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11 Cards in this Set
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Dates of modern medicine |
1900-present |
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Continuity of ideas about the cause of disease in the modern era |
• herbal remedies (acupuncture ,homeopathy) •vaccination •germ theory •surgery |
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New ideas about cause of diseas |
•DNA (Mis matches in genes) Lifestyle: •smoking •diet •tanning •sharing fluids •alcohol |
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Technology to diagnose/treat |
•X-ray •dialysis •laparoscopic surgery •robotic surgery •testing trialling drugs Radiotherapy/chemo |
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Scientific treatments |
Magic bullets •salvation 606 •prontosil •penicillin |
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Surgery in modern era |
robotic surgery -allows more precise surgery Kidney transplant Laparoscopic surgery Microsurgery - reattach tiny nerve endings/blood vessels |
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NHS |
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Disease Prevention |
•vaccines ^HPV / polio •advertising •clean air acts ^smoking laws ^not allowed to display |
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LUNG CANCER diagnosis |
•CT scan-detail pic of inside body •bronchoscopy-collect sample of cells |
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Lung cancer treatments |
•radiotherapy -radiation waves shrink tumour •chemo-shrinks tumour •transplants-replace cancerous cells |
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Lung cancer prevention |
•ban in cigarettes ect ect •no smoking work places •smoking in car w children -18
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