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The Greek father of medicine began the scientific study of medicine. He also started prescribing a medicine similar to Aspirin.
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Diocles wrote the first to be known anatomy book.
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Galen was one of the very first surgeons. He became the personal physician for Marcus Aurelius.
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Printing press was being used to publish books, to get out the ideas of medicine.
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The scientific method started being used to do research. Once the scientific method was being used it gave scientists a way to make sure they were doing their research right.
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Chen was the physician to figure out symptoms for diabetes. Such as thirst and sweet urine.
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Abulcasis declared surgery as a profession. He was the "Father of Modern Surgery", and he invented many surgery instruments.
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He was the one who wrote the book of optics. This book was a tremendous help for eye surgery and ophthalmology.
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He wrote the canon of medicine, which was an encyclopedia of medicine made of five volumes of books. It presented an overview of medical knowledge.
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Avenzoar made a lot of discoveries for surgery. He also performed human dissections.
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Roger Bacon invented spectacles. Spectacles were very important to doctors/surgeons.
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He was the first to dissect a corpse. This was very important because its better for doctors to know what is happening inside the body.
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The first accurate and correctly done work with anatomy was done during this time.
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He invented the microscope. Microscopes were very helpful for doctors to get a better view of things on and inside our bodies.
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He made the first vaccinations for smallpox. This was a big change because smallpox before this didn't have any type of cure.
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His work was seen as the "foundation of immunology". He also helped to discover a lot about vaccinations.
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He was the first physician to perform a successful appendectomy. This was a major change in medicine because doctors would now know how to perform a successful appendectomy.
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Louis was a chemist and microbiologist. He studied a lot to figure out how to make vaccines.
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This was the first college to give medical degrees to women. This was a big step for women, because the world was used to men always being the ones in medical fields.
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Louis successfully developed vaccines for rabies and an anthrax vaccine. One was developed in 1881 and the other in 1882.
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Koch was a German microbiologist. He discovered that the source of some diseases is microorganisms.
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He introduced acid to clean wounds and to sterilize surgical instruments. He was the one person who insisted on being clean in the hospital. He's known as the "Father of Antiseptic Surgery".
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X-rays are used to see internally. They were discovered by Wilhelm Conrad in 1895.
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BP monitors are used to check ones blood pressure. This is helpful to have at home because when people aren't feeling too good, sometimes it can be related to blood pressure.
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Crash carts are used for emergencies. They are carts that have medical supplies on and in them for emergencies.
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He was the lead on the hip replacement operation. He was an orthopedic surgeon.
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These machines are used to check ones sugar level. These are very helpful, especially for people with diabetes because it lets them know when they have to be more careful with their foods.
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CT scans are used to see inside of the head. They are very helpful when it comes to finding head tumors. They are used in neurology.
