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A tribal doctor cut out a part of the cranium -
Digitalis - used to treat heart conditions.
Quinine - controls a fever and relieves muscle spasms
Belladonna and atropine - relieve muscle spasms, especially in gastrointestinal pain
morphine - treats severe pain -
Evil spirits
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they were the earliest people to keep health records and the priests were the physicians they used medicine to heal diseases, learned how to splint fractures and used blood letting. -
the ancient Chinese were the first to use primitive acupuncture therapies. They learned to treat a variety of illnesses and diseases with stone tools.
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they were the first to study the cause of diseases and to determine that illnesses may natural, rather than spiritual causes. Dissection was prohibited during ancient times. Hippocrates based his knowledge of anatomy and physiology on observation of the external body.
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They brought clean water to their cities by aqueducts and built sewers to carry off waste. They sent medical equipment and physicians in armies to care for wounded soldiers. The physician kept rooms in their house open for the ill. This was the beginning of hospitals. -
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church believed that life and death were in gods hands.
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herbal mixtures and cared for patients. The primary treatment was prayer -
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millions of people died from the “Black Death” and other uncontrolled diseases
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The building of universities and medical schools for research began. The acceptance of dissection of the body also began. Printing books and publishing them for the allowance of access to knowledge. -
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Vinci studied and recorded the anatomy of the body.
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discovered fallopian tubes
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Discovered tube leading from the ear to the throat.
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He was able to describe the circulation of blood. -
Invented the microscope
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These apothecaries engaged in flourishing trade in drugs and spices
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he found out colds could be passed from person to person -
when a person died, the students were able to dissect and explore the body -
Discovered the element oxygen
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Discovered a method of vaccination for small pox
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Invented the stethoscope
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Identified the case of childbed fever
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Treated dying soldiers and became a legend because of her dedication to nursing
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The father of microbiology. Discovered that tiny microorganisms are everywhere.
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Discovered some diseases are caused by microorganisms
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Learned about Pasteur’s discovery that microorganisms cause infections -
Developed asepsis (a method to keep an area germ free)
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Discovered many diseases causing organisms
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Discovered the effect of medicine on diseases
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Discovered x-rays
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before anesthesia, they would do surgeries while patients were awake or they would choke them to cause them to go unconscious so they felt no pain during the procedure
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found that penicillin killed life threatening bacteria
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Discovered the unconscious and conscious parts of the mind
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Discovered sulfonamide compounds. First effective medicines in killing bacteria
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Found that a dead polio virus would cause immunity to poliomyelitis
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Used a live polio virus to immunize babies against a dreaded disease
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Discovered the molecular structure of DNA -
Performed the first successful heart transplant
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Separates Siamese twins and performing hemispherectomies, surgeries on the brain to stop seizures
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- Patients are being taught about self care
- Nurses are visiting patients at home
- Doctors are practicing telemedicine (treatment services)
- Supplying health providers faster
- Greater opportunities for communication with patients
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