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Hx Med Final Ch 15,17
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Undergraduate 3
10/22/2008

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Warfarin
Definition
generic name for Coumadin - anticoagulant first used as a rat poison
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Factor VIII - Anti-Hemophilic Globulin
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the missing factor in Hemophilia A (most common) [two names]
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Factor IX - The Christmas Factor
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the missing factor in Hemophilia B [two names]
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Origin of Species
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Darwin's outline of evolution by natural selection
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Sickle Cell Anemia
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point mutation that causes a missense translation in beta subunit of hemoglobin protein
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The Royal Disease
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Hemophilia present in the royal familes of Spain, Germany, and Russia
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Mclean
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disc. Heparin - the essential coagulant in cardiac and vascular surgery
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Link
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disc. Coumadin (gen Warfarin) and found that it should not be used with aspirin due to their advanced anticoagulant properties
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Mendel
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sets forth basic theory of genetic inheritance
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Robertson
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est. 1st blood depot for British army in 1916
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Landsteiner
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disc. Rh antibody and that it is AD - present in 85% population
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Lower
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transferred blood from one dog to another
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Blundell
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found cross species blood transfusions are not possible
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Crile
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studied shock and found blood was a better treatment than saline
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Hicks
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used sodium phosphate to prevent blood clotting, found it was toxic
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Fantus
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made 1st blood bank at Cook County Hospital in Chicago
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Hopff
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first used term 'Hemophilia'
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Stetson and Leiven
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found Rh factor is responsible for mother-fetus blood incompatibility
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Tyndale
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demonstrated bacteria were killed by Penicillium mold but did not mention observations to any physicians
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Fleming
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leading expert on syphilis treatment; staphylococcus experiment with surprising mold outcome; named the substance penicillin
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Wright
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Fleming's superior who kept him from using penicillin on animals
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Domagk
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investigated Protosil and found it cured strep - it was 1st sulfa drug (/sulfanilamide)
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Dochez and Gillespie
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four levels of pathogenicity based on the pneumococcus capsule
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Sulfa- nilamide/pyridine/diazine
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pneumococcus sensitivity: weakly sensitive/sharp drop in mortality/further mortality reduction to 8%
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Florey and Chain
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team at Oxford to investigate antibacterial properties of Penicillium
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Reed
Definition
1st successful intravenous penicillin use in US supplies by this man
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