HMED 3075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Reproductive Health, Orphan Drug Act Of 1983, National Institutes Of Health
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Hmed 3075 lecture notes 10/26 technology and patient identity. Le c tu re : the p a tie nt in 20 th ce ntury ame rica n me dicine. Re a d in g: shelley mckellar, limitations exposed: willem j. kolff and his contentious pursuit of a. Th e p a tie n t in 19th ce n tu ry am e ric a. P hys icia ns e xpe cte d pa tie nts to be complia nt. Middle cla s s a me rica ns with chronic illne s s e s could be come ve ry knowle dge a ble a bout the ir condition. Expert patient would question the physician and consider changing caretaker if they didn"t like the treatment. Th e p a tie n t a t th e tu rn o f th e 20 th c e n tu ry. New diagnostic techs diminished importance of patient"s self-re porte d s ymptoms.
