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Evil spirits
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Prayer, blood letting, exorsisms, amputations -
Digitalis - for heart
Quinine - Digestion
Belladona and atrophine - digestion
Morphine - pain -
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How did they heal? - Medicines, Splinting fractures, bloodletting using leeches
Who are physicians? - Priests were physicians
Health Records - First to keep health records -
Development of acupuncture- They were the first to use acupuncture
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Illness cause nature vs. Spiritual - they were the first to study this
Dissection - they didn't allow bodies to be dissected
Hippocrates - wrote the standard of ethics -
Sanitation Systems - they learned that the Greeks developed a sanitation system.
Organize medical care - they were the first to organize medical care
Hospital development - they had a room for the ill which was the beginning of hospitals -
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The Roman Empire was conquered by the Huns. -
They started praying as a primary treatment. Medication consisted of herbal mixtures, care was custodial.
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Caused millions of death during the period.
Diseases - bubonic plague, smallpox, diphtheria, syphilis, and tuberculosis. -
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Universities - the building of universities and medical schools for research.
Dissection - The acceptance of dissection of the body for study.
Books - The development of the printing press and the publishing of books, allowed greater access to knowledge from research. -
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Studied and recorded the anatomy of the body.
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Discovered the fallopian tubes of the female anatomy.
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Discovered the tube leading from earth to the throat.
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Used this knowledge to understand physiology, and he was able to describe the circulation of blood and the pumping of the heart.
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Invented the microscope, establishing that there is life smaller than the eye can see. He scraped his teeth and found the bacteria that causes tooth decay.
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(Early pharmacies) Engaged in flourishing trade in drugs and spices from the east -
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Discovers - bifocals and found that colds could be passed from person to person
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They not only got to go in a classroom for lectures they also got to observe patients. If some one does would dissect the body and were able to see the disease process.
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Discovered the element of oxygen he also observed that plants refresh air that has lost its oxygen, making it usable for respiration.
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Discovered a method of vaccination for smallpox. -
Invented the stethoscope the first one was made of wood.
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Identified the cause of childbed fever. It noticed that when physicians were delivering babies they never washed their hands or changed there apron after dissecting a body that had diseases. And now it is one of the most important things to do to control the spread of infection.
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Known as the “father of microbiology” he discovered that tiny microorganisms were everywhere.
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Discovered that some diseases are caused by microorganisms that cannot be seen with a microscope. They are called viruses.
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He became the first doctor to an antiseptic during surgery. This would prevent infection in the incision.
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He developed asepsis he developed a method to keep an area germ free before and during surgery.
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Discovered many disease -causing organisms. He introduced the importance of cleanliness and sanitation in preventing the spread of disease.
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Discovered the effect of medicine on disease- causing microorganisms.
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Discovered X-rays in 1895. This helped the doctors see what was wrong with the patient.
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During the 19th and 20th century, nitrous oxide (for dental care) and chloroform were discovered. These drugs were able to put people into a deep sleep so the didn't experience pain during the surgery.
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Found that penicillin killed life-threatening bacteria.
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Discovered the conscious and unconscious part he mind.
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Discovered sulfonamide compounds. These were the first medications effective in killing bacteria.
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Discovered that a dead polio would cause immunity to poliomyelitis. -
Used a live polio virus vaccine, this is now used to immunity babies.
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Discovered the molecular structure of DNA, based on its known double helix.
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Preformed the first successful heart transplant in 1968.
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Continues to be a pioneer in separating Siamese twins and performing hemispherectomies, surgeries on the brain to stop seizures.
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Telehealth is the distribution of health-related services and information via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. It allows long-distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions.
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The success of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 has propelled the technology to the forefront, leading to its exploration in other medical applications.
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The demand for wearable gadgets has increased in recent years, with the advent of Bluetooth in 2000.
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In healthcare, 3D printing enables the production of patient-specific models, implants, and medical devices.
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CRISPR and gene editing. This regulatory approval and the growing number of clinical trials utilising CRISPR show a transition of CRISPR.