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Hippocrates
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Hippocrates
Hippocratic books
- Written by him or his followers
- Benefitted from Pythagoras and Alcmaeon of Croton
- Imbalance in body = signs of illness
- Correct treatment would help
- Imbalance in body = signs of illness
Concentrated on patient, not the illness
- Observe patients, record progress of illness
- Adopted by Egyptians
- 'Clinical Observation'
- Observe patients, record progress of illness
Careful noting of symptoms
- Pattern in development helped doctors
- Helpful for other patients too
Avoided surgery
- Dangerous
- Littler anatomical knowledge
- Sometimes only option
- Dangerous
General Hippocratic treatment
- Complete rest
- Natural, herbal remedies
- Only once the doctor understood the disease
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- Hippocrates is famous for introducing a new type of Greek medicine that concentrated more on the patient rather than the illness. He's a key person in the development of medicine.
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