HISTORY OF MT IN GLOBAL CONTEXT Flashcards

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He was considered as the ‘father of medicine’

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Hippocrates

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He discovered the first intestinal parasite, ascaris lumbricoides and taenia

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Vivian Herrick

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What bodily fluid is the most commonly analyzed by the ancient physicians?

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Urine

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What is the Apothecaries Act of 1815?

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An act of the parliament of UK which requires apothecaries to have a background in anatomy, botany, materia medica, physic and 6 months practical hospital experience

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Where was the first clinical laboratory eatablished?

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Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

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The first clinical laboratory is currently known as

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Manila Public Health Laboratory

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Who established the first clinical laboratory?

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6th Infantry Division of the US army

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Who re-established the first clinical laboratory when the Americans left?

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Dr. Pio De Roda with the help of Dr. Mariano Icasiano

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When was the first clinical laboratory re- established?

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October 1, 1945

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What is the first school to offer BSMT?

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The Philippine Union College of Baesa, Caloocan City (Adventist University of the Philippines)

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Who is the first graduate of the program?

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Dr. Jesse Umali

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What are the first 4 humors?

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Yellow bile, blood, black bile, phlegm

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It is a 110 page long scroll which discusses all about burns, parasites, contraception and pregnancy

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Ebers Papyrus

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What is the triad of regimen used by Hippocrates to treat diseases?

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Drugs, surgery, and bloodletting

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He invented the first functional crude microscope

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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16
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The most common test or analysis done to determine diseases

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Urinalysis

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17
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He was the ‘father of microscopic pathology’

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Rudolf Virchow

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He initiated the Apothecaries Act of 1815 and he used lab findings in the treatment of diseases

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Baron Karl Von Humbeldt

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What was emphasized by the Harvard University in 1871?

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‘Learning by doing’

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20
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What was the contribution of the American medical education?

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John Hopkins Hospital

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Who were the first 2 students who applied clinical pathology to medical diagnosis in the US?

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William H. Welch and Michell Prudden

22
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Where was the largest and best-equipped chemical laboratory first opened? Who was the very first to give laboratory instructions?

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University of Michigan

Dr. Douglas

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Where was the first clinical laboratory in the US built in 1896?

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At John Hopkins Hospital

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He is a Filipino doctor, a dislocated ataffof the 26th Medical Laboratory and a well known bacteriologist.

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Dr. Pio de Roda

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He is the first city health officer of Manila
Dr. Mariano Icasiano
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Who helped Dr. Pio de Roda to conduct a training program for aspiring laboratory workers?
Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana
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In 1954, who helped Dr. Pio de Roda and Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana prepare a syllabus and conduct another training for aspiring lab workers?
Dr. Tirso Briones
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He discovered vaccination to establish immunity to small pox in 1796) (Immunology)
Edward Jenner
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In 1880, she identified organs by their types of tissues
Marie Frnacois Xavier Bichat
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In 1835, He produced disease in worms by injection of organic material - led the beginning of bacteriology.
Agostino Bassi
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In 1857, He succesfully produced immunity to rabies
Louis Pasteur,
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In 1866, he enunciated his law of inherited characteristics from studies on plants
Gregor Mendel
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In 1870, He demonstrated that surgical infections are caused by airborne organisms
Joseph Lister
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In 1877, he presented the first pictures of bacilli (anthrax), and later tubercle bacilli
Robert Koch
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In 1886, He described phagocytes in blood and their role in fighting bacteria
Elie Metchnikoff
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In 1886, He introduced steam sterilization in surgery
Ernst von Bergmann
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In 1902, he distinguished blood groups through the development of the ABO blood group system
Karl Landsteiner
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In 1906, he developed immunologic tests for syphilis
August Von Wassermann
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In 1906, he discovered microorganisms whose range lies between bacteria and viruses called rickettsiae
Howard Ricketts
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In 1929, he worked on the structure of hemoglobin
Hans Fischer
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In 1954, he developed poliomyelitis vaccine
Jonas Salk
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In 1973, he introduced the Westgard rules for quality control in the clinical laboratory
James Westgard
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In 1980, he introduced the Hepa B vaccine
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
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In 1985, he developed the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Kary Mullis
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In 1985, he developed the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Kary Mullis
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In 1992, he discovered the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF)
Andre Van Steirteghem
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In 1898, he derived the first human stem cell line
James Thomson
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What are the things that medtechs should be aware of even though automation is continuously improving?
1. Knowledge on troubleshooting 2. Double check results 3. Always know the basics 4. Be open to changes