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History of medicine
What was the mayor s proclamation...,
Name some of the hygiene problems...,
What where symptoms of the black ...
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1. Medicine Stands Still- Medieval time (1066-1485)
What were the main causes of dise...,
What is the theory of the four hu...,
How did hippocrates influence med...
46  cards
2. Renaissance/ Early Modern: The beginnings of Change
How did the renaissance challenge...,
What role did humanism play in th...,
Who was andreas vesalius and why ...
47  cards
3. 19th Century Britain: A Revolution in Medicine
What is the germ theory and who p...,
How did the germ theory impact th...,
What did robert koch contribute t...
41  cards
4. 20th/21st Century: Modern Medicine
Who discovered penicillin and how...,
What role did florey and chain pl...,
What was the impact of penicillin...
37  cards
Anaesthetics for test
What were the three key problems ...,
Why did surgery in the 19th centu...,
What was a major consequence of t...
14  cards
Birth of the NHS for text
When was the national health serv...,
What was the nhs designed to prov...,
Was there opposition to the creat...
26  cards
Cholera for test
Who was edwin chadwick and what r...,
What two reasons motivated chadwi...,
How did mps react to chadwick s p...
17  cards
AIDS for test
When was aids first identified 1,
What happened in 1983 2,
Aids is a pandemic similar to what 3
19  cards
1. rev- significance of hippocratic and galenic medicine
What was hippocrates main belief ...,
Name the four humours hippocrates...,
How did doctors following hippocr...
11  cards
2. rev explain significance of work of William Harvey
What was william harvey s most si...,
How did galen s belief about bloo...,
According to harvey what was the ...
11  cards
3. rev significance of Pare's work
What was ambroise pare s job 1,
How were gunshot wounds commonly ...,
What did pare use instead of boil...
11  cards
4. significance of vaccination
Who pioneered the development of ...,
What major infectious disease did...,
What was the impact of smallpox b...
11  cards
5. rev significance of Pasteurs germ theory
Who pioneered the development of ...,
What major infectious disease did...,
What was the impact of smallpox b...
11  cards
6. rev significance of Listers work in medicine
What key development did joseph l...,
What was the main deadly problem ...,
What incorrect beliefs did people...
10  cards
7. rev significance of John Snow in development of public health
What was john snow s main area of...,
What did most people believe caus...,
What was the immediate significan...
10  cards
8. rev significance of the discovery of penicillin
Who initially discovered penicill...,
What major medical age did penici...,
What was the main problem with ba...
10  cards
9. significance of anaethesthetics in the discovery of medicine
What was the main revolutionary i...,
Describe surgery before anaesthet...,
Name two early anaesthetics and w...
10  cards
10. rev significance of Booth and Rowntree
What was the main contribution of...,
What was the common belief about ...,
Where did booth conduct his detai...
10  cards
11. re significance of NHS in the development of P Health in Britain
When was the nhs created and what...,
What was access to healthcare lik...,
What was the immediate positive i...
10  cards
12. significance of war in the development of surgery
What is war s main role in the de...,
What is the immediate significanc...,
Name two surgical breakthroughs s...
8  cards
13. rev significance of antibiotic resistance
What is the main threat posed by ...,
How do bacteria become resistant ...,
What is the main cause of antibio...
10  cards

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