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PA Hx
Hx of Medicine - Lecture 1
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Medical
Graduate
04/12/2012

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what were medical books made out of in Egypt in 100BCE - 1500 BCE?
Definition
papyrus
Term
examples of tx in Egypt in 100BCE - 1500 BCE?
Definition
amulets
magic
diet
herbs
Term
who was the Greek god of medicine and had a talent for healing through touch? how were his remedies found?
Definition
Aesculapius (or Asklepios)
revealed in dreams
Term
who treated the body as a whole and believed in the natural healing process of rest, a good diet, fresh air, and cleanliness?
Definition
Hippocrates
Term
who was the first physician to hold the belief that thoughts, ideas, and feelings come from the brain, not the heart
Definition
Hippocrates
Term
who developed the oath of medical ethics?
Definition
Hippocrates
Term
who was an early experimental physiologist
who researched the function of the kidneys and the spinal cord in controlled experiments
Definition
Galen
Term
***who lived in Spain, Morocco, and Egypt and became a full-time physician in 1167. he was appointed court physician in Egypt and wrote multiple medical texts
Definition
Moses Maimonides
**HER PERSONAL HERO!
Term
who served as medical assistants in urban hospitals and as army corpspeople
- when did the practice open to women?
Definition
Feldshers
1871
Term
who was a Hungarian physician who realized that handwashing prevented the transmission of disease
Definition
Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis
Term
who was the physician-in-chief of new Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1888 and wrote The Principles and Practice of Medicine first published in 1892.
He combined physiological and psychological treatment of patients and inspired creation of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research
Definition
William Osler
Term
who was an educator who attended Harvard and wrote The American College: A Criticism
Noticed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Also the author of the survey Medical Education in the United States and Canada (1910) and nurtured the scientific and professional practice of medicine
Definition
Abraham Flexner
Term
what concept was developed in China by mao Zedong?
Definition
barefoot doctor (1965-1985)
Term
barefoot doctors:
- how long was their practice?
- cost relation?
- what types of medicine?
- surgery?
Definition
Practiced after training at a county or community hospital for 3—6 months
Effectively reduced costs and provided timely treatment to rural people
Western medicines rather than herbs and acupuncture were prescribed
Surgical operations commonly done
Term
concepts of Asian medicine (5)
Definition
yin and yang: balance
elemental
herbal
acupuncture
acupressure
Term
Medicine Wheel according to the Cherokee represents what?
The Circle represents what 3 things?
Definition
the individual journey we each must take to find our own path
Circle of Life
Center of the Circle
Eternal Fire
Term
who had the 4 cardinal directions?
Definition
Native Americans
Term
The Eagle, flying toward the ____, is a symbol of strength, endurance and vision
- what does it signify?
Definition
East
East signifies the renewal of life and the rebirth of Cherokee unity
Term
where were the first hospitals?
Definition
temples
Term
who believed in the natural healing process of good diet, rest, fresh air, and cleanliness?
Definition
Hippocrates
Term
who was court physician in Egypt?
Definition
Moses Maimonides
Term
where were the first hospitals?
Definition
temples
Term
who believed in the natural healing process of good diet, rest, fresh air, and cleanliness?
Definition
Hippocrates
Term
who was court physician in Egypt?
Definition
Moses Maimonides
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