PMLSP1 Flashcards
first diagnostic medical breakthrough invented by Rene Laennec, used to acquire information about lungs and heart
Stethoscope
first practical microscope was devised by who?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
developed for medical purposes due to advances in lenses and lower cost
Microscope
who invented stethoscope, the first diagnostic medical breakthrough?
Rene Laennec
the year microscope is invented
1840
First visual technology invented by Hermann von Helmholz
Ophthalmoscope
the year Stethoscope was invented
1816
who invented Ophthalmoscope
Hermann von Helmholz
the year ophthalmoscope was invented
1850
Laryngoscope was devised by who?
Manuel Garcia
Laryngoscope was to observe what 2 organs?
throat and larynx
Used to observe the throat and lungs with the use of two mirrors, invented by Manuel Garcia
Laryngoscope
The year the laryngoscope was invented
1855
Used to view inside the body without surgery invented by Wilhelm Roentgen
X-ray
Who invented X-ray when he discovered by accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density?
Wilhelm Roentgen
What year laryngoscope invented?
1859
meaning of CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
who invented Electrocardiograph?
William Einthoven
used to measure electrical changes in during the beating of the heart
Electrocardiograph
the year Electrocardiograph was invented
1903
Served as the pioneering work for modern physical therapy
Kenny method
Used for treatment of polio (then called infantile paralysis)
Kenny method
Invented by Elizabeth Kenny
Kenny Method
Who invented Kenny method
Elizabeth Kenny