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From anesthesia to X-rays : innovations and discoveries that changed medicine forever / Christiane Nockels Fabbri ; foreword by Sandra Panem, PhD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nockels Fabbri, Christiane, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine--History.
- Medicine.
- History.
- History of Medicine.
- Inventions.
- Diffusion of Innovation.
- Medical Subjects:
- History of Medicine.
- Inventions.
- Diffusion of Innovation.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]
- Contents:
- Procedures and Devices 1
- Angioplasty 1
- Blood Transfusion 4
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) 9
- Cataract Surgery 13
- Dialysis 16
- Endoscopy 20
- Heart-Lung Machine 24
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) 28
- Organ Transplantation 33
- Pacemaker 38
- Prosthetic Hip 44
- Stem Cell Therapy 47
- Tests and Tools 55
- Angiocardiography 55
- Clinical Trials 59
- Computed Tomography (CT) 65
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) 69
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) 73
- Electronic Medical Records and Medical Informatics 77
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 81
- Pap Smear 84
- Sphygmomanometer 88
- Stethoscope 91
- Thermometer 95
- Ultrasound 100
- X-Rays 103
- Medications and Vaccines 109
- Antihistamines 109
- Aspirin 113
- Birth Control Pill 118
- Chemotherapy 124
- Cortisone 128
- Diphtheria Toxoid 131
- Insulin 136
- Modern Psychopharmacology 139
- Penicillin 143
- Polio Vaccine 147
- Streptomycin 152
- Sulfa Drugs 155
- Other Important Discoveries 159
- ABO Blood Groups 159
- Anesthesia 161
- Antisepsis and Asepsis 166
- DNA and the Genetic Code 168
- Germ Theory of Disease 173
- Helicobacter Pylori 176
- Hepatitis C 180
- Human Papilloma Virus 183
- Iodine 187
- Malaria 191
- Monoclonal Antibodies 194
- Vaccination 198
- Vitamins 202.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Nockels Fabbri, Christiane, author. From anesthesia to X-rays
- ISBN:
- 9781610695732
- 1610695739
- OCLC:
- 952470588
- Publisher Number:
- 99970480005
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