Medicine stands still Flashcards
(40 cards)
When was Al Razi around?
C. 865 to C. 925
Al Razi: Area of medicine/health?
Doctor
Al Razi: What did he do?
Encouraged careful observation and wrote 150 medical books
When was Avicenna around?
980 to 1037
Avicenna: Area of medicine/health?
Doctor
Avicenna: What did he do?
Wrote ‘Cannon of Medicine’
When was Hippocrates around?
460BC to 370BC
Hippocrates: Area of medicine/health?
Greek doctor
Hippocrates: What did they do?
Using natural explanations for disease and The Four Humours
When was Galen around?
150AD to 210AD
Galen: Area of medicine/health?
Doctor and surgeon
Galen: What did they do?
Dissecting animals and anatomical discovery (e.g. arteries)
When were germs discovered?
1861
Common themes in medicine
— Women — God — Witches — Animals — Food/water
Who were more likely able to afford treatment?
The rich
What does Poultice mean?
A type of cream to apply to a wound to remove the inflammation.
What does a French doctor suggest?
Wound on leg: cut it off
Peeling back skin and rubbing salt into the wound
What does a Muslim doctor suggest?
Prescribed an inflammation cream for sore on leg
What does Trepanned mean?
Drilling a hole in the skull to help cure illnesses such as headaches
What is a Greek Asclepion?
Healing temples: spiritual and physical healing
What is a Roman Aqueduct?
Has clean hygienic water to drink and wash with.
A what is the Four Humours theory?
Each humour was linked to certain characteristics that physicians would look for when carrying out their diagnosis
Four Humours examples:
Fever/temperature: Skin go hot or red so they believed they had too much blood.
Four Humours examples:
Cold: too much phlegm which was cold and wet; shivering would cause excess phlegm to run out of their nose
