Lesson 1 - PMLS
Early medical diagnosis
- Disease were treated as mystery
- Disease were also believed to be caused by negative interaction between the environment and the body
HIPPOCRATES
- father of modern technology
4 tumors of the body accorin
Blood
Associated Element: Air
Qualities: Warm and moist
Season: Spring
Organ: Liver
Personality Trait: Sanguine (optimistic, social, and active)
Imbalance Symptoms: Overproduction was thought to cause fevers and inflammatory diseases.
Yellow bile
Associated Element: Fire
Qualities: Warm and dry
Season: Summer
Organ: Gallbladder
Personality Trait: Choleric (ambitious, energetic, and easily angered)
Imbalance Symptoms: Overproduction was thought to lead to anger, digestive problems, and jaundice.
Phlegm
Associated Element: Water
Qualities: Cold and moist
Season: Winter
Organ: Brain and lungs
Personality Trait: Phlegmatic (calm, rational, and unemotional)
Imbalance Symptoms: Excess was
believed to cause lethargy, colds, and
respiratory issues.
Phlegm
Black Bile
Associated Element: Earth
Qualities: Cold and dry
Season: Autumn
Organ: Spleen
Personality Trait: Melancholic (thoughtful, introverted, and prone to sadness)
Imbalance Symptoms: Excess was believed to cause depression, digestive disturbances, and ulcers.
Galen
- Describe diabetes as “diarrhea of urine”
- Established the relationship between fluid intake and urine volume
Black plague
- Medicine and medical technology advance because of the high mortality caused by the plague and other diseases
Early 11th century
- Medical practitioners were not allowed to conduct physical examinations of the patient's body
- They relied on patients description of symptoms and observation
18th century
- Mechanical techniques and cadaver dissection were used to provide more objective and accurate diagnosis to understand the insides of the body
19th century
- Physicians began using machines for diagnosis or therapeutics
John Hutchinson
- Spirometer for measuring lung capacity
Jules Herrison
- Sphygmomanometer for blood pressure
Use of chemistry
- Chemistry is used in the diagnosis of diabetes, anemia, diphtheria, and syphilis during this period
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Established on July 1, 1946 as the communicable disease center located in Atlanta, Georgia
- Initially focused to combat malaria
- Renamed the Center for Disease Control in 1970
- Renamed the Centers for Disease Control and prevention in 1980
CDC Key Contributions
1. Eradication of smallpox
- CDC played a significant role in the global effort to eradicate smallpox, a
disease that was declared eradicated in 1980
2. HIV / AIDS
- CDC has been at the forefront of efforts to combat HIV / AIDS, conducting research, providing guidelines and supporting prevention and treatment programs
3. COVID 19 pandemic
- The cdc has been a critical source of information and guidance on controlling the spread of the virus, developing testing protocols and supporting vaccination efforts
In the early 20th century
- Improvements in the basic sciences and integration of scientific and technological discoveries marked the advances in medical technology
History of Medical technology in the United States
- 1895, The University of Pennsylvania William Pepper Laboratory of Clinical Medicine was
opened to highlight the service role of clinical laboratory
- in 1918, John Kolmer advocated for a national certification method for medical technologists.
- In 1920, The management of clinical laboratories in major hospital was overseen by a chief physician
- In 1922, The american society of clinical pathology (ASCP) was founded in the objective of encouraging the cooperation between physicians and clinical pathologist
ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathology)
- Established a code of ethics for technicians and technologists, requiring them to work under physician supervision, avoid diagnosing patients and refrain from advising on treatment
- A leading organization dedicated to advancing the field of pathology and laboratory medicine
History of medical technology in Philippines
- Late 16th century, the spanish empire designated manila as its capital
- The first hospital established by the spaniards in 1565, hospital real in cebu was relocated to manila to serve military personnel
- In 1578, The franciscans established the san lazaro
hospital to care for the impoverished and lepers,
- by 1596 the hospital de san juan de dios was established to assist
poor spaniards
- In 1641 the hospital de san jose was founded in cavite
- The dominicans founded the university of santo tomas in 1611
- In 1871 established the first faculties of pharmacy and medicine. After setting up health and educational institutions, scientific and medical journals were introduced such as boletin de medicina de manila (1886)
- The revisita farmaceutica de filipinas (1893) and cronicas de ciencias medicas (1895)
First Clinical Laboratory
- Re - opened on October 1, 1945 by Dr. Alfredo Pio De Roda with the help of then Manila City Health Officer Dr. Mariano Icasiano
Medical Technology Education
- After instituting the public health laboratory in Manila, Dr. Pio De Roda along with Dr. Prudencia Sta. Ana conducted a training program for aspiring laboratory workers
- The first program was designated by Dr. Sta. Ana which was a six - months formal syllabus for training with a certificate upon completion
- In 1954, the Philippine Union College (PUC) in Baesa, Caloocan (now Adventist University Of the Philippines)
Dr. Jesse Umali (The OG med tech)
- Was the first graduate of the medical technology program
- Graduated as doctor of Medicine at the Far Eastern University and became as successful OB-gynecologist in the US
Important figures in the medical evolution of medical technology
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
- The father of microbiology
- Known for his work on the improvement of microscope
Edward Jenner
- Discovered vaccination to establish immunity to smallpox
- Immunology
Marie François Xavier Bichat
- Identified organs by their type of tissues
- Histology
Agostino Bassi
- Produced disease worms by injection of organic material
- Beginning of bacteriology
Louis Pasteur
- Successfully produced immunity to rabies and anthrax
- Pasteurization, which involves heating of liquids such as mild and wine to kill harmful bacteria
Gregor Johann Mendel
- Enunciated his law of inherited characteristics from studies on plants
Joseph Lister
- Demonstrated the surgical infections are caused by airborne organism
Robert Koch
- Presented the first picture of bacilli (anthrax) and later tubercle bacilli
Elie Metchnikoff
- Described phagocytes in blood and their role in fighting infections
Ernst von Bergmann
- Introduced steam sterilization in surgery
Karl Landsteiner
- DIstinguished blood groups through development of the ABO blood group system
August von Wassermann
- Developed immunologic tests for syphilis
Howard Taylor Ricketts
- Discovered microorganism whose range lies between bacteria and viruses called rickettsiae
Hans Fischer
- Work out the structure of hemoglobin
Jonas Salk
- Developed poliomyelitis vaccine
James Westgard
- Introduced Westgard rules for quality control in the clinical laboratory
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
- Introduced Hepatitis B vaccine
Kary Mullis
- Developed the Polymerase Chain reaction (PCR)
Andre Van Steirteghem
- Introduced the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF)
James Thompson
- Derived the first human stem cell line