He is the Father of Medicine. New doctors take an oath named after him to show their level of dedication to medicine and their commitment to caring for the patient.
Who is Hippocrates?
100
Invented by Laennec, this clever device allows one to hear things happening inside the body.
What is the stethoscope?
100
This humanitarian agency was established in 1881 by this American woman.
Who is Clara Barton?
100
"I better write this down. History may need to know how we cured diseases and treated injuries."
Who are the Ancient Egyptians?
100
Christian Barnard
What is performed the first successful heart transplant.
200
He didn't want his patients to get an infection after surgery so he started cleaning the surgical instruments and the patient's skin with disinfectants and antiseptics.
Who is Joseph Lister?
200
It's a SPHYGMOMANOMETER but most people call it this simple name. It sure feels strange when it up around my arm.
What is a Blood Pressure Cuff?
200
She was the founder of modern nursing.
Who is Florence Nightingale?
200
"Clear your mind, listen to your spirit, drink this tonic to nourish your body, and let's insert a few sharp needles into the correct areas on your body."
Who are the Ancient Chinese?
200
Gabriel Fahrenheit
What is created the first mercury thermometer?
300
We call them X-Rays now, but when he first discovered them, they were called something else.
Who is Wilhelm Roentgen?
300
If your kidneys are not working you might need to be connected to this machine. It works great at filtering your blood.
What is a dialysis machine?
300
In 1849 she became the first female doctor in the United States.
Who is Elizabeth Blackwell?
300
"Wow, bringing the wounded soldiers into a central location to treat them is much more efficient than doing it on the battle field. We can keep this place clean and sanitized."
Who are the Ancient Romans?
300
Michelangelo and da Vinci
What dissections and drawings of anatomy and internal organs?
400
The discovery of DNA structure and the beginning of gene therapy can be credited to them.
Who are Francis Crick and James Watson?
400
Benjamin Franklin was one smart guy. Along with his other accomplishments, he invented these to help people see better.
What are bifocals for glasses.
400
Louise Brown was the first to do this (in 1978).
What is be conceived in the lab (Test Tube Baby - IVF)?
400
"A healthy diet, clean living conditions, a weekly massage and taking an art class might do the trick to cure your diseases."
Who are the Ancient Greeks?
400
Rhazes
What is an Arab physician that began the use of animal gut for sutures?
500
These 2 men both worked to stop the spread of polio by developing vaccines. The first vaccination was injected and the second one could be taken orally on a sugar cube.
Who are Jonas Salk and Albert Sabin?
500
Anton van Leeuwenhoek invented this device in 1666. It was amazing to see what bacteria and pathogens looked like.
What is the microscope?
500
In 1910 she isolated radium.
Who is Marie Curie?
500
The main event leading up to the Dark Ages and Middle Ages was the this event in history.
What is the fall of the ROMAN empire?
500
Koch and Pasture
What is share the title of Father of Microbiology?