
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ASCP Board of Registry required a college degree for a medical technology certification.
1935
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The use of blood increased and the “closed system” of blood collection was widely used.
World War II
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United States required a ______ and ________ in laboratory for actual practice
2-year collegiate education and 12-month actual training
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Medical Technologists sought governmental recognition of their educational qualifications through licensure laws & position reclassification in the Civil Service.
1950
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in the same year, a standard curriculum was formalized in preparation for bachelor’s degree.
1950
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National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) was formed
1967
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it was accredited by the American National Standards Institute & subsequently became the home of National Reference System for the Clinical Laboratory
1977
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HEW stands for
Department of Health, Education & Welfare
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1975, MTs were required to have a ________ or the equivalent, & if not, ________ administered by Department of Health, Education & Welfare (HEW).
bachelor’s degree if not, take a proficiency exam
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Requirements for HEW exam
high school diploma, 4 years of laboratory experience.
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Tests included for requirement for HEW exam
Hematology, Blood Banking, Clinical Chemistry and Microbiology
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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 were implemented
1992
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Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 states that _________________
all lab is required to have a certificate issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in which laboratories must have adequate QC programs and pass proficiency tests.

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