History- The ideas of Galen

ideas of galen, the impact he made on medicine and the importance of him.

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What was he like?
He was a great showman, and put on public performances, dissecting animals and giving talks
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Whose ideas did he copy?
Hippocrates
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What did he believe caused disease?
Imbalance of the four humours
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what made him famous?
he wrote over 350 books on medicine, he presented his ideas so convincingly that his books became the basis of teaching for the next 1500 years!
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What was his most common treatment?
Bleeding to balance the humours, using opposites
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what did he believs doctors should do?
He believed doctors should examine and observe the patients, writing down the symmptoms and cures to illnesses
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did he have an immediate effect on medicine?
Yes, his ideas were used for the next 1500 years, because his ideas agreed with the churches
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what did he prove?
Th ebrain controlled speech
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Maddy

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Thanks this was useful:) **

sana sheikh

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:)

Zeenat Mirza

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This was really helpfull, but could you add more qs about why he was wrong x

S.H

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thanks, it'll be more useful if you can add more questions! but still, pretty good! :)

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