Tuesday, February 10, 2009

last post #10

5 comments
-Basically the first sentence of this chapter says that a doctor that makes house calls is a mythic figure today
-Medical school had no stethoscopes or microscopes until after the civil war and did not reiqure a four year course
-Abraham Flexner was a former highschool teacher
-The first school for women doctors in American opened in 1850
- the first nursing schools were established in the 1870s
4 questions
-Who was the first nurse?
-Where was mount moriah hospital located?
- Who was Dr. Mayo ?
- Why did the name a clinic after Dr. Mayo?
3 vocabulary
diagnosis-the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition
malpractice-any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse.
soared-To climb swiftly or powerfully.
2 literary terms
'.... Honk Kong, Korea, India' aliteration
'in the late-nineteenth-century counterpart....' aliteration
1 over view sentence
So the last few chapters were about how nurses becamee what they are and how women were able to be in the operation room

post # 9

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- The medicine show is part of American History
-By 1950 Hadacol was grossing at least $20 million throughout twenty-two states
-Hadacol was sold for $3.50 a bottle
-Hadacol contained a number of vitamins and minerals
-In 1950 hundreds of thousands of Americas were puttinq down good money
4 questions
-Who is Senator Dudley?
-Who was Mickey Rooney?
-Who was Roy Acuff?
-Who was Gracie Allen?
3 vocabulary
-tedious-marked by tedium; long and tiresome
-eradicate-to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent
gullible-easily deceived or cheated
2 literary terms
'....Hadacol Heart attack....' aliteration
'...many of the medicines...' aliteration
1 overvies sentence
This chapter was about the medicine show

Monday, February 9, 2009

post # 8

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-The writer Robert Louis Stevenson was a victim of tuberculosis
-He traveled all over the world in search of a climate in which his frail health might improve
-on january 20 1890 he wrote a long-delayed letter to his doctor back in Europe
-In 1884 physicians first began using cocaine injections as a local anesthetic
- In 1900s there were 200,000 addicts in the United States
4 questions
-Who was Robert Stevenson?
-What did the climate have to do with his disease?
-Why werent doctors able to prescribe narcotics to addicts?
-When was opium discovered?
3 vocabulary
obstinate-firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty.
influenza-an acute, commonly epidemic disease, occurring in several forms, caused by numerous rapidly mutating viral strains and characterized by respiratory symptoms and general prostration
scrunity-a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry
2 literary terms
'filthy habit' metaphor
'why had the ortisone test, and th test of many....' repitition
1 over view sentence
This chapter was about dangerous drugs

post # 7

5 comments
-Asprine has a rather curious history
-In1883 a german chemist put together a compound called antipyrine
-In 1935 French investigators were not only able to reproduce the German discovery
-In 1936 use of the new drug in the US got an enormous boost
-There was a brief investigation of Fleming's discovery in the US
4 questions
-Why does this chapter start of talking about asprine?
-What does asprine have to do with anything?
-Why was salicylic acid so deadly?
-What was antipyrine good for?
3vocabulary
sulfanlamide-a white, crystalline amide of sulfanilic acid, C6H8N2O2S, formerly used in the treatment of bacterial infections: replaced by its derivatives and by antibiotics
stride-to walk with long steps, as with vigor, haste, impatience, or arrogance.
retardant-any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.
2 literary terms
'one of he cultures had become contaminated' aliteration
Fleming began o test is bacteria cleanser on various types of bacteria' repititon
1 over view seentence
This chapter is basically about asprine and bacteria

Sunday, February 8, 2009

post #5

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-100 years ago people didnt know about the relationship between food and health

-In he 1800s scurvy had virtually ceased to be a problem in the british navy

-captain James cook insisted that his sailors drink lemon or lime juice during long voyages

-out of 96,500 prisoners fed on the cheaper brown rice only 9 hd the disease

-in 1924 iodine had been added to salt to prevent the development of goiter

4 questions

-Why was the rice so bad?

-Why did only 9 people get the disease?

-who was Eijkman?

-Why was the dutch east indian company haveing trouble with beriberi?

3 vocabulary

gotesque-a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.

eradication-to erase by rubbing or by means of a chemical solvent

nonimmune-likely to be affected with;

2 literary terms

'... natural foods, that is,foods that are grown...' repitition

' when the U.S entered World War II...' repitition

1 overview sentence

This chapter was basically about how 100 years ago people made cruel jokes about disabled people.

post # 6

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-Cholera was a terribledisease that reularly ravaged London and other cities during the 19th century
-One of the worst outbreaks ever took place in Broad Street in London in 1854
-John Snow suspected that the disease was spread by water taken from a popular street pump
-Prince Albert died of typhoid
-The relationship between dirty air and disease was difficult to establish
4 questions
-Who is prince albert?
- How did the pump become so durty that it made people become infected with some disease ?
- Who came up with the word swong?
-What does Holmes have to do with medicine?
3 vocabulary
brewery-a building or establishment for brewing beer or other malt liquors, esp. the building where the brewing is done.
prominent-standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable
evocative-tending to evoke
2 literary terms
'public health problems are far from solved ' aliteration
'Smoking, particularly cigarette smoking....' repitition
1 overview sentence
This chapter is basically about how alot of people got a disease from drinking polluted water

Saturday, February 7, 2009

pOst # 4

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-This chapter is about the first operation to remove the appendix
-King Edward VII was the first person to get his appendix removed
-Reginald Heber Fitz announced that he had dissected more than 5oo people who had died in various stages of perityphlitis
-Perityphlitis was soon changed to appendicitis
-Many people had to go through operations without useing anesthetics
4 questions
-How many people died of shock/pain during an operation?
-Who were some of the others who were in the book of wolrd records?
-Why was perityphlitis changed to appendicits so randomly?
-This chapter mentions boston alot, did boston have an important role in medicine?
3 vocabulary
Formidable-causing fear, apprehension, or dread
deteriorate-to make or become worse or inferior in character, quality, value, etc.
abscess-a localized collection of pus in the tissues of the body, often accompanied by swelling and inflammation and frequently caused by bacteria.
2 literary terms
'the doctor's dilemma' aliteration
'burned all the blankets and bedclothing' aliteration
1 over view sentence
This chapter is bassically about King Edwards appendix

Friday, February 6, 2009

post # 3

5 comments
-Epidemic diseases have brought about more major changes in world history than all the kinds and generals and statemen whose careers have been written about so often
-In 1934 Hans Zinsser, a professor of bacteriology wrote a book titled Rats, Lice and History.
-More than a century ago adcanves in medicine and sanitation had reduced the number and severity of epidemics.
-this is the most boring chapter so far
- i like how it tries to entertain the reader
4 questions
-What is this chapter really about?
- Why did so many peasants arrive in cuba?
-Did most of them die when the becae the main sufferes in the new epidemic?
-who is Dr. Walter Reed?
3 vocabulary
dysentery-an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
severity-harshness, sternness, or rigor
quarantine-a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease
2 literary terms
'fever-ridden region rivaled....' aliteration
'... a plague perhaps smallpox or a combination of diseases, so decimared and demoralized' aliteration
1 over view sentence
This chapter was basicall about diseases

post # 2 ROAR number 3

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-the first Nobel prizes weree awarded in 1901
-In 1915 radium was selling at an incredible $135,00 a gram
-X-rays were band at soem point because people thought others could use them see through there clothes
-the cause of yellow fever was unkown in 1899
-the first x-ray was invented in 1895
4 questions
-y were x-rays so popular?
- why didnt the guy who invented X-rays think it was a big deal?
-why were X-rays found useful?
-When did they become so useful?
3vocabulary
endeavor-to attempt
impenetrable-not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
deceptively-perceptually misleading
2 literary terms
"permantly on a photographic plate' aliteration
'diying of diabetes' aliteration
1 over view sentence
this chapter spoke mostly on X-rays

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

pOst # 1 100 years ago:Medicine

5 comments
-The book starts of as a story.
-The doctors office changed alot over 100 years
-100 years ago, doctors made house calls
-Doctors from 100 years ago would hesitate to send their patient to the hospital
-There has been more changes in the last 100 years than in the last 1,000 years
4 questions
-Why wasnt there anythign the doctor could do to help the patient?
-Why did doctors from a century ago make house calls?
-Why dont doctors make house calls anymore?
-Were there hospitals back then ?
3 vocabulary
ailments- A physical or mental disorder, especially a mild illness.
diphtheria-a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, esp. the throat.
virulent-actively poisonous; intensely noxious
2 literary terms
'The fever gree worse' personsafication
'..... they didnt worry about highcholesterol dies or cancer-causing chemicals in thier water.' alliteration
1 over view sentence
The first chapter starts off with the aurthor telling the reader a stories.