History of Medical Technology Profession Flashcards
(92 cards)
___________ was believed to be caused by negative interaction between the given environment and the body
Disease
“father of medicine”
Hippocrates
Author of Hippocratic Oath
Hippocrates
§ Greek physician and philosopher
§ Instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of disorder through measurement of body fluids
Galen
Also called the four humors
Body fluids
what consists of the 4 humors
□ Blood
□ Phlegm
□ Yellow bile
□ Black bile
One of the body fluids that underwent body examination
Urine
_____ advocated the tasting of urine, listening to the lungs, and observing outward appearance in the diagnosis of disease
Hippocrates
Concluded that appearance of bubbles, blood, and pus in the urine indicated ____ and ____
kidney disease and chronic illnesses
He described diabetes as “diarrhea of urine”
Galen
He established the relationship between fluid intake and urine volume
Galen
During this time:
§ Diagnosis by water casting (uroscopy) was widely practiced
□ Uroscopy = urinalysis
§ Patients submitted their urine specimen in decorative flasks
§ Physicians who failed to examine urine were subjected to public beatings
Medieval Europe
It was during this time that the first book detailing the characters of urine (e.g., color, density, quality) was written.
900 AD
It was during this time that:
§ Medical practitioners were not allowed to conduct physical examination of the patient’s body.
§ Relied on solely on the patient’s description of symptoms and their observation
□ Due to ethical concerns
Early 11th century
It was during this time that
§ Mechanical techniques and cadaver dissection were used to provide a more objective and accurate diagnosis and to understand the insides of the body
18th century
It was during this time that Physicians began using machines for diagnosis or therapeutics
19th century
Measures vital capacity of lungs
John Hutchinson’s spirometer
Measures blood pressure
Jules Herisson’s sphygmomanometer
Who invented the sphygmomanometer
Jules Herisson
Who invented the spirometer
John Hutchinson
Use of ________ was pivotal in the diagnosis of diabetes, anemia, diphtheria, and syphilis during this periods
chemistry
First diagnostic medical breakthrough invented by Rene Laennec; used to acquire information about the lungs and heartbeats
Stethoscope
Who invented the stethoscope
Rene Laennec
Developed for medical purposes due to advances in lenses and lower costs; the first practical _______ was devised by Antoine van Leuuwenhoek
Microscope
