White Coat Tales Medicine's Heroes, Heritage, and Misadventures
This new edition of White Coat Tales presents intriguing stories that give historical context to what we do in medicine today—the body’s “holy bone” and how it got its name, a surprising reason why gout seemed to be so prevalent several centuries ago
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White Coat Tales
Robert B. Taylor
White Coat Tales Medicine’s Heroes, Heritage, and Misadventures Second Edition
Robert B. Taylor, MD Professor Department of Family and Community Medicine Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk, VA, USA Professor Emeritus Department of Family Medicine Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Portland, OR, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-29053-9 ISBN 978-3-319-29055-3 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29055-3
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This book is dedicated to my family: Anita, who has lovingly, but critically, reviewed every page I ever wrote, and Our daughters, Diana and Sharon, who have patiently listened to my stories over the years, and Our grandchildren, Francesca, Masha, Jack, and Annie, who are our hope for the future, and who always make us proud.
If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973) If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten. Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) If I were allowed to live (my life) over again, I should make no objection, only wishing for leave to do what authors do in a second edition of their works, correct some of my errata. Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790)
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Preface to the Second Edition
“Those who do not know history are doomed to repeat it,” stated Spanish-born philosopher George Santayana (1863–1952). I have no doubt that this statement is true when it comes to political decisions. But as far as the history of medicine is concerned, we are in no danger of returning to trephination to treat headaches, delivering babies with unwashed hands, or treating syphilis with mercury. Nevertheless, the physician, medical trainee, nurse-practitioner, or physician assistant who treats pati
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