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Medical Technology Essentials
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1
Question
What is Medical Technology also known as?
Answer
Medical Laboratory
2
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What is the primary aim of Medical Technology?
Answer
Diagnosis, prevention, treatment; monitor health
3
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How does Medical Technology enable healthcare?
Answer
Through laboratory-controlled procedures
4
Question
Who defined MT as applying natural science principles to laboratory procedures for diagnosis and treatment?
Answer
Ruth Heinemann
5
Question
In what year did Ruth Heinemann define MT?
Answer
1963
6
Question
Who described MT as a branch of medicine for laboratory determinations in disease diagnosis and treatment?
Answer
Anna Fagelson
7
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When did Anna Fagelson articulate MT's role in diagnosis and treatment?
Answer
1961
8
Question
What technique is Alessandra Gillani reputed to have invented?
Answer
Injecting colored dye to view blood vessels
9
Question
What organization is RA 5527 also known as?
Answer
Philippine Medical Technology Act
10
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When was RA 5527 approved?
Answer
June 21, 1969
11
Question
Who signed RA 5527 into law?
Answer
President Ferdinand Marcos
12
Question
What does MT aim to provide in patient care?
Answer
Information necessary for diagnosis and treatment; health promotion
13
Question
What are ancient Greeks credited with in diabetes detection?
Answer
Observing urine attracted to ants
14
Question
What immunization practice did ancient Chinese use?
Answer
Inhaling powder from smallpox scabs
15
Question
What laboratory tools did Romans develop?
Answer
Forceps, scalpels, specula, surgical needles
16
Question
Which ancient civilization was praised by Herodotus for health system maintenance?
Answer
Early Egyptians
17
Question
What is the Ebers Papyrus known for?
Answer
Earliest preserved Egyptian medical text; 1500 BC (thought from 3400 BC)
18
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How long is the Ebers Papyrus scroll?
Answer
110 pages; about 20 meters long
19
Question
What topics does the Ebers Papyrus cover?
Answer
Contraception, pregnancy, eye and skin problems, surgery, burns, intestinal disease
20
Question
Which parasitic infection did Vivian Herrick associate with intestinal disease?
Answer
Ascaris lumbricoides & Taenia sp.
21
Question
Who identified skin diseases such as scabies as parasitic?
Answer
Anenzoa
22
Question
What did Galen contribute to early medical theory?
Answer
Qualitative assessment of disorders via body fluids; seasons
23
Question
How did Galen describe diabetes?
Answer
Diabetes as 'diarrhea of urine'
24
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What relationship did Galen establish related to urine?
Answer
Fluid intake and urine volume
25
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What did Hippocrates contribute to medical diagnosis?
Answer
Use of mind and senses as diagnostic tools; 4 Humors
26
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Name the four humors identified by Hippocrates.
Answer
Blood, Phlegm, Black bile, Yellow bile
27
Question
What urine observation did Hippocrates associate with kidney disease?
Answer
Bubbles on urine surface
28
Question
What general trend connects MT history from ancient to modern?
Answer
Progression from observational practice to laboratory-based analysis
29
Question
What is the core function of MT in modern healthcare?
Answer
Laboratory analysis to aid diagnosis and treatment
30
Question
Which act governs MT practice in the Philippines?
Answer
RA 5527