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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... treat syphi- lis passed large quantities of urine , suggesting that mercurials might have useful diuretic properties . This work began as a study of medical word origins — our legacy from ancient Greek , Latin , Arabic , and a dozen ...
... treat syphi- lis passed large quantities of urine , suggesting that mercurials might have useful diuretic properties . This work began as a study of medical word origins — our legacy from ancient Greek , Latin , Arabic , and a dozen ...
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... treat congestive heart failure . Many were giants because they were acknowl- edged leaders of their times ; in some instances , they also took risks and opposed current thinking , as when Ignaz Semmelweis suggested that doctors ...
... treat congestive heart failure . Many were giants because they were acknowl- edged leaders of their times ; in some instances , they also took risks and opposed current thinking , as when Ignaz Semmelweis suggested that doctors ...
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... treated hundreds of diseases . To him is attributed the saying , " Eat , drink , and be merry for tomorrow we shall die . " Much of what we know about early Egyptian medicine comes from the medical papyri . The Edwin Smith Surgical ...
... treated hundreds of diseases . To him is attributed the saying , " Eat , drink , and be merry for tomorrow we shall die . " Much of what we know about early Egyptian medicine comes from the medical papyri . The Edwin Smith Surgical ...
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... treated , whereas a poor man , with the same wound , paid half that amount . Government control had some perils for physicians . If a physician's error caused the patient to lose an eye , the doctor might also lose an eye . Greco ...
... treated , whereas a poor man , with the same wound , paid half that amount . Government control had some perils for physicians . If a physician's error caused the patient to lose an eye , the doctor might also lose an eye . Greco ...
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... treated with a cold mixture of egg yolk , turpentine , and oil of roses . Pare noted that the wounds treated without boiling oil recovered more rapidly than those doused with boiling oil , changing the course of wound care forever . As ...
... treated with a cold mixture of egg yolk , turpentine , and oil of roses . Pare noted that the wounds treated without boiling oil recovered more rapidly than those doused with boiling oil , changing the course of wound care forever . As ...
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 |
White Coat Tales: Medicine's Heroes, Heritage, and Misadventures Robert B. Taylor Podgląd niedostępny - 2016 |
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