White Coat Tales: Medicine's Heroes, Heritage, and MisadventuresSpringer Science & Business Media, 28 kwi 2010 - 272 Ifyou wantto understandtoday,you have to search yesterday. Pearl S. Buck (1892 1973) I begin this book with a premise: If there is a human endeavor that is richer in tradition, culture, and idiosyncrasies than medicine, I don't know what it is. What you are about to read presents some of these treasures tales of the epic scientific discoveries as well as some behind the scenes medical anecdotes. In the pages that follow, you will find a selection of medicine's scientific triumphs, clinical curiosities, insightful aphorisms, inventive m- monics, imaginative myths, and occasional blunders. In short, the book tells what physicians didn't learn in medical school, but probably should have. But the book is not intended solely for physicians. The tales that follow should be enlightening for all involved in medicine, including the diverse panorama of health professionals, and also anyone who has ever been a patient in a doctor's office or hospital. |
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... described as a shared nar- rative of a group . Medicine as a profession has its own culture , one that is quite different from that of , for instance , police officers or librarians or farmers . We who practice medicine have our unique ...
... described as a shared nar- rative of a group . Medicine as a profession has its own culture , one that is quite different from that of , for instance , police officers or librarians or farmers . We who practice medicine have our unique ...
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... described made contributions in diverse areas , most are remembered for one fabled accomplishment , such as William Withering's use of foxglove ( digitalis ) to treat congestive heart failure . Many were giants because they were acknowl ...
... described made contributions in diverse areas , most are remembered for one fabled accomplishment , such as William Withering's use of foxglove ( digitalis ) to treat congestive heart failure . Many were giants because they were acknowl ...
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... described . They must have met two criteria : Each must have made a major and enduring contribution to medicine . And the person and his or her achievement must have earned a special niche in the pantheon of medical heroes , so that ...
... described . They must have met two criteria : Each must have made a major and enduring contribution to medicine . And the person and his or her achievement must have earned a special niche in the pantheon of medical heroes , so that ...
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... described a number of botanical remedies , one of which is a compound from which ephedrine is derived . We can trace acupuncture in Chinese medicine back to the time of the Stone Age , and Inglis ( p . 13 ) suggests that " above the ...
... described a number of botanical remedies , one of which is a compound from which ephedrine is derived . We can trace acupuncture in Chinese medicine back to the time of the Stone Age , and Inglis ( p . 13 ) suggests that " above the ...
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... described cardiac arrhythmias and the use of the pulse in diagnosis . He recorded his observations , and he systematized virtually all the medical knowledge of his time in hundreds of written works , some 200 of which survive today ...
... described cardiac arrhythmias and the use of the pulse in diagnosis . He recorded his observations , and he systematized virtually all the medical knowledge of his time in hundreds of written works , some 200 of which survive today ...
Spis treści
Part Two The Heritage and Culture of Medicine | 64 |
Part Three Clinical Notes and Medical Misadventures | 152 |
Bibliography | 247 |
Index | 251 |
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White Coat Tales: Medicine's Heroes, Heritage, and Misadventures Robert B. Taylor Ograniczony podgląd - 2016 |
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