History of Medicine Quiz

What substance in the saliva of the European medicinal leech acts as a local vasodilator?

Which method involved cutting an artery partially through a single incision?

What is the primary purpose of phlebotomy today?

What skill is primarily required for a competent clinical phlebotomist?

Which procedure involves collecting blood by penetrating a vein with a needle and syringe?

What process grants recognition to a phlebotomist?

What was the Guild of Barber–Surgeons formed by 1210 known for?

What was a common tool used for cutting the vein during venesection in the 17th to 18th century?

What was the approximate amount of blood withdrawn during phlebotomy in the 17th to 18th century?

What was the primary purpose of cupping as a therapeutic process?

What was the primary belief about the cause of disease according to Hippocrates?

What was the main responsibility of short robe surgeons in the Middle Ages?

What was the approximate volume of blood withdrawn during phlebotomy in the 17th to 18th century?

What was the primary purpose of cupping as a therapeutic process?

What is the primary function of hirudin found in the saliva of the European medicinal leech?

Which procedure is primarily responsible for obtaining blood for laboratory testing or blood donations?

What was the main danger associated with the traditional method of arteriotomy for bloodletting?

What is the primary purpose of phlebotomy in modern times?

What is the main responsibility of a competent clinical phlebotomist?

Which device was commonly used for creating incisions in the skin during phlebotomy in the 17th to 18th century?