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First Lines of the Practice of Physic, Vol. 1: For the Use of Students, in the University of Edinburgh (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
Synopsis
A window into 18th‑century medical science and its approach to fevers and health.
This edition presents foundational essays and the opening sections on fever, disease classification, and the art of medical practice as taught by early physicians. It combines theoretical ideas with practical guidance, offering readers a view of how medicine aimed to observe, diagnose, prevent, and treat illnesses in its time.
Readers will encounter the early framework for identifying and managing fevers, the sequence of symptoms, and the logic used to differentiate among disease types. The text also outlines the shift from general ideas about illness to a more structured nosology and a cautious, experience‑based approach to treatment.
- Learn how fevers were defined and categorized in this historical work.
- Explore the emphasis on observation, symptoms, and the paroxysm in intermittent fevers.
- See discussions of prevention, proximate causes, and the caution used in early medical practice.
- Understand the balance between theory and practical care in old medical teaching.
Ideal for readers of historical medical texts, philosophy of science, and anyone curious about the origins of fever treatment and clinical reasoning.
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