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Evil spirits
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Tribal ceremonies to rid evil spirits
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Digitalis- for the heart
Quinine- for fevers
Belladonna and atropine- for GI (gastrointestinal)
Morphine- for Pain -
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Accurate Health Records
Who are physicians- Priests acted as physicians
How did they heal- splinting fractures and bloodletting with leeches -
Development of acupuncture in Stone Age -
Illness cause Nature vs. Spiritual- Learned diseases caused naturally
Dissection- not allowed
Hippocrates- father of medicine -
Sanitation system- water filters & sewage systems
Organize medical care- sent medical treatment to soldiers
Hospital development- created ill rooms in homes -
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Thought lives in gods hands
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Prayers & herbal mixtures
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Caused millions of deaths
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Universities- medical schools
Dissection- studied inner body
Books- greater access to learning -
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Studied anatomy of body -
Discovered fallopian tubes -
Discovered tube from ear to throat -
Circulation of blood & pumping of heart -
Invented the microscope & found tooth decay bacteria -
Early pharmacies
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Discovered bifocals, found that colds can pass from person to person. -
Students attend lectures & observed patients at the bedside.
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Discovered the element oxygen & observed that plants refresh air for respiration. -
Discovered method for vaccination for smallpox, saved millions of lives
Led to immunization & preventative medicine -
Invented the stethoscope -
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Identified the cause of childbed fever -
Attracted well-educated, dedicated women to the Nightingale School of Nursing. -
Father of Microbiology -
Discovered some diseases are caused by microorganisms that can’t be seen with a microscope. -
Used carbolic acid on wounds to kill germs -
Developed asepsis
Developed a method to keep an area clean before & during surgery -
Developed the culture plate method to identify pathogens & isolated the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. -
Discovered the effect of medicine on disease causing microorganisms. -
Discovered x-rays -
Prevents pain
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Discovered penicillin killed life threatening bacteria -
Discovered the conscious and unconscious parts of the mind
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Discovered sulfonamide compounds -
Discovered that a dead polio virus would cause immunity to poliomyelitis. -
Used a live polio virus vaccine -
Discovered the molecular structure of DNA -
Performed the first successful heart transplant -
Continues to be a pioneer in separating Siamese twins and preforming hemispherectomies (surgeries on the brain to stop seizes) -
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Heals quicker -
A cure was found
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3D printing human body parts to use -
The first approved mRNA vaccine was the COVID-19.
Easier to produce in a lab (Faster creation time) -
A one time infusion for people with hemophilia B. -
Blood cells grown from donor stem cells.