HSC-4711 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Comparative Anatomy, Polonium, Stethoscope
30 Sep 2018
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Body was a pathway for blood, urine, tears, and air. Magic and herbs were used to treat illness. Hippocrates observed cause of illness and created the hippocratic oath which implies high standards for healthcare and is still used today. Aristotle dissected a body and founded comparative anatomy. Soldiers were treated in order of injury severity. Claudius galent discovered phlegm- black and yellow bile: when not in balance, you are sick; dissected animals; studied diseases; discovered diet, exercise and drugs help to heal. Typhoid, the plague, tb, and malaria killed millions. Bubonic plague killed 75% of europeans and asians. Michelangelo and da vinci made drawings of the human body. Bartolommeo eustachio- identified eustachian tube in the inner ear. Edward jenner- 1749 small pox vaccine (france); last small pox case recorded was 1977 in. Dorothea dix- 1802 made mental institutions and observations of mental diseases (maine) Florence nightingale- 1820 mother of modern nursing (italy) Clara barton- 1821 american red cross (new york)
