Parker S. Medicine: The Definitive Illustrated History

Dorling Kindersley, 2016. — 320 р. — ISBN 978-1465453419, 0241225965.Medicine tells the fascinating story of the discipline, from ancient times to the present day, charting developments in healing, diagnosis, surgery, and drugs in a vividly visual and accessible format.Follow the gory pitfalls and the miraculous breakthroughs of medical history from trepanning, bloodletting, and body snatching to the latest developments in IVF and gene therapy. Clear diagrams explain major diseases, such as cancer, and enhance understanding of human anatomy, surgical instruments, and the progression of treatment over the centuries, setting the great milestones of medical history in their wider social context. A complementary illustrated reference section profiles all the main body systems and organs and explains their relevance in terms of the advancement of medicine.A compelling blend of riveting stories, accessible information, and striking illustrations, Medicine shows and tells how medicine has evolved into the lifesaving discipline it is today.Ancient wisdom to 700.
Timeline.
Healers and Herbalists.
Early Surgery.
Shamanism.
Medicine in Ancient Egypt.
Secrets of Mummies.
Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia.
Early Chinese Medicine.
Acupuncture.
Ayurveda.
Medicine in Ancient Greece.
The Four Humors.
Hippocrates.
Medicine in Ancient Rome.
Galen.
Roman Surgical Tools.
Revival and Renaissance 700 –1800.
Timeline.
The Golden Age of Islamic Medicine.
Ibn Sina’s The Canon of Medicine.
The First School of Medicine.
Medieval Medicine.
Anatomy Restored.
Apothecary Store.
Alchemy.
The Black Death.
Preventing Plagues.
Alchemy, Chemistry, and Medicine.
The Anatomy Revolution.
76 Barber-surgeons.
Ambroise Paré.
Repair and Reconstruction.
Discovering the Circulation.
The Circulation Revolution.
Cataract Surgery.
Exchanging Epidemics with the New World.
Thomas Sydenham.
Early Microscopists.
Evolution of Microscopes.
The First Microanatomists.
Scurvy.
Smallpox: The Red Plague.
The First Vaccination.
Phrenology.
The Modern Hospital.
Homeopathy.
Science takes charge 1800 –1900.
Timeline.
The First Stethoscope.
Diagnostic Instruments.
Resurrection Men.
Miasma Theory.
Cholera.
John Snow.
Epidemiology and Public Health.
Anaesthetics.
Early Anaesthetics.
Dentistry.
Pregnancy and Childbirth.
Midwives.
Childbed Fever.
Women in Medicine.
Nursing.
Medical Publishing.
Microbiology and Germ Theory.
Louis Pasteur.
Cell Theory.
Pathology and Medical Autopsy.
The First Antiseptics.
Tuberculosis.
Vaccines Come of Age.
Mysteries of the Brain.
Mental Illness.
Horror of the Asylum.
Viruses and How they Work.
Fighting Rabies.
The Discovery of Aspirin.
X-rays.
The Struggle Against Malaria.
Transfusion Breakthrough.
Era of specialization 1900 –1960.
Timeline.
Sigmund Freud.
The Development of the ECG.
A Cure for Syphilis.
Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Diabetes and Insulin.
War and Medicine.
Battlefield Medicine in World War II.
Influenza and the Pandemic.
The Discovery of Penicillin.
Antibiotics in Action.
The Evolution of Syringes.
Women’s Health.
Heart Disease.
Allergies and Antihistamines.
Polio: A Global Battle.
The Structure of DNA.
Inhalers and Nebulizers.
Scanning Machines.
The Pharmaceutical Industry.
Promises old and new 1960 – present.
Timeline.
The Contraceptive Pill.
Margaret Sanger.
Cancers.
Advanced Imaging.
The First Heart Transplant.
Implants and Prostheses.
Artificial Body Parts.
In Vitro Fertilization.
HIV and AIDS.
New Discoveries for Old Diseases.
Genetic Revolution.
Genetic Testing.
Mental Health and Talking Therapies.
Robots and Telemedicine.
Robotic Surgery.
Emergency Medicine.
Antibiotic Resistance and Superbugs.
Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementias.
End-of-Life Care.
Nanomedicine.
Global Medical Bodies.
Ebola Virus Disease.
Stem Cell Therapy.
Reference.
Body Systems.
The Skeletal System.
The Muscular System.
The Nervous System.
The Cardiovascular System.
The Respiratory System.
The Endocrine System.
The Digestive System.
The Immune System.
The Urogenital System.
Sensory Organs.
Who’s Who.
Glossary.
Index and Acknowledgment.