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Modern Medicine Flashcards
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- 1Marie CuriePolish scientist who was the first to discover and isolate radium and polonium. Won two Nobel prizes for her work.
- 2Alexander FlemingDiscovered the drug penicillin in 1928, which became pivotal in fighting and curing diseases from then on.
- 3AntibioticMeans 'destructive of life'.
- 4Dr Christian BarnardThe doctor who performed the world's first heart transplant surgery in 1967.
- 5Keyhole surgeryA form of treatment that allows for surgery without having to make large incisions on the surface of the skin.
- 6HomeopathyA system of alternative medicine e.g. acupuncture
- 7AIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome.
- 8'Thomas splint'An invention from Hugh Owen Thomas that stabilised the femur when it was fractured. It reduced blood loss and infection, and more importantly the death rate from a broken femur.
- 9UltrasoundThe used of high frequency sound waves to 'see' inside the human body.
- 10MRIMRI (magnetic resonance imaging) uses radio waves to develop a detailed picture of organs and tissues found in the body.
- 11PET scansPositron emission tomography (PET) involves injecting a slightly radioactive tracer into the patient's bloodstream.
- 12CET scansComputed tomography (CET) involves many X-ray images from various angles to form a cross-section of an area of the body.
- 13Crick, Watson and FranklinIn 1953, Crick, Watson and Franklin published a paper on DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA carries genetic information regarding hereditary materials in humans.
- 14The Welfare StateA programme of reforms which saw the Liberal government take responsibility in caring for the sick and those in need.
- 15National Insurance Act 1911Sick and unemployment pay introduced if you made regular contributions into the scheme. Only applied to insured workers.
- 16National Insurance Act 1913Introduced unemployment insurance for specific occupations and trades.
- 17Beveridge Report 1942A report developed by William Beveridge and colleagues on how the welfare system should tackle problems and provide welfare for the population.
- 18The 'Five Evil Giants''Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness'
- 19National Health Service Act 1946This act aimed at creating a health service that was free of charge and accessible to everyone.
- 20NationalisationThe transfer of a major branch of industry or commerce from private to state ownership or control.
- 21BMABritish Medical Association
- 22Boer WarConflicts occurring between Britain and South African Boers.
- 23Abject PovertyAnother way of saying extreme poverty.
- 24AnticycloneA circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure.
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