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200
Galen; Tracheotomy
An incision in the windpipe made to relieve an obstruction to breathing. -
Period: 200 to
History of Healthcare
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Period: 200 to
Middle Ages
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300
Barber-surgeons cut hair perform surgery; barber pole symbol popularized
A barber surgeon was a person who could perform minor surgical procedures such as bloodletting, cupping therapy or pulling teeth. Barbers could also bathe, cut hair, shave or trim facial hair, and give enemas. The surgeon came with the army at war but could also be used by individuals in peacetime. -
Sep 9, 1000
Medical care becomes regulated
To help diagnose diseases and to treat with common practice. -
Apr 8, 1300
Islamic hospitals; health care for the sick
To make sure everyone is using the proper regulated treatment. -
May 8, 1400
Frenchwoman Jacoba Felicie tries to practice medicine but is denied
A number of scientists and doctors claimed that women should not be permitted to practice any manner of health care. -
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Renaissance
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Use of scientific method begins
Ask a Question
Do Background Research
Construct a Hypothesis
Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment
Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion
Communicate Your Results -
Human anatomical studies allowed
Study of the human body -
Prinitng press allows for publication of discoveries
Printing Press: a machine for printing text or pictures from type or plates. -
Robert Hooke- reflective microscope
Microscope that uses light to be able to enhance specimens. -
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek describes bacteria
Bacteria: large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. -
Francis Bacon uses microscope to discover plague fleas
Plague: a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and delirium. -
Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Edward Jenner discoverd 1st vaccination
Vaccine: a substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease, its products, or a synthetic substitute, treated to act as an antigen without inducing the disease. -
Louis Pasteur (microbiology)- pasteurization of milk
Pasteurization of milk is a process used to clean milk of any bacteria. -
Joseph Lister- practice of medical asepsis
How to keep things sterile to help prevent infection -
Robert Koch- discovery of pathogens
Pathogen: a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. -
Ignaz Semmelweis shows importance of hand washing
Hand washing is used to prevent spreading disease. -
John Snow stops outbreak of cholera
Cholera: an infectious and often fatal bacterial disease of the small intestine, typically contracted from infected water supplies and causing severe vomiting and diarrhea. -
Marie Curie discovers science of radioactivity
Radioactive: emitting or relating to the emission of ionizing radiation or particles. -
Period: to
Modern World
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Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Penicillin is a group of antibiotics derived from Penicillium fungi, including penicillin G, penicillin V, procaine penicillin, and benzathine penicillin. -
First HMO insurance
A health maintenance organization (HMO) is an organization that provides or arranges managed care for health insurance -
Salk discovers polio vaccine
Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. -
Managed health care; growth in uninsured
People are uninsured and therefore can't get the proper health care needed. -
WHO declares smallpox eradicated
Eradicated by an immunization. -
AZT is used to combat AIDS
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Period: to
21st Century
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Steve Thomas used sterile maggots for infectious wound treatment
Leeches are another way to heal wounds. -
The completion of the Human Genome Project identified a complete set of DNA., which allows for new and completely individualized medications and treatments.
Human Genome:the complete set of genetic information for humans. -
Gardasil, a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer approved by the FDA
Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix. -
MIPPA (Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act) MIPPA provides incentives for practiitoners who use electronic health records and e-prescribing
A majority of hospitals put their records in computers to keep track of patients. -
Scientist discover how to use human skin cells to create embryonic stem cells.
Stem Cell: an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. -
The first FDA approved implanted AbioCor artificial heart placed in a patient on June 24. Patient died on August 23
Some heart diseases are Cardiomegly, Congestive heart failure, and Tetralogy fallot. -
Rhazes discovered difference between smallpox and measles
Measles: an infectious viral disease causing fever and a red rash on the skin, typically occurring in childhood.
Smallpox: an acute contagious viral disease, with fever and pustules usually leaving permanent scars.
