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Past Medical History

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Anatomy and history enthusiast. Posts about the history of Medicine. The official Past Medical History account. #histmed

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Picture of an early Laennec stethoscope circa. 1820 - Courtesy of the Science Museum London bit.ly/1Ls7fMh #histmed #historyofmedicine #stethoscope #pastmedicalhistory

Picture of an early Laennec stethoscope circa. 1820 - Courtesy of the Science Museum London bit.ly/1Ls7fMh #histmed #historyofmedicine #stethoscope #pastmedicalhistory
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Michael DeBakey (1908-2008) the American vascular and cardiac surgeon, scientist and medical educator. DeBakey performed the first successful carotid endarterectomy in 1953 and was among the earliest surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass surgery. #histmed #historyofmedicine

Michael DeBakey (1908-2008) the American vascular and cardiac surgeon, scientist and medical educator. DeBakey performed the first successful carotid endarterectomy in 1953 and was among the earliest surgeons to perform coronary artery bypass surgery. #histmed #historyofmedicine
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Hermann von Helmholtz revolutionised ophthalmology with the invention of the ophthalmoscope in 1851 #histmed #historyofmedicine #ophthalmology #pastmedicalhistory

Hermann von Helmholtz revolutionised ophthalmology with the invention of the ophthalmoscope in 1851 #histmed #historyofmedicine #ophthalmology #pastmedicalhistory
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Anatomy of the kidney from 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy by Henry Vandyke Carter #anatomy #histmed #medschool #doctor #pastmedicalhistory

Anatomy of the kidney from 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy by Henry Vandyke Carter #anatomy #histmed #medschool #doctor #pastmedicalhistory
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Sir Ronald Ross received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria #histmed #historyofmedicine #malaria #pastmedicalhistory

Sir Ronald Ross received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1902 for his work on malaria #histmed #historyofmedicine #malaria #pastmedicalhistory
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Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881) the founder of field surgery and one of the first surgeons to use ether as an anaesthetic #histmed #histsurg #historyofmedicine #historyofsurgery #militarymedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Nikolay Ivanovich Pirogov (1810-1881) the founder of field surgery and one of the first surgeons to use ether as an anaesthetic #histmed #histsurg #historyofmedicine #historyofsurgery #militarymedicine #pastmedicalhistory
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Illustration of the fetus passing through the lesser pelvis by Ernst Bumm and Albrecht Mayer 1902 #histmed #historyofmedicine #OBGYN #pastmedicalhistory

Illustration of the fetus passing through the lesser pelvis by Ernst Bumm and Albrecht Mayer 1902 #histmed #historyofmedicine #OBGYN #pastmedicalhistory
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Arabic manuscript, anatomy of the Eye, by al-Mutadibih, 1200 AD #histmed #historyofmedicine #ophthalmology #anatomy #pastmedicalhistory

Arabic manuscript, anatomy of the Eye, by al-Mutadibih, 1200 AD #histmed #historyofmedicine #ophthalmology #anatomy #pastmedicalhistory
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The Schimmelbusch anaesthetic mask was invented by Curt Schimmelbusch in 1890, and remained in use until the 1950s. The mask was covered with gauze containing chloroform and applied to the patient's face over the mouth and nose. #histmed Image credit: bit.ly/2L1S9CF

The Schimmelbusch anaesthetic mask was invented by Curt Schimmelbusch in 1890, and remained in use until the 1950s. The mask was covered with gauze containing chloroform and applied to the patient's face over the mouth and nose. #histmed     Image credit: bit.ly/2L1S9CF
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Cross-section of the eyeball from 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy by Henry Vandyke Carter #anatomy #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

Cross-section of the eyeball from 1918 edition of Gray's Anatomy by Henry Vandyke Carter #anatomy #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory
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Crawford Williamson Long (1815–1878) the American surgeon and pharmacist best known for his first use of inhaled sulfuric ether as an anaesthetic. #histmed #historyofmedicine #histsurg #historyofsurgery #anaesthesia #pastmedicalhistory

Crawford Williamson Long (1815–1878) the American surgeon and pharmacist best known for his first use of inhaled sulfuric ether as an anaesthetic. #histmed #historyofmedicine #histsurg #historyofsurgery #anaesthesia #pastmedicalhistory
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An electron micrograph showing recreated 1918 Spanish flu virions. #histmed #historyofmedicine #influenza #pandemic #SpanishFlu Photo Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith (Courtesy of the CDC)

An electron micrograph showing recreated 1918 Spanish flu virions. #histmed #historyofmedicine #influenza #pandemic #SpanishFlu Photo Credit: Cynthia Goldsmith (Courtesy of the CDC)
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The mouth from 'The Practical Guide to Health' by Frederick M. Rossiter (1910) #anatomy #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory

The mouth from 'The Practical Guide to Health' by Frederick M. Rossiter (1910) #anatomy #histmed #historyofmedicine #pastmedicalhistory
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Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield (1919-2004), the English electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography. #histmed #historyofmedicine

Sir Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield (1919-2004), the English electrical engineer who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Allan MacLeod Cormack for his part in developing the diagnostic technique of X-ray computed tomography. #histmed #historyofmedicine
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Zora Janžekovič (1918-2015) pioneer in the treatment of burns and proponent of tangential excision for removal of eschar #histmed #historyofmedicine #burns #pastmedicalhistory

Zora Janžekovič (1918-2015) pioneer in the treatment of burns and proponent of tangential excision for removal of eschar #histmed #historyofmedicine #burns #pastmedicalhistory