1.1 History of Medical Technology in a Global Context

Disease was believed to be caused by the

negative interaction between the environment and the body.

was believed to be caused by the negative interaction between the environment and the body.

disease

by around 30 BC ot 180 AD, - instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of disorder through measurement fo body fluids

hippocrates and galen

father of medicine

hippocrates Signup and view all the answers

book of hippocrates

hippocratic oath Signup and view all the answers

the four humors

black bile, yellow bile, blood, phlegm Signup and view all the answers

advocated the tasting of urine,

hippocrates Signup and view all the answers

listening ot the lungs, and observing outward appearances in the diagnosis of disease.

hippocrates Signup and view all the answers

the appearance of bubbles, blood, and pus ni urine indicated

kidney disease Signup and view all the answers

described diabetes as "diarrhea of urine" and established the relationship between fluid intake and urine volume.

galen Signup and view all the answers

diagnosis by "water casting" (uroscopy) was widely practiced.

medieval europe Signup and view all the answers

Patients submitted their urine specimen in

decorative flask Signup and view all the answers

Physicians who failed to examine the urine were subjected to

public beatings Signup and view all the answers

he first book detailing the characteristics of urine (e.g., color, density, quality) was written.

900 ad Signup and view all the answers

They relied solely on the patient's description of symptoms and their observations.

11th century Signup and view all the answers

mechanical techniques and cadaver dissection were used

18th century Signup and view all the answers

physicians began using machines for diagnosis or therapeutics.

19th century Signup and view all the answers

spirometer ofr measuring the vital capacity of the lungs

john hutchinson Signup and view all the answers

sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure.

jules herisson Signup and view all the answers

80 percent of medical professionals were non-physicians.

1969 Signup and view all the answers

First diagnostic medical breakthrough invented by Rene Läennec;

Stethoscope Signup and view all the answers

used to acquire information about the lungs and heartbeats

Stethoscope Signup and view all the answers

First vsuial technology invented yb Herman von Helmholz

opthalmoscope Signup and view all the answers

Invented by Wilhelm Roentgen when he discovered by accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density;

x-ray Signup and view all the answers

Developed ofr medical purposes due ot advances in lenses and lower costs;

microscope Signup and view all the answers

Devised by Manuel Garcia using two mirors to observe the throat and larynx

laryngoscope Signup and view all the answers

1816

stethoscope Signup and view all the answers

1840

microscope Signup and view all the answers

1850

opthalmoscope Signup and view all the answers

1855

layngoscope Signup and view all the answers

1859

x-ray Signup and view all the answers

Developed by William Einthoven to measure electrical changes during the beating of the heart

electrocardiograph Signup and view all the answers

Served as the pioneering work of modern physical therapy; devised by Elizabeth Kenny in the treatment of polio

kenny method Signup and view all the answers

Invented by Philip Drinker to help patients with paralytic anterior poliomyelitis recover normal respiration with the assistance of artificial respirator

drinker respirator Signup and view all the answers

made seeing the heart, lung vessels, and valves possible through inserting a cannula ni an arm vein and into the heart with an injection of radiopaque dye for X-ray visualization

1.1 History of Medical Technology in a Global Context

Questions and Answers

Disease was believed to be caused by the

was believed to be caused by the negative interaction between the environment and the body.

by around 30 BC ot 180 AD, - instigated a rudimentary and qualitative assessment of disorder through measurement fo body fluids

father of medicine

book of hippocrates

the four humors

advocated the tasting of urine,

listening ot the lungs, and observing outward appearances in the diagnosis of disease.

the appearance of bubbles, blood, and pus ni urine indicated

described diabetes as "diarrhea of urine" and established the relationship between fluid intake and urine volume.

diagnosis by "water casting" (uroscopy) was widely practiced.

Patients submitted their urine specimen in

Physicians who failed to examine the urine were subjected to

he first book detailing the characteristics of urine (e.g., color, density, quality) was written.

They relied solely on the patient's description of symptoms and their observations.

mechanical techniques and cadaver dissection were used

physicians began using machines for diagnosis or therapeutics.

spirometer ofr measuring the vital capacity of the lungs

sphygmomanometer for measuring blood pressure.

80 percent of medical professionals were non-physicians.

First diagnostic medical breakthrough invented by Rene Läennec;

used to acquire information about the lungs and heartbeats

First vsuial technology invented yb Herman von Helmholz

Invented by Wilhelm Roentgen when he discovered by accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density;

Developed ofr medical purposes due ot advances in lenses and lower costs;

Devised by Manuel Garcia using two mirors to observe the throat and larynx

1816

1840

1850

1855

1859

Developed by William Einthoven to measure electrical changes during the beating of the heart

Served as the pioneering work of modern physical therapy; devised by Elizabeth Kenny in the treatment of polio

Invented by Philip Drinker to help patients with paralytic anterior poliomyelitis recover normal respiration with the assistance of artificial respirator

made seeing the heart, lung vessels, and valves possible through inserting a cannula ni an arm vein and into the heart with an injection of radiopaque dye for X-ray visualization

1903

1910

1927

1939

1941

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