WHAT DID GALEN DO AND WHY IS HIS INFLUENCE STILL HERE TODAY? Claudius Galen was a Greek physician who went to Rome and revived the ideas of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors. Galen favoured the observations of Hippocrates and other Greek doctors who lived at the time of Hippocrates. He put great emphasis on clinical observation – examining a patient very thoroughly and their symptoms. Galen also accepted the view that disease was the result of an imbalance between blood‚ phlegm‚ yellow bile
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To become a physician in medieval times‚ a person had to study various medical authorities. Linda Alchin stated “beliefs about the causes of illnesses were based on the ancient teachings of Aristotle and Hippocrates.” The Doctor from the Canterbury Tales knew the teachings of both of these as well as other people. Medieval doctors did not have medical equipment to diagnose patients‚ so they had other ways of making a diagnosis. “Medieval Doctors related
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The relationship between a doctor and his or her patient is one of secrecy‚ dependency‚ and honesty. Often‚ a physician is faced with judgements that may question his morals. Greek physician Hippocrates‚ also known as the father of medicine‚ created a list of principles in which many doctors live by today. The Hippocratic Oath is an oath of ethical standards in which physicians are expected to adhere to medical confidentiality‚ maintain integrity‚ and be held accountable for all judgements when providing
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n a way‚ personalized medicine has been around for as long as people have been practicing medicine. In fact‚ Hippocrates‚ Greek physician and so-called "Father of Western Medicine" who practiced some 2‚500 years ago‚ was himself a proponent of personalized medicine (Sykiotis et al.‚ 2005). For example‚ in one of his over 70 works of ideas and teachings‚ Hippocrates wrote about the individuality of disease and the necessity of giving "different [drugs] to different patients‚ for the sweet ones do
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aide in death is wrong. However‚ the side advocating the issue uses Dr. Timothy Quill to help prove their point. The opposition of physician aided death says it is a violation of the Hippocratic Oath. The original Hippocratic Oath‚ created by Hippocrates prohibited euthanasia (Tyson). The
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Since as early as the 5th century B.C. a man named Hippocrates‚ also known as the “Father of Medicine”‚ is renowned for establishing the ancient medical ethical conduct‚ which is known as the “Hippocratic Oath”. Hippocrates established this formula in Greece close to 2‚500 years ago‚ carrying as much importance today as it has in the past. In today’s medical practice there have been many alterations‚ not due to human nature ‚ but due to the increase and change technology has created‚ which has
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Medicatrix Naturae which means that mother was a healing goddess and all cures to disease could be found in nature. When the greeks took this material approach‚ they started with herbs that could cure anything from a knee pain to a fever. Then came Hippocrates‚ known a the father of medicine‚ he is called this because of his Hippocratic approach. After his time‚ Greek medicine wasn’t as pure as it use to be. It started to become toxic and dangerous. The Greeks have used herbs from the beginning
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cause of plethoras (i.e. overabundances) in the blood (Cohen‚ 2012) and thought that exercise was one of the ways to treat these plethoras (Harris‚ 2012). Erasistratus’ advocate of exercise as an approach to mental illness was later maintained by Hippocrates. Meanwhile‚ in the 17th century‚ Rene
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Why do you think that Monica Ashley was so interested in pushing so hard to implement Project Hippocrates? What made her interested in the project? At first Monica was not interested in leading Project Hippocrates‚ she intended on moving up in the ranks within her company. However‚ she was known for intensity and energy when working on a project and figured that she would throw herself at the project and perhaps after one more high-profile success she could move out of program/project management
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ANCIENT GREEK CONTRIBUTIONS DBQ This task is based on the accompanying documents. Some of these documents have been edited for the purpose of this task. This task is designed to test your ability to work with historic documents. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of the document and the author’s point of view Historical Context Many of the roots of Western civilization can be traced back to the ancient Greeks. They made long lasting contributions in areas of
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