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releases the evil spirits by drilling holes in the skull
trephination
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The first practitioners were
religious figures because medical conditions were linked with supernatural
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Egypt produced two important documents
code of hammurabi and beers papyrus
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first codified set of guidelines for physicians responsibilities
code of hammurabi
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medical textbook summarizing knowledge about disease, diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic measures.
beers papyrus
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The father of medicine
Hippocrates
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* Humoral theory of disease- 4 natural elements of the world
air, earth, fire, water
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4 natural properties of the humoral theory
* Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile
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* Person is healthy when the four humors are in ____ and when the person is in balance with the ___
balance; environment
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70 books, essays covering several aspects of medicine * Emphasized observation of medical histories and symptoms
Corpus Hipprocraticum
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3. Teaching of human compassion and ethical standards
Hippocratic Oath
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* Believed that health and illness were determined by the condition of the pores * Prescribed massage, diet, exercise, wine and baths to restore harmony in the body
ASCLEPIADES
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recognized that unsanitary conditions led to the spread of disease
The Romans
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public health concerns
* clean water (aqueducts) * public baths * sanitation ordinances (street cleanliness) * system of hospitals
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