"Medical science has made great leaps in the last several decades, but -- as "Post Mortem: Solving History's Great Medical Mysteries" by Philip A. Mackowiak, MD, MBA, FACP, reveals -- some of our "modern" illnesses have been around for centuries. Published by the American College of Physicians (ACP), 'Post Mortem' endeavors to solve 12 of history's most perplexing medical mysteries. . . . Each case is organized according to the standard format used by physicians in clinical practice today. The history of the present illness (i.e., the illness in question) is given first, followed by the subject's past medical history, social history, family history, and physical examination (based on historical records). To heighten the reader's suspense, the identity of the patient is not revealed until the end of the case history, when Dr. Mackowiak leads the reader through a list of diagnostic possibilities to the one diagnosis most consistent with the illness described in historical records." One of these medical mysteries is the appearance of Akhenaten.
Also at the publisher's website:
Also at the publisher's website:
Post Mortem' Diagnosis: Present-Day Ailments Plagued Some Of History's Great Figures
Released April 6th 2007, 384 pages, April 2007, hardcover.
Released April 6th 2007, 384 pages, April 2007, hardcover.
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