We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of Contents PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION: Family physician and artist Dr. C. Keith Wilber presents a hand-illustrated tour of medical history via the doctors' instruments. This study chronicles the evolution of a wide range of medical instruments from the mid-1700s through current usage. It includes discussions on microscopes, reflex hammers, stethoscopes, blood pressure instruments, electro-cardiographs, ophthalmoscopes, otoscopes, endoscopes, thermometers, forceps, bullet probes, bloodletting instruments, vaccination lancets, trepanning tools, and others. This is an important resource for all medical personnel, historians, and collectors. OUR NOTES: TOPICS COVERED in this REFERENCE:
Microscopes
Physical Diagnosis
Percussion
The Pleximeter
Percussion
Percussors
Reflex Hammers
Stethoscopes
Blood Pressure Instruments
Electrocardiographs
Opthalmoscopes
Tonometers
The Otoscope
Nasal Specula
Head Lamps
Tounge Depressors
Endoscopes
Vaginal Specula
Rectal Instruments
Catheters
Cystoscope
Spirometer
Thermometers
The Doctors Bag
Forceps
Needle Holders
Bullet Probes
Bullet Extractors
Obstetrical Instruments of Destruction
Obstetrical Forceps
Scissors
Scalpels
Bloodletting Instruments
Vaccination Lancets
Amputation Instruments
Trepanning and Trephining
Apothecary Museum List
Price Guide
Index ---- copyright 2004, Collector Bookstore " 1500 drawings
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