Transcript Slide 1

Chapter 1
HISTORY AND TRENDS OF
HEALTH CARE
Why Study History
Some treatments used in ancient times still
used today.
Plants and Herbs used for Medicine
Morphine comes from poppy plant
Ancient Times
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4000 BC – 3000 BC
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Illness and disease were caused by evil spirits and
demons
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Punishment from the gods brought disease and
illness
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Religion played an important role in Health Care
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Religion did not allow for human dissection
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Animals were used to learn about body parts
Ancient Times
(Ancient Egyptians)
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3000 BC – 300 BC Ancient Egyptians
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Health records were first recorded by the ancient
Egyptians
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Bloodletting or leeches were used
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Gods healed people.
Ancient Times
(Ancient Chinese)
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1700BC – 200ADChinese
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The belief to cure the spirit was practiced by the
Chinese. Holistic methods stressing entire patient
body, mind & spirit
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Used Acupuncture (puncture the skin by needles)
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Recorded a Pharmacopeia of Medications
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Around the same time as the Greeks
Ancient Times
(Ancient Greeks)
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1200BC – 200BC Greeks
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6th Century Alcmaeon discovered the brain as the
physiological site of the senses
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Established that disease is established by natural
causes not supernatural
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Stressed that good diet and cleanliness would help
prevent disease.
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Hippocrates (460-377 BC) 83 years old.
Father of Medicine. Created a high standard of
ethics, Oath of Hippocrates. Said and Used by
physicians today
Ancient Times
(Ancient Romans)
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753BC – 410 AD
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The Romans realized that some diseases were
connected to filth and implemented the use of
sewers for waste and aqueducts (waterways) for
clean water
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In ancient times causes of disease had not been
discovered and many illnesses proved
to be fatal
The Dark Ages
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400 AD fall of the Roman Empire
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400 – 800 AD
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Study of Medicine prohibited
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Prayer and Divine intervention were used
to treat illness and disease
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Monks & Priests cared for the sick
The Middle Ages
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800 - 1400 AD
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Renewed interest in the medical practices of the
Greeks & Romans
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9th Century Medical Universities established to
train Doctor’s
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An outbreak of bubonic plague in the 1300s
resulted in the death of 75% of the people in
Europe and Asia
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Smallpox, Diphtheria, Typhoid killed many people
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Many infants died shortly after birth, many
children did not live to adulthood
The Renaissance
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Time period between 1350–1650 AD
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Otherwise known as the “rebirth of the science of
medicine”
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Human dissection to view body organs
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Medical books were published
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Causes of disease were still a mystery
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16
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17
Centuries
1500 – 1599 and 1600 – 1699
The 1500’s & 1600’s
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Life span 35-45 years
Knowledge regarding the human body
greatly increased
Invention of the microscope
Apothecaries (early pharmacists) were
involved in the making, prescribing, and
selling of medications
Causes of disease were still not known and
many people died form infection and child
birth fever.
The 1500’s (16
th
Century)
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Ambroise Pare
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French Surgeon
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Father of Modern
Surgery
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Used Ligatures to bind
arteries and stop
bleeding
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Improved treatment
of fractures
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Promoted the use of
artificial limbs
The 1500’s (16
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Gabriel Fallopius
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Identified the
fallopian tubes in the
female
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Described the
Tympanic membrane
in the ear
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The 1600’s (17
th
Century)
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William Harvey in 1628
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Described the
circulation of blood to
and from the heart
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Before this blood was
believed to be all
over inside you and
would go everywhere
The 1600’s (17
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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
in 1666
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Invented the Microscope
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“Father of Microbiology”
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He developed methods
for grinding lenses for
more powerful
magnification
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Tiny single-celled
organisms he called
“Animlcules” now called
Microorganisms
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The 1600’s (17
th
Century)
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Bartolomeo Eustachio
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Identified the
eustacian tube
leading from the ear
to the throat
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Apothecaries (early
pharmacists) made,
prescribed and sold
medications
The 1600’s (17
th
Century)
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Bartolomeo Eustachio
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Identified the eustacian
tube leading from the
ear to the throat
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
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Average life span 40-50
Years
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Causes of many
diseases unknown
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Medical care remained
limited
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Invention of the
thermometer, Feeding
tube, C-section,
Vaccination & Discovery
of Oxygen & Vitamin C
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
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Gabriel Fahrenheit
created the mercury
thermometer in 1714
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Joseph Priestley
discovered the element
of Oxygen in 1774
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John Hunter introduced
the feeding tube in 1778
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
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Benjamin Franklin
invented Bifocals for
glasses
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Dr. Jessee Bennet
performed the first
successful C-Section for
infant delivery in 1794
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James Lind Prescribed
Vitamin C to prevent
Scurvy in 1795
The 1700’s (18
th
Century)
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Edward Jenner
developed a
Vaccination for Smallpox
in 1796
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Studied why smallpox
was low with milkmaids
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Discovered those who
had Cow Pox were far
less likely to develop
Smallpox
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The word Vaccination
comes from Latin for
Cow “Vacca”
The 1800’s (19
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Industrial Revolution.
Advancements
occurred because of
the development of
machines and ready
access to books
Average life span 4065 Years
Many Vaccines and
medications were
developed
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Treatment for diseases
was more specific
after the causes for
diseases were
identified.
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Women became
active in medicine
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Infection control with
methods to stop the
spread of disease
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
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1818. James Blundell
Performed the First
Successful blood
transfusion on humans
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1816 Rene Laennec
Invented the stethoscope.
Published a book on
Auscultation (Listening to
internal sounds)
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1840 Ignaz Semmelweis
Encouraged doctors to
wash hands with lime
between Autopsies and
Deliveries. Idea Resisted
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
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1854 Florence Nightingale
Reformed Nursing,
established efficient &
sanitary nurses. Is the
founder of Modern Nursing
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1865 Joseph Lister began
using Antiseptics in surgery
to prevent infection
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1875 Paul Ehrlich,
bacteriologist, detecting &
differentiating
microorganisms &
foundation for modern
theories of Immunity
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
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1880 First Electrical Hearing
Aid
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1881 Clara Barton founded
American Red Cross
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1882 Robert Koch
developed culture plate
method to identify & isolate
pathogens
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1885 Louis Pasteur proved
that microorganisms cause
disease & developed
Pasteurizing milk to kill
bacteria
The 1800’s (19
th
Century)
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1892 Dimitri Ivanofski
discovered viruses
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1893 Lillian Wald
Started Public Health
Nursing
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1895 Wilhelm Roentgen
discovered X-rays
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1897 Almroth Wright
developed a vaccine
for typhoid fever
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1899 Bayer introduced
Aspirin in powdered
form
The1900’s
20th Century
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Most rapid growth in health care
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Average life span 60-80 years
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New Machines invented, such as X-rays
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Medicines such as insulin for diabetes, antibiotics
for infections and vaccines to prevent disease
were developed
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Causes for many diseases identified
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The structure of DNA and research in gene
therapy
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Health care plans to help pay for healthcare
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Computer technology help advance medicine
The1900’s
20th Century
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1901 Carl Landsteiner
classified the ABO blood
groups
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1910 Marie Curie isolates
Radium
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1918 Influenza Pandemic
kills more than 21 million
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1922 Banting & Best used
insulin for Diabetes
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1928 Sir Alexander
Fleming discovered
penicillin
The1900’s
20th Century
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1950’s Salk & Sabin
develop vaccines for
Pollio
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1953 Crick & Watson
describe the structure of
DNA and how it carries
genetic information
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1953 First Heart-Lung
Machine used in open
heart surgery
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1963 first Liver Transplant
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1964 first Lung Transplant
The1900’s
20th Century
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1965 Medicare &
Medicaid enacted
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1967 Christian Barnard
performed First
Successful Heart
Transplant
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1973 Health
Maintenance
Organizations Formed
(HMO’s)
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1975 CT Scans
Developed
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1981 AIDS Identified
The1900’s
20th Century
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1992 NIH research
Center Established
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1995 Chicken Pox
Vaccine
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1996 Mad Cow Disease
outbreak
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1996 HIPAA act signed
into law
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1997 “Dolly” First sheep
was cloned
The 21st Century 2000’s
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Human genome project
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Embryonic stem cell research
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Threat of bioterrorism with the use biologic agents
as weapons
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Viruses that can cause pandemic (world-wide)
epidemics
Pandemic
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Outbreak of disease over a wide
geographic area
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Influenza pandemics have occurred throughout
history
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H5N1 viruses—avian flu virus
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Viruses can mutate and also exchange
genetic information
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