CHEM 183 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Dracunculiasis, Prescription Drug, Arachidonic Acid

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 183
• Professor: Joe Schwarcz

Document Summary

Preliminary perspectives: an overview of world of chemistry drugs. King charles ii sir charles scarburgh was his doctor, used bloodletting to rid him of his disrupted humors (now known as convulsions) Urine used to detect disease uroscopy (the study of urine) Uroscopy flask used to be a symbol for doctors. Diagnosis by urine color uroscopy wheels are chats displaying different possible urine colors. Brown (liver problems), red (bleeding), bright yellow (vitamin b2 or excess riboflavin), no color. Gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (gcms) used today to analyze urine 147 different (hydrated) compounds in urine. Until recently doctors were not able to do much (temperature, pulse) to cure people sometimes the presence of a doctor can boost the immune system (like a placebo effect) Myth: angel or a god would provide healing (ex. 1900s in north america: 47 years for men; presently: 80 years (+2 3 for women, 2 3 for men)