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Kathryn Moore Jacqui Uribe and Matthew Kmetz 1200 BCE to 200 BCE Advanced enlightened age Life span varied approximately 2040 years Greek Life Polytheistic Religious roots for medicine ID: 442478

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Greek Medicine

Kathryn Moore, Jacqui Uribe and Matthew KmetzSlide2

1200 B.C.E to 200 B.C.E

Advanced, enlightened age

Life span varied, approximately 20-40 years

Greek LifeSlide3

Polytheistic

Religious roots for medicine

Asclepius - God of Medicine

temples

BeliefsSlide4

Worked in temples

Religious based treatments

Clever ruses to draw in

customers

Asclepian Physician PriestsSlide5

Primary medical roles:

Bonesetter

Midwife

Apothecary Witch doctor

Who treated who?Slide6

Nonpractical

Medicine revolved around

religion

Witch DoctorSlide7

Bonesetters and Chiropractics

Realigns broken bones or dislocated joints

“Look to the nervous

system as the key to maximum health.” - Claudius GalenSlide8

Worked in gynecology and obstetrics

Guidelines of an ideal

midwife created by

MidwivesSlide9

Prepared and sold drugs

Known as “ancient pharmacists”

ApothecariesSlide10

Hippocrates

“Father of Modern Medicine”

Rational causes for diseases

Rise of Science in MedicineSlide11

Four stages

Examination

Diagnosis

TreatmentPrognosis

Clinical ObservationSlide12

Health relies on balance of four liquids

yellow bile

black bile

phlegmblood

4 Humor TheorySlide13

Guidelines for a doctor’s conduct

professional and passionate

Hippocratic OathSlide14

Original:

“Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients...I will keep secret”

Hippocratic Oath Today

Modern:

“I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know”Slide15

Common Diseases

Gonorrhea

Cholera

Leprosy

AnemiaSlide16

Discovered when stone-like objects were found in the gallbladder

Treated by flaxseeds

High Cholesterol TreatmentSlide17

Rare condition

Treatment is similar to today’s

Diet and exercise

Also used black cumin

Diabetes TreatmentSlide18

Patients were prescribed a bath with high sulfur concentration

Acne TreatmentSlide19

“The Master of Those Who Know”

Studied treatments of the body

AristotleSlide20

Body balance relies on four humors

Choleric

Sanguine

PhlegmaticMelancholic

Corresponding fluid,

personality and quality

4 Humor Theory RevisedSlide21

Clinical Observation

Hippocratic Oath

Scalpel

Medical Practices Still Used TodaySlide22

"

Greek Medicine - The Hippocratic Oath."

U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 02 July 2012. Web. 21 Jan. 2014.

“Bioethics ."

Hippocratic Oath, Modern Version

. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.

"Word Wenches."

'Word Wenches'

N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.

Ancient Greek Mythology Diseases, Health, Illness, Infections, Conditions."

Ancient Greek Mythology Diseases, Health, Illness, Infections, Conditions

. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.

Work Cited Slide23

"THE APOTHECARY'S ART."

Greek Medicine: THE APOTHECARY'S ART

. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.

"The Four Humours." The Four Humours. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2014.

"Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy."

Hippocrates []

. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Jan. 2014

Works Cited