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This document provides an overview of the history of medicine from ancient times focusing on ancient Egyptian and Chinese practices, through Ancient Greece and Rome to the Renaissance times. It highlights the development of significant medical discoveries, techniques, and key historical figures. The document explores the evolution of medical understanding and practices.
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Here is the image converted into a markdown format: ### History of medicine **A. Ancient Times [4000 BC]** * For pain two medicines which are still used today: Morphine and Digitalis for heart. * Trepanation treatment for epilepsy & headache. Boring a hole. **B. Ancient Egyptian [3000 BC]** *...
Here is the image converted into a markdown format: ### History of medicine **A. Ancient Times [4000 BC]** * For pain two medicines which are still used today: Morphine and Digitalis for heart. * Trepanation treatment for epilepsy & headache. Boring a hole. **B. Ancient Egyptian [3000 BC]** * Earliest people to keep accurate medical records. * Physicians were Priests (studied in temple schools) * Gods used to cure and heal diseases. * Kings: 32 * Used magic & medicinal plants for Treatment. * Heart symbolized soul * Blood vessels hypothesized * Religion: Priests [Temples] * Personal hygiene important * Imhotep * God of medicine & healing for Greek * Believed to be the 1st physician * "Master physician" affordable by rich * Pharaoh Djoser's Physician * Nile Theory: * Believed body was a system of channels. * Disease caused by "clogging" of channels: Leeches were used as treatment to "open them." * Used medical kit tools * **Papyrus** * Pharmacology & Cosmetology & Surgery * Smith Papyrus Surgical treatment for wounds & Anatomy * Ebers Papyrus Treatment for diseases herbal remedies * Kahun Papyrus Gynecology & Paediatrics & Brugesh Maternal care * Believed in "Afterlife" * Hieroglyphics developed into writing. * Elaborate death rituals * Sophisticated techniques & tools * Pictographs * **Mummification** * Person in change were "Anubis" mash. **C. Ancient Chinese [1700 BC]** * Huang Di Nei Jing Yellow Emperor's Classic of Medicine * 1st/ earliest books on foundation of TCM. * Traditional Chinese Medicine [TCM] * Derived from Taoist philosophy: emphasized living in harmony with Tao. * "The way." * Bagua * Concept representing fundamental principles of reality. * Eight trigrams & Yin and Yang & 5 elements * International level TCM used: Asia (most), Europe (regularly), US. **Methods of TCM treatment.** 1. Acupuncture 2. Moxibustion 3. Tui Na (massage) 4. Cupping 5. Herbs * Zheng Ti Cuan Nian "Theory of Holism" * It is the central idea of TCM. * 2 main components: * Human body integrated unit (single] * Human & environment interaction. * Change in nature influence human body. * Seasonal Variation of Pulse. * **Qi** Vital energy * flows through meridians (channels) * Disease occurs by excess /deficit of Qi in meridians. * 12 meridians \*Acupunctual * 9 needles are inserted at points (act as gateways for Qi's regulation.) * Herbs are Not addictive * Combination of 2-18 herbs & Stimulated bodies natural healing processes * Massage therapy. * Tui Na-Chiropractition Stimulated natural healing of body * 3 techniques Massage, Acupressure & Adjustment * **Bian Zheng** Differential diagnosis * **Lun Zhi** Therapeutic program * **Yin & Yang** * Everything in the universe contains 2 aspects: positive and negative. * Never absolute * Wu Xing [5 elements] * Fire * Water * Metal * Earth * Wood * Xiang Ke Inter-inhibition * Xiang Shen Inter-generation * Jing-mai (channels) * lo-mai (collateral channels) * Zhang Fu [Internal organs & functions] * Wu Zang-5 parenchymatous heart and liver and kidney and spleen & lungs. * Lin Fu - 6 hollow organs * Gallbladder, stomach, large intestine, urinary & triple heater, small intestine. * Ba Gang & Si zhen method of diagnosis **D. Ancient Greece [1200 BC]** 1. Aristotle: * Father of Comparative anatomy" * Dissected animals 2. Alcmaeon BioHemist: Identified brain as physiological site of senses. 3. Hippocrates "Father of Medicine" * Developed organized method of observing human body & symptoms of many diseases. * Recorded signs & symptoms of many diseases. * Created the "Oath of Hippocrates * Humoral Theory:. * **The Four Humors** * Blood Air Sanguine [joy] * Phlegm Water Phlegmatic [calm 8 cool] * Yellow Bile Fire Cholevic (Energetic and Action) * Black Bile Earth Melancholic [sad & lazy] **E. Ancient Romans [753 - 410 AD]** * Treated ancient Roman soldiers in battle * Established early hospitals * Patients doctors homes * End of 19th century *First to develop public health care & sanitation systems * From 4-14th century No Study of medicine * Used Herbal remedies monasteries & converts **F. Claudius Galen (132-201 AD) [Ist-2nd century]** * Best physician after Hippocratus * "Prince of Physicians" Theorized on a multitude of medical subjects (Most Influential writer) Identified veins & arteries containing blood * Dissected animal bodies. *Writing not questioned uptill [15th century] Studied on Sc la Kidneys **G. Dark Age [400-800 AD]** *Study of medicine prohibited HlasEmphasis was on saving soul & descare treated by prayer **H. Middle Ages [Medieval Period] [800-1400 AD]** *After Roman expire fell Anatomy Stagnant *Transition Islamic world. Hunayn i'm Ishag * Translated 129 galenic words into arabic. * Wrote Book of Medicine [Most authorative book] * Physician Medical universities [9th century] * Major diseases Small Pox, diptheria, TB, typhoid, plaque & malaria * Arab physicians advances in pharmacology * Persian * Phazes invented Suturing [By animal gut] ##Famins in Europe **Black Death** * Pathogen: Yersinia pestis [Venging plague] * Vector: Rat flea [Xenopsylla cheopsis] * Plague very virulent in humans a little to no resistance? Victim death 4-7 days. *Stroke in Greek *Also known as "Bubonic plaque" Buboes-swelling of lymph nodes. *Pneumonic plague *most virulent When spread from human to another human. *Began wide before Black death **Great Plague or Cadwalader's plague 664 CE [Britain]** * Began with Rats marcott Spread to Europe through hunters *Byzantine emperor Cantacuzenus sen died * Result of Black Death: Significant & in population and 20 million deaths in 5 years *Negative effects * DeUrbanization * Death from Book of hours * Triumph of Death Grim Reaper] * Dance of death * 4 horsemen of apocalypse * Death at baption *Positive effects value of manpower * Worker organization/Pesant revolts/Industrial growth/End of Humoral theory) *birth of mordern both outlawed *Mird behaviour of society Flagellants whip themsely to wid sine & pseudoflagellants performed sexual acts *Religion Loss of esteem of church No effort to stup plague *Theory of Colin McEvely Less virulent parasite will replace a more virulent parasite. *Loss for 3 centuries. * [1350-1650 AD] **H. Renaissance** * 16th century Anatomical Revolution * Paracelsus attack on medical ideas * Michelangelo & Leonardo da Vinci Uged dissection to draw human bodies * 17th Century Scientific Revolution/Development of printing press * Scientific Revolution of latromechanical & latrochemical medicines Spread of knowledge * latromechanical→undustanding body using physics & mechanics * latrochemical understanding using chemical proces. * Renaissance Rebrith' knowledge of Greek & Roman Civilization. Reformation **15th century** *Paracelsus 15th Century * Onestioned medical ideas Rejecteed Galenic humoral theory Reliead on his experience & practice * Issac Judacus * Remarkable work advances in chemistry & medicine * Some doearls had external dietetics" development of wrigine way of practise "love * Flemish physician **Andreas Vesaling 15th century** Books Contained 4 & Human body drawings Big Impact on Anatomy. * Dissected Human bodies. * Challenged galens ideas Heart septum * Proved Galen some ideas wrong. *A Published " *The Fabric of Human Body" 1st anatomy book Invented water pump Heart septum *Surgeons were not trained. *Early surgeons were barbers, artisans, pastors & apothecaries *Sungary & Physics were merged Snong licensing & training for years Started. *From 14th 15th century *Transition from medical application to medical techniques **15th century onwards** *Ambroise Pare Surgical French anomy Surgeon. *Ambroise Pare 15th century * Wrote on treatment of gunshot wounds * On vascular ligatures Eliminated use of hot oil in for cautenze. * Wrote book on general surgery **Active Surgery** *Military Revolution Demanded Surgeon **2. major discoveries** * Created cold comment: Ingature for sealing wounds after limb amputation was not practised till torniguct was invented 2' century later) * Discovered Heart work working & blood circulation valves to precvent blackflow) recalculation hot replacement of blood * Method: Dissection, experiments & recordings * Only men became physicians castly. * Trained under experienced surgeons licensed from church. * Eventually Hospitals & private schools developed Bausii education * Arcicella: Articles, Commentaries Lectures, Consilia : case studies *Anten van Leeuwenhock : invented microscope (1666) **18'h century** * Gabriel Farhenheit mercury thermometer * John Hunter Scientific surgery procedure + * Berjamin Franklin Bifocals for glosses * James Lind Prescribed Lime juice for sunny) * Edward Jenner Vaccine fow smallpox **19th century** * James Blundell Blood transfusion [1818] * Rene Laennec invented stethoscope [1819) *The Heart: Founded of mordern nursing * Opened Nightingale School Began profesional education of nurses *Elizabeth Blackwell 1st female physician (1849) *Joseph Lister Disinfectant & Antiseptics. *Clara Bouton Founded American Red Cross *Louis Pasteur Proved micoorganisms caused diseases- Pasteurized milk to kill bacteria -created vaccine for Robies- *Dimitri Naghete Discovered livres. (1892) Gregory mendel Principles of Heredity. *Wilhelm Rotentgen Discovered X-rays (1895) Marie Curre Isolater radium (Only women to win nobel prize twice in a row) - Discovered matiation *Sigmund Freud basics of psychology & psychiatry *Frederick Banting & Charles Best Discovered & used insulin *Sir Alexander Fleming Discovered Pencillin (1928) *Frances Cribh & James Watson described structure of DNA & how it carries genetic information *Jonas Salk vaccine for polio. *Joseph Murray 1st surcesful kidny transplant. *Christian Barnard successful Heart transplant *Rudolf Virchow Cellular pathology. *Johannes Muller Physiology. *Lannec Auscultation. *Robert Koch Bacteriology : discovered bakteriacausing tuberculosis.