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Greek Medicine 460-380 BC Hippocrates Treat diseases by restoring balance of 4 humours in one’s body Hipprocratic Collection is a library; not written by him, possibly from his med school at Cos Describes surgery, wounds, and iatros (Greek physicians that went on Epidemics or visits to places) Had iatreion where he performed surgery primarily Wound care: Knew good pus and bad pus Round wounds take longer to heal How to suture—apply copper oxides and honey How to set dislocated shoulders Used probes to touch and treat patients Good with bandages but often too tight Could distinguish lung sounds Greeks saw no distinction between surgery and medicine, it was one medical art Greek medicine was all about thought—no experiments Bled wounds Used wine and vinegar as antiseptics (cleanliness) Starved and purged patients; starve a fever, feed a cold Tourniquet was dangerous and then lost Surgical drain was lost Encouraged suppuration—harmful Greeks started scientific medicine, began our understanding of anatomy, physiology, and pathology Had brilliant methodology and logical thinking but failed to prove conclusions with experiments Greek physicians were first to deny the supernatural/magic in any part of medicine. |
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