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I am perhaps dying : the medical backstory of spinal tuberculosis hidden in the Civil War diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rasbach, Dennis A. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Croon, Janet Elizabeth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie, [2018]
Edición:First edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; Publisher's Preface; Author's Preface; Introduction; Solemnly Sifting through Riddled Remains; Chapter 1: Historical Diagnosis I: Clues from Symptoms; Chapter 2: Historical Diagnosis II: Clues from Medicines; Chapter 3: Historical Diagnosis III: Clues from Physical Treatments; The Forgotten Plague; Chapter 4: The Natural History of Tuberculosis; Chapter 5: Pott's Disease (Tuberculous Spondylitis; Spinal Caries); Chapter 6: "Saw Off My Leg"; Chapter 7: LeRoy's Doctors and Medical Care During the Civil War.
  • Chapter 8: LeRoy Gresham's PharmacopoeiaChapter 9: Proprietary or Patent Medicines; Chapter 10: Psychological Considerations; Chapter 11: Postmortem Review; A Chronicle of Consumption; Chapter 12: The Medical Entries, with Commentary; Bibliography; About the Author.