History of Medicine Part 2

What significant development in medicine occurred during the Renaissance period (1350-1650 AD)?

• The invention of the mercury thermometer.

• The establishment of the first medical chairs at Oxford and Cambridge.

• The discovery of penicillin.

• The widespread use of boiling oil to cauterize wounds.

Who is known as the "Father of Modern Surgery" and established the use of ligatures to bind arteries?

• Andreas Vesalius

• Ambrose Pare

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• John Hunter

Who invented the microscope in 1666, which was crucial for observing microscopic organisms?

• Gabriel Fahrenheit

• James Lind

• Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Benjamin Franklin

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Who is considered the founder of modern nursing?

• Clara Barton

• Elizabeth Blackwell

• Florence Nightingale

• Mary Seacole

What practice did Ignaz Semmelweis encourage physicians to adopt in the 1840s to prevent childbirth fever?

• Using antiseptics during surgery

• Vaccinating against smallpox

• Washing hands with lime after autopsies and before delivering babies

• Performing blood transfusions