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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... therapy employed by his physicians than to his throat infection . In the end , I hope that you have a richer under- standing of medicine — our most noble profession . I have tried not to just present an aphorism , acrostic , or anecdote ...
... therapy employed by his physicians than to his throat infection . In the end , I hope that you have a richer under- standing of medicine — our most noble profession . I have tried not to just present an aphorism , acrostic , or anecdote ...
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... therapeutic insights : the value of Peruvian bark ( a source of quinine ) for malaria , the advocacy of fresh air in sickrooms , and the benefits of Syden- ham's Laudanum — a mixture of sherry wine , herbs , and opium . Sydenham has ...
... therapeutic insights : the value of Peruvian bark ( a source of quinine ) for malaria , the advocacy of fresh air in sickrooms , and the benefits of Syden- ham's Laudanum — a mixture of sherry wine , herbs , and opium . Sydenham has ...
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... Therapy of Dropsy : William Withering ( 1741-1799 ) William Withering was not merely a country doctor . He was a colleague of James Watt ( inventor of the steam engine ) and Joseph Priestley ( the chemist who discovered oxygen ) . He ...
... Therapy of Dropsy : William Withering ( 1741-1799 ) William Withering was not merely a country doctor . He was a colleague of James Watt ( inventor of the steam engine ) and Joseph Priestley ( the chemist who discovered oxygen ) . He ...
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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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