Med In Different Places Flashcards
(39 cards)
Who was the 1st to keep health records?
Edwin Smith Papyrus
What was done in Egypt?
Bloodletting
Monthly purging
Making prosthetic devices
Embalming
Surgeons in ancient Egypt were both priests and doctors
Indian Med
The Atharvaveda
What is Atharvaveda?
Sacred text of Hinduism
One of the 1st indian text dealing with Med
Contain prescriptions for herbs
What is Ayurveda?
Large part formed by Arthavaveda
What is the medical system of India
Complete knowledge for long life
Indian Qoute
“Health and disease are not predetermined and life may be prolonged by human effort “
India practiced which surgical procedures?
Hernia
Amputations
Cosmetic surgery
Plastic surgery
Ayurvedic Med
Ayus»>Life
Veda»>knowledge
What influenced Health, character, Appearance?
Dominant Doshas
Chinese Med
Weather
Spirit
Time of the day
Can affect health
What is chinese cosmic energy?
“Qi”
Qi
Must flow freely thr the body to promote harmony
What does ying yang influence?
Appearance
Pulse
Sounds
Smells of the body
Treatment performed
Acupuncture
Herbs used
Ginseng»>Reduce stress
Liqorice»>treats muscle spams
Ginger»>treats diarrhea
Herbs prepared as teas
Who introduced western medicine to China?
Jesuits and then by Christian Medical Missionaries from
London Missionary society
Who os Sun Yat sen ?
1st graduate who led the Chinese Revolution of 1911
Hippocrates
Dominated at the beginning of the period
Hippocrates
Father of Medicine
Greatest physician
1st to attempt to separate the practice of Med from Religion and Superstition
What did Hippocrates emphasized?
Patients symptoms
Season of th yr
Patient’s living conditions
Diet
Fluid intake
Exercise habit
GALEN
Great 2nd century
Physician
Anatomist
What did he studied?
Anatomy of Animals and applied it to humans
His books used fir more than 1000 yes
What did he studied?
Anatomy of Animals and applied it to humans
His books used fir more than 1000 yes
Galen derivation of the 4 humors from the 4 elements
Earth
Air
Fire
Water