Written by Dr. M. Donald Blaufox, noted medical historian, and co-author with N.H. Naqvi of Blood Pressure Measurement: An Illustrated History, this book presents a visual history of the evolution of the instrument that is now universally recognized as a symbol for medicine and healing. It provides diagrams, early photographs and drawings as well as excerpts from contemporary writings and patents. Informative and entertaining An Ear to the Chest: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of the Stethoscope explores the practices used prior to the development of the stethoscope, the early days of its use, and current practice.
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This is an excellent reference and makes a wonderful addition to the library of the medical historian or antique collector. Although I imagine the target audience for this book is small, it is virtually indispensable to the collector of antique stethoscopes. There is some informative prose about the inception and development of the stethoscope and its integration to medical practice, but the uniquely valuable part of this book is the 45-page appendix where various stethoscope designs are pictured and described. This is the best single reference for identifying model types of antique stethoscopes that I have encountered. There is also an exhaustive bibliography for those who wish to pursue further research. The book is well worth the investment for the interested reader.
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The stethoscope has come to represent the physician perhaps more than any other symbol save the shaft of Aesculapius (Figure 2). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
differential stethoscope, flexible stethoscope, electric stethoscope, vaginal stethoscope, rigid stethoscope, flexible monaural, binaural stethoscope, monaural stethoscope, pectoral end, immediate auscultation, double stethoscope, auscultatory percussion, aural end, new stethoscope, diagnostic des maladies, diaphragm head, central bore, percussion hammer, physical diagnosis, chest end, localize sound, rubber diaphragm, ear tubes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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The stethoscope has come to represent the physician perhaps more than any other symbol save the shaft of Aesculapius (Figure 2). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
differential stethoscope, flexible stethoscope, electric stethoscope, vaginal stethoscope, rigid stethoscope, flexible monaural, binaural stethoscope, monaural stethoscope, pectoral end, immediate auscultation, double stethoscope, auscultatory percussion, aural end, new stethoscope, diagnostic des maladies, diaphragm head, central bore, percussion hammer, physical diagnosis, chest end, localize sound, rubber diaphragm, ear tubes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, London Medical Gazette, Scott Alison, Austin Flint, The Bock New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Antique Medical Instruments by C. Keith Wilbur in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The History of Medicine (Gareth Stevens Information Library) by Steve Parker in Back Matter
- Clinical Medicine (Illustrated Case Histories) by Charles D. Forbes in Back Matter
- The Great Exhibition by John R. Davis in Back Matter
- To See with a Better Eye by Jacalyn Duffin in Back Matter
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