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Medieval/ Middle Age Medicine c1250 - 1500
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- 1What were the two branches of the causes of diseases in the Medieval time period?supernatural, religious and rational and natural.
- 2Define SupernaturalA manifestation or event that to an extent is beyond scientific understanding of laws or nature
- 3Define Rational/ NaturalBased on or in accordance with reason or logic, or and observation based on the world around you
- 4Define PreventionStopping someone from being ill or contracting a disease
- 5Define Cure/TreatmentMaking someone better if they are ill
- 6What link did God have to Causing Diseases?The people believed that God sent disease as a punishment for sin and that the disease was a sent to cleanse one's soul.
- 7what Linked Witchcraft to the causes of disease?People believed that witches got their powers from consulting with the devil.
Ways they would curse you with illness would either be :
- Cursing you upfront
-Putting a cursed item in the victims home or on them - 8What linked Astrology to the Causes of Diseases?The alignment of stars and planets would usually help with diagnosing a disease
Star charts as well as the patients birthday were used to identify the issue
this was influenced by Hippocrates - 9What links the devil/ Satan to the cases of Disease ?The devil used disease as a test of faith of those devoted to God
- 10Examples of Cures- Fasting
-Touching Holy relics
-Chants
-Paying for special masses - 11Examples of Preventions-Regular prayers to God
-Amulets of Charms
-Paying Church Tithes (taxes)
-Religious Confessions - 12Who is Hippocrates?An Ancient Greek who developed the four Humors Theory based on his observations of the four season, nature and elements of his patients
- 13Who is Galen?A doctor from Ancient Rome who built upon Hippocrates theory and made the theory of opposites to cure the imbalance of Humors.
- 14What are the HumoursFluid in your body
- 15What is MiasmaBad, Smelly air
- 16What is a barber SurgeonBarbers who cut hair and also performed minor surgeries with no training
- 17What are Physicians?An individual practiced in Medicine. Some education, training and maybe even university. They would have Diagnosed and suggest things but never carry out the operation themselves
- 18What are Wise women ?Women trained in Herbal Remedies particularly in villages to help the poor
- 19What is Phlebotomy ?Phlebotomy is the process of making a puncture in a vein, usually in the arm, with a purpose of drawing blood
- 20What are 4 Humours ?The four humours are:
Blood
Black Bile
Yellow Bile
Phlegm - 21Connected to Humours what caused People to go sick?An imbalance of Humours would cause you to become ill
- 22Name the three things that would cure you if your Humours were imbalanced?The theory of Opposites
Purging
Blood Letting/ Phlebotomy - 23What is the theory of opposites?Galen had a theory if you added the opposite of the humour that was out of balance, it would balance it.
example :
If the imbalance was Phlegm which is cold and wet. to cure it you would have something hot and dry. - 24What is PurgingPurging is done wen you have too much black or yellow bile which would mean vomiting it out
- 25What is Phlebotomy?Physicians, Barber Surgeons and wise women would drop blood out either by cuting the veins or adding pressure to remove the ad Humours or imbalanced Blood
- 26What was used to defeat MiasmaPeople had sweet smelling herbs stuffed in handkerchiefs and in home, they cleaned the toilets and the streets
- 27What are the two branches of Treating the sick ?People:
-Physicians
-Barber surgeons
- Apothecaries
Places:
-Hospital
-Home - 28What is an Apothecaries?A chemist who deals with herbs
- 29A benefit and Disadvantage of a PhysicianAdvantage
Foreign Physicians can and were allowed to do major surgeries
Negative
From 215, since clergymen were mostly Physicians they weren't allowed to perform major surgeries and cuts - 30Advantage and Disadvantage of an ApothecariesAdvantage
Since doctors were expensive, Apothecaries were a cheaper version
Disadvantage
Apothecaries didn't sign an oath of pledge to not harm patients so they didn't always give their patients cure and treatments but no on purpose. - 31Advantage and Disadvantage of a Barber SurgeonAdvantage
Some Barber surgeons were qualified and highly skilled and trained in university
Disadvantage
Barber surgeons were the least qualified Medical field in England - 32—
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