Revolution in Medicine in 2nd half XIX Century

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Revolution in Medicine in 2nd half XIX Century

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Hippocrates Theory
• sanguine: too much blood,
• choleric: too much yellow bile
• melancholic: too much black
bile
• phlegmatic: too much phlegm

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Cholera
Cholera epidemic: the worst
epidemic of the 19th century.
Cholera brought to Europe from
India
Cholera spread through
unboulded water

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Prevention of Complications in Surgery
Antiseptics (1865)
Aseptics (1890)

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Vaccination

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Anesthesia: Ether and Chloroform

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Narcotic Drug
Laundanum (17th Century)
Heroin (1874)

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Medicine
Quinine: antimalarial (1850)
Aspirin: painless, antipyretic (1899)

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Medical Tools
Syringe 1853
Clinic Medical
Thermometer 1867
Blood Pressure Monitor
1881

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X-Ray (1895)