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MTPMLSP111 Lesson 1
MTPMLSP111 Lesson 1
MTPMLSP111 Lesson 1
✓ From these early documented works, medicine ❖ Among of these devices were:
and medical technology advanced because of the a) Spirometer- invented by John Hutchinson
high mortality rate cause by plagues and other o For measuring the vital capacity of
diseases. the lungs
b) Sphygmomanometer- invented by Jules
EARLY 11TH CENTURY Herisson
❖ Medical practitioners were not allowed to o For measuring blood pressure
conduct physical examination of the patient’s ❖ The increasing number of patients and the
body so they relied solely on the patient’s increasing amount of medical knowledge
description of symptoms and their observations. resulted to:
o The beginning of mechanical and chemical
devise spurred the turn from general
practice to specialization.
o More complex machinery and equipment
used in medical practice.
▪ Required technical expertise, resulting
in cooperative arrangement among
specialists in different fields.
▪ Medical service became organized in
hospitals.
This was made to see the heart, lung Swan Neck Flask Experiment
vessels, and valves possible.
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MTPMLSP111_: PRINCIPLES OF MED LAB SCIENCE PRACTICE 1
LESSON 1: History of Medical Technology Profession
1st SEMESTER | S.Y. 2023-2024 BY: DESTACAMENTO, L.G. | 1MT01
LECTURER: SIR OJ GARCIA
Paul Ehrlich
❖ Classified white blood cells into different
morphological types.
❖ Methylene blue as a bacterial stain
1969
❖ 80% medical professionals were non-physicians. Other breakthroughs
o Impelled the need for technicians to be ✓ Examples of prosthesis that were also developed
proficient in the use of technology. as a result of these innovations are:
TECHNOLOGY ➢ Artificial heart valves
➢ Artificial blood vessels
❖ Took over face-to-face interaction between ➢ Functional electromechanical limbs
patients and physicians. ➢ Reconstructive skeletal joints
❖ Increased diagnostic accuracy. ✓ Medical technology breakthroughs persist
through:
20th century
➢ Robotics
ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ➢ Keyhole surgery procedures
➢ Genetic engineering
❖ Visualization of cells ➢ Telemedicine (information technology)
o Tumor cells
❖ 3D
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MTPMLSP111_: PRINCIPLES OF MED LAB SCIENCE PRACTICE 1
LESSON 1: History of Medical Technology Profession
1st SEMESTER | S.Y. 2023-2024 BY: DESTACAMENTO, L.G. | 1MT01
LECTURER: SIR OJ GARCIA
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MTPMLSP111_: PRINCIPLES OF MED LAB SCIENCE PRACTICE 1
LESSON 1: History of Medical Technology Profession
1st SEMESTER | S.Y. 2023-2024 BY: DESTACAMENTO, L.G. | 1MT01
LECTURER: SIR OJ GARCIA
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MTPMLSP111_: PRINCIPLES OF MED LAB SCIENCE PRACTICE 1
LESSON 1: History of Medical Technology Profession
1st SEMESTER | S.Y. 2023-2024 BY: DESTACAMENTO, L.G. | 1MT01
LECTURER: SIR OJ GARCIA
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