On the shoulders of medicine's giants [electronic resource] : what today's clinicians can learn from yesterday's wisdom / Robert B. Taylor.

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On the shoulders of medicine's giants [electronic resource] : what today's clinicians can learn from yesterday's wisdom / Robert B. Taylor.

9781493913350 electronic book
1493913352 electronic book
9781493913343
1493913344

New York, NY : Springer, 2015.

English

1 online resource (xiv, 251 pages) : illustrations (some color)

10.1007/978-1-4939-1335-0 doi

R131

610.9

Medical history offers us many wise thoughts, a few misguided notions, and a host of intriguing back-stories. On the Shoulders of Medicineℓ́ℓs Giants presents a selection of these, and tells how the words of medicineℓ́ℓs ℓ́ℓgiantsℓ́ℓℓ́ℓsuch as Hippocrates, Sir William Osler, Francis Weld Peabody, and Elizabeth K©ơbler-Rossℓ́ℓare relevant to medical science and practice in the 21st century. Which physician was the inspiration for the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, and what did he identify as ℓ́ℓthe real essential factor in all successful medical diagnosesℓ́ℓ? What did Sigmund Freud describe as his ℓ́ℓtyrant,ℓ́ℓ and what might this mean for doctors today? Do you know the attributed source of the well-known aphorism about horses and zebras, and what we believe this physician actually said? This book answers these questions and more, while also providing fascinating tales about each individual quoted. On the Shoulders of Medicineℓ́ℓs Giants is recommended for practicing physicians, students, and residents, as well as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and anyone involved in patient care who wants to understand the historical and epistemological foundations of what we do each day in practice.℗ℓ Robert B. Taylor, MD is the author and editor of more than 30 medical books and several hundred published articles, as well as a veteran of rural private practice and, later, chairmanship of a major medical school department.

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