Classification of Medicines in History
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Who is considered the author of the oldest 'scientific medicine' writings?

  • Primitive Medicine
  • Alcmeon of Crotona (correct)
  • Pitágoras
  • Hindu

In the context of speculative medicine, what is believed to characterize the universe and things in particular?

  • Immutable and rationally understandable laws (correct)
  • Supernatural interpretations
  • Magical medicine
  • Empirical evidence

According to scientific medicine in Ancient Greece, what is believed to preserve health?

  • Alternative medicine
  • Supernatural influence
  • Empirical medicines
  • Balance of opposing qualities (correct)

What is the capacity of the human mind according to speculative medicine?

<p>Intuiting the essence of things by simple observation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what way does scientific medicine aim to replace supernatural interpretations of reality?

<p>By emphasizing rational thinking (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Pitágoras, what causes disease?

<p>Imbalance between opposite qualities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the Father of Western medicine?

<p>Hippocrates of Cos (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Hippocratic medicine in terms of diagnosis?

<p>Anatomical lesions (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for unifying Hippocratic medicine in his work 'canonical scientific synthesis'?

<p>Galen (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the School of Alexandria in the context of scientific medicine?

<p>It was known for its practice of dissections and study of anatomy and physiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which period did the monastic medicine center in the monasteries?

<p>8th and 9th centuries (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What movement led to the translation of medieval texts by collating with the original?

<p>Renaissance humanism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known for describing new diseases such as syphilis and diphtheria?

<p>Vesalio (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who made contributions to the anatomical understanding of the circulatory system?

<p>Harvey (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What approach correlated clinical observations and explorations with autopsy findings?

<p>Anatomo-clinical approach (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of s.XIX physio-pathological approach?

<p>Disease: external agent, microbial or toxic (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the goals of the 'crisis' of today's medicine in the s.XX-XXI?

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