Medicine Through Time

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Medieval- Supernatural/Religious Ideas
Name one religious cause of disea...,
What did the trust in the church ...,
Most of what ordinary people lear...
8  cards
Medieval- Rational Explanations For Disease
The ancient greeks thought everyo...,
People become ill when the humour...,
What idea did galen further devel...
10  cards
Medieval- Preventions & Treatments
The most common treatment for hum...,
Name 3 ways of bloodletting 2,
Who generally performed bloodlett...
12  cards
Medieval- Caring For The Sick
Name 5 people groups that care fo...,
True or false with reason barber ...,
What did barber surgeons do as we...
20  cards
Medieval- the Black Death
What years were the black death 1,
How much of the population did it...,
What else is this plague referred...
13  cards
Renaissance- Ideas At The Time
How did views on the supernatural...,
How did views on religion causing...,
How did views on miasma causing d...
12  cards
Renaissance- Transmission Of Ideas
Who invented the printing press a...,
There were _______ of printing pr...,
Exact copies of texts were now pr...
9  cards
Renaissance- Continuity In Prevention, Treatment & Care
Hospitals by 1500 began treating ...,
In what year were monasteries dis...,
What type of hospitals were then ...
11  cards
Renaissance- Change In Care & Treatment
Which important figure name start...,
Name 1 continuity in apothecaries...,
Name 1 continuity in physicians 3
10  cards
Renaissance- The Great Plague
What year was the great plague 1,
People s beliefs on the causes of...,
Name 2 treatments for the disease 3
6  cards
Renaissance- William Harvey
When was william harvey born and ...,
Where did william harvey study an...,
What 2 pieces of work did he carr...
10  cards
Industrial Era- Germ Theory And Microbes
Name 1 continuity in the theory o...,
By what year were microscopes dev...,
By what year were microscopes fur...
11  cards
Industrial Era- Hospital Care Improvements
Which figure is historical for in...,
Where and when did nightingale go...,
Which idea on the cause of diseas...
9  cards
Industrial Era- Anaesthetics And Antiseptics
What were three negative features...,
Before 1800 what pain easing agen...,
When was laughing gas used and wh...
13  cards
Industrial Era- Vaccinations
Who created the first vaccine 1,
What vaccine did he create 2,
How many adults died from smallpox 3
16  cards
Industrial Era- Public Health & Prevention
During the industrial revolution ...,
What of people now lived in towns...,
What was a disease caused by shar...
16  cards
Industrial Era- Cholera Case Study
What was cholera nicknamed and why 1,
Who did cholera mainly affect 2,
What three years were there major...
13  cards
Industrial Era- Progress In Industrial Period
Name a rational idea on cause of ...,
What was an issue with surgery 2,
Why was germ theory so significant 3
10  cards
Industrial Era- Factors Affecting Change
Which scientific invention and us...,
Which development allowed improve...,
What period was caused by which a...
8  cards
Modern Medicine- Causes Of Illness (Diagnosis&Lifestyle)
How and since when can doctors te...,
What monitoring involves people w...,
What can advanced x rays be used ...
12  cards
Modern Medicine- Causes Of Illness (Genetics & DNA)
By which year was it clear that m...,
What did early work on genetics t...,
In which year did which two scien...
9  cards
Modern Medicine- Antibiotics In The Modern Age
Name the man who developed salvar...,
What was salvarsan 606 referred t...,
What were magic bullets 3
19  cards
Modern Medicine- Modern Treatment
Name 1 continuity from 1750 1900 1,
Which genetic conditions could cu...,
What 3 major problems of surgery ...
11  cards
Modern Medicine- Preventing Illness In Modern Medicine
In terms of vaccinations how did ...,
In terms of genetics how did the ...,
In terms of communication how did...
10  cards
Modern Medicine- Care In The Modern Age
What was the major problem in 190...,
When and which act provided help ...,
When did clinics in schools give ...
15  cards
Modern Medicine- Lung Cancer
Which cancer is the second most c...,
How many cases of lung cancer occ...,
When did the british medical rese...
9  cards
Modern Medicine- Progress
What were are ideas and ways to f...,
Name an example of more we can do 2,
How have campaigns impacted progr...
10  cards
Modern Medicine- Factors Pushing Progress
Name 3 advancements in technology...,
Name 2 advancements in treatment 2,
Name 1 advancement in prevention ...
7  cards
Western Front- The British On The Western Front
Which two fronts was ww1 fought on 1,
Which force from the british army...,
Where did the british sector of t...
16  cards
Western Front- The Trench System
What pattern were trenches dug in 1,
What were front line trenches 2,
What were communication trenches 3
7  cards
Western Front- Illness And Injury
How was trench fever spread 1,
Name 2 symptoms of trench fever 2,
Name 2 methods of preventing tren...
16  cards
Western Front- Care For The Wounded
There was a chain of evacuation w...,
Name the first stage 2,
Who did stretcher bearers recover...
19  cards
Western Front- Developments In Medicine
How did aseptic surgery ensure op...,
Who discovered x rays and when 2,
Name 2 examples of materials that...
7  cards
Western Front- Medical Advancements Trialled On The Western Front
What was an issue with surgeons u...,
Which doctors overcame this and h...,
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15  cards

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