PMLS1 Chapter 1 (Dates)

1895

Cronicas de Ciencias Medicas

Laryngoscope (1855)

Devised by Manuel Garcia using two mirrors to observe the throat and larynx

Electrocardiograph (1903)

Developed by William Einthoven to measure electrical changes during the beating of the heart

Kenny Method (1910)

Served as the pioneering work for modern physical therapy; devised by Elizabeth Kenny in treatment of polio (then called infantile prompted the invention of a new stretcher (called Sylvia stretcher in 1927) intended for transporting patients in shock patients in shock.

Cardiac Catheterization and Angiography (1941)

First operated by Forsmann in 1929; developed by Moniz, Reboul, Rousthoi between 1930 and 1940; discovered as safe method in humans by Cournand in 1941; made seeing the heart, lung vessels, and valves possible through inserting a cannula in an arm vein and into the heart with an injection of radiopaque dye for X-ray visualization.

Antoine van Leeuwenhoek (1660)

Father of microbiology known for his work on the improvement of microscope.

Marie Francois Xavier Bichat (1880)

Identified organs by their types of tissues; Impact of contribution: Histology

Louis Pasteur (1857)

Successfully produced immunity to rabies

Gregor Mendel (1866)

Enunciated his law of inherited characteristics from studies on plants

Robert Koch (1877)

Presented the first pictures of bacilli (anthrax), and later tubercle bacilli

Ernest Von Bergmann (1886)

Introduced steam sterilization in surgery

August von Wassermann (1906)

Developed immunologic tests for syphilis

Hans Fischer (1929)

Worked out the structure of hemoglobin

Baruch Samuel Blumberg (1980)

Introduced the Hepatitis B vaccine

Kary Mullis (1985)

developed the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Andre van Steirteghem (1992)

Introduced the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF)

Hippocrates

Father of medicine

1578

The Franciscans built the San Lazaro Hospital for the poor and lepers

1901

United States through Philippines Commission, through Act 156, created the Bureau of Government Laboratories

During World War 2

The first clinical laboratory in the Philippines was established

Stethoscope (1816)

First diagnostic medical breakthrough invented by Rene Läennec; used to acquire information about the lungs and heartbeats.

Microscope (1840)

The first practical microscope was devised by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; developed for medical purposes due to advanced in lenses and lower costs

Opthalmoscope (1850)

First visual technology invented by Hermann von Helmholz

X-ray (1859)

Invented by Wilhelm Roentgen when he discovered by accident that radiation could penetrate solid objects of low density; allowed physicians to view the inside of the body without surgery; used to diagnose pneumonia, pleurisy, and tuberculosis since World War II

Drinker Respirator (1927)

Invented by Philip Drinker to help patients with paralytic anterior poliomyelitis recover normal respiration with the assistance of artificial respirator.

Heart Lung Machine (1953)

invented by Dr. John H. Gibbon

Edward Jenner (1796)

Discovered vaccination to establish immunity to small pox; Impact of contribution: Immunology

Agostino Bassi (1835)

Produced disease in worms by injection of organic material-the beginning of bacteriology

Joseph Lister (1870)

Demonstrated that surgical infections are caused by airborne organisms

Elie Metchnikoff (1886)

Described phagocytes in blood and their role in fighting infection

Karl Landsteiner (1902)

distinguished blood groups through the development of the ABO blood group system

Howard Ricketts (1906)

Discovered microorganisms whose range lies between bacteria & viruses called rickettsae.

Jonas Salk (1954)

Developed poliomyelitis vaccine

James Westgard (1973)

Introduced the Westgard Rules for quality control in the clinical laboratory

James Thomson (1998)

Derived the first human stem cell line

Quiricada St., Sta. Cruz, Manila

It is where the first clinical laboratory in the Philippines is located

Philippine Union College of Baesa

It is the very first school to offer complete four year course program in medical Technology

Dr. Mariano Icasiano

The city health officer in Manila

Dr. Jesse Umali

1956 - The first graduate of the BS Medical Technology program from the Philippine Union College

Dr. Pio de Roda

Filipino doctor who was a former staff of the 26th Medical Laboratory and a well-known bacteriologist

1565

The first hospital the Spaniards established, Hospital Real in Cebu was moved to Manila to cater to military patients.

1641

Hospital de San Jose was founded in Cavite

1611

Dominicans founded the University of Santo Tomas

1871

Santo Tomas established first faculties of pharmacy and medicine

1886

Boletin de Medicina de Manila

1893

Revista Farmaceutica de Filipinas

1883

The establishment of the Board of Health and charity and it expanded 3 years later

1887

The Laboratorio Municipal de Manila; General Antonio Luna, was employed as a chemical expert in this laboratory

End of the 19th century

Spaniards started exploring the microbial causes of disease

1957

University of Santo Tomas offered the Medical Technology course as an elective for pharmacy students it was only 4 years later that it was recognized as an official program