Medicine through time

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Decks in this class (15)

Topic 1 - Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
What were monasteries,
Who was the pope,
What was astrology
17  cards
Topic 2 - Approaches to prevention and treatment
Define medieval surgeons,
Define medieval barber surgeons,
State 5 treatments for diseases i...
12  cards
Topic 3 - The Black Death
What was the black death,
What were the two main symptoms o...,
How long would it take for a vict...
10  cards
Topic 4 - Ideas about the cause of disease and illness in the renaissance period
What does renaissance mean,
Describe the main changes that th...,
Did renaissance beliefs about the...
12  cards
Topic 5 (Renaissance) - Approaches to prevention and treatment
Which methods were still used to ...,
What methods of treating sick peo...,
How did the role of hospitals cha...
11  cards
Topic 6 (Renaissance) - Case studies
Why did harvey use live dissectio...,
What main problem did harvey face...,
List the three revelations that h...
11  cards
Topic 7 - Ideas about the cause of disease in the 18th and 19th century
What was a quack,
List 3 ideas from previous eras t...,
What explanations of disease and ...
12  cards
Topic 8 (18th/19th century) - approaches to prevention and treatment
Describe the changes between hosp...,
What didnt change between hospita...,
What event happened in march 1854...
11  cards
Topic 9 (18th/19th century) - Case studies
During the 18th century what dise...,
What were the two main symptoms o...,
Even if a patient survived smallp...
14  cards
Topic 10 (medicine in modern britain) - ideas about the cause of disease and illness
What was the aim of the scientist...,
What does it mean to say that som...,
What does it mean to say that som...
8  cards
Topic 11 (medicine in modern britain) - Approaches to prevention and treatment
In which year was the nhs establi...,
What influential report was the e...,
Give three impacts the establishm...
12  cards
Topic 12 (medicine in modern britain) - Case studies
Who was alexander fleming,
How did a major world event motiv...,
What is an antibiotic
16  cards
Topic 13 (Trenches) - British sector of the westen front
Define the term trench warfare,
What was the difference between t...,
Identify and describe three diffe...
8  cards
Topic 14 (Trenches) - conditions requiring medical treatment and the RAMC/FANY
Describe problems with the enviro...,
How was trench foot treated,
How was lice treated
10  cards
Topic 15 (Trenches) - significance of the western front
Define the term aseptic surgery,
When had the benefits of aseptic ...,
Give 2 reasons as to why aseptic ...
14  cards

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