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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... once you begin a journey , and I found myself wandering down dozens of beguiling side paths . The stories of medical words took me to mythology , wry quotations , assorted illnesses of famous persons , great deeds in medicine , and a ...
... once you begin a journey , and I found myself wandering down dozens of beguiling side paths . The stories of medical words took me to mythology , wry quotations , assorted illnesses of famous persons , great deeds in medicine , and a ...
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... once more . " This is not to say that there were no medi- eval healers . There were many , using herbs and leeches , religion and mysti- cism . Yet despite challenges such as the Black Death ( bubonic plague ) , which wiped out a ...
... once more . " This is not to say that there were no medi- eval healers . There were many , using herbs and leeches , religion and mysti- cism . Yet despite challenges such as the Black Death ( bubonic plague ) , which wiped out a ...
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... once described him as " the Prince of Physicians " ( 6 ) . Maimonides wrote 10 medical books . His works include Extracts from Galen and Commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates . In the latter book , according to Rosner , Hip ...
... once described him as " the Prince of Physicians " ( 6 ) . Maimonides wrote 10 medical books . His works include Extracts from Galen and Commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates . In the latter book , according to Rosner , Hip ...
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... once the liver's function was questioned , what else would not be questioned ? " But Harvey survived the assault and prevailed to become the physician to the court of Charles I of England and to be recognized as a medical giant during ...
... once the liver's function was questioned , what else would not be questioned ? " But Harvey survived the assault and prevailed to become the physician to the court of Charles I of England and to be recognized as a medical giant during ...
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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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