The cover illustration shows Dr. Georg Haas supervising one of the first dialysis treatments, in 1926 (from p.399 of the book)

Topics at a glance

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Cardiovascular physiology, blood
Lung physiology, gases, ventilation, anaesthesia
Life processes, reproduction, metabolism, gas exchange
Germs, theory of diseases, drugs
Diagnostic methods and equipment
	31. 1819 Laennec The invention of the stethoscope and the introduction of auscultation as a clinical tool. 45. 1852 Helmholtz The invention of the ophthalmoscope. 66. 1889 Curie The discovery of piezoelectricity and its use in sensors and transducers. 67. 1895 Röntgen The discovery of X-rays. 76. 1913 Laue X-ray diffraction from a crystal observed and explained for the first time. 82. 1933 Zworykin The invention of the television and the scanning electron microscope. 90. 1954 Edler, Hertz Introducing ultrasound echo cardiography. 94. 1971 Damadian Discovery and apparatus for differentiating biological tissue using NMR techniques. 95. 1973 Hounsfield The inventions of X-ray CT-imaging. 96. 1973 Lauterbur A new general method of imaging biological tissue exemplified by the MRI technique. 99. 1975 Phelps The invention of the modern PET imaging technique.
Materials, equipment and methods for treating disease
Basic materials and methods in clinical medicine and medical research
Anatomy, muscle movement, electrophysiology, sensory physiology