White Coat Tales
Medicine's Heroes, Heritage and Misadventures
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book covers topics such as how physicians became physicians, how everyday medical terms evolved, both good and bad experiences in medicine. The material presented here is not only easily comprehended but can be used in the day to day life of a physician.
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This book covers topics such as how physicians became physicians, how everyday medical terms evolved, both good and bad experiences in medicine. The material presented here is not only easily comprehended but can be used in the day to day life of a physician.
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This collection of intriguing stories offers profound insights into medical history. It highlights what all health professionals should know about the career path they have chosen. Each chapter presents a number of fascinating tales of legendary medical innovators, diseases that changed history, insightful clinical sayings, famous persons and their illnesses, and epic blunders made by physicians and scientists. The book relates the stories in history to what clinicians do in practice today and is ideal reading for physicians, residents, medical students and all clinicians.
White Coat Tales: Medicine's Heroes, Heritage and Misadventures, a collection of intriguing medical stories, is ideal reading for physicians, residents, medical students and all clinicians seeking new insights into medical history. The book is written by Dr. Robert B. Taylor, a distinguished leader in medical education and highly respected author of over 23 medical books. Each chapter presents a number of the fascinating tales of legendary medical innovators, diseases that changed history, insightful clinical sayings, famous persons and their illnesses, and epic blunders made by physicians and scientists. The book relates the stories in history to what clinicians do in practice today, and it highlights what all health professionals should know about the career path they have chosen.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „White Coat Tales “
Part I: Our Heritage as Physicians.- Milestones in Medical History.- Diseases that Shaped History.- Lesser Known Chapters in Medical History.- Part II: The Language and Literature of Medicine.- Stories of Favorite Medical Words and Phrases.- Whose What? The Men and Women behind the Eponyms.- Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms and Euphemisms.- Medical Aphorisms.- Mnemonics in Medical Education and Practice.- Memorable Medical Quotations.- Medicine in Literature and Literature in Medicine.- Part III: Clinical Adventures and Misadventures.- Famous Persons as Patients and Retrospective Diagnosis.- Searching for Clinical Pearls.- Medical Irony, Serendipity, Surprises and Trivia.- Myths, Misinformation and Misadventures in Medicine.- Care Gone Wrong : Frauds Quacks and Rogues.- Now and Future Practice.Autoren-Porträt von Robert B. Taylor
Dr. Robert B. Taylor is a luminary in the field of family medicine.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Robert B. Taylor
- 2007, 272 Seiten, Maße: 15,9 x 24,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Springer
- ISBN-10: 0387730796
- ISBN-13: 9780387730790
Sprache:
Englisch
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From the reviews: "A single-authored book that deals with various aspects of the healing art of medicine. ... This book reflects the author's view of medicine from antiquity to the present. ... Recommended Readership: Anyone who is interested in the health care field." (Carl F. Anderson, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, Vol. 83 (4), April, 2008)
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