{"product_id":"9781493948161","title":"On the Shoulders of Medicine's Giants: What Today's Clinicians Can Learn from Yesterday's Wisdom","description":"\u003ch1\u003eOn the Shoulders of Medicine's Giants: What Today's Clinicians Can Learn from Yesterday's Wisdom\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eTaylor, Robert B.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMedical history offers us many wise thoughts, a few misguided notions, and a host of intriguing back-stories. \u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Medicine’s Giants \u003c\/i\u003epresents a selection of these, and tells how the words of medicine’s “giants”—such as Hippocrates, Sir William Osler, Francis Weld Peabody, and Elizabeth Kübler-Ross—are relevant to medical science and practice in the 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich physician was the inspiration for the fictional character Sherlock Holmes, and what did he identify as \"the real essential factor in all successful medical diagnosis\"? What did Sigmund Freud describe as his “tyrant,” and what might this mean for doctors today? Do you know the attributed source of the well-known aphorism about horses and zebras, and what we believe this physician actually said? This book answers these questions and more, while also providing fascinating tales about each individual quoted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Shoulders of Medicine’s Giants\u003c\/i\u003e is recommended for practicing physicians, students, and residents, as well as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and anyone involved in patient care who wants to understand the historical and epistemological foundations of what we do each day in practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo see Dr. Taylor lecture on the history of medicine, go here: https:\/\/youtu.be\/Zx4yaUyaPRA\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-08-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493948161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4939-1335-0\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 251\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45588460142732,"sku":"9781493948161","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493948161.jpg?v=1776701276","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781493948161","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}