Family practice stories : memories, reflections, and stories of Hoosier family doctors of the mid-twentieth century

Family practice stories : memories, reflections, and stories of Hoosier family doctors of the mid-twentieth century / written and edited by Richard D. Feldman, MD.

An initiative of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, Family Practice Stories is a collection of tales told by, and about, Hoosier family doctors practicing in the middle of the twentieth century. The stories celebrate that time in America...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Feldman, Richard D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Indianapolis, Indiana : Indiana Historical Society Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Physicians (General practice) > Indiana > Anecdotes.
Physicians > Indiana > Biography.
Medicine, Rural > Indiana > Anecdotes.
Family medicine.
Home nursing.
Physicians (General practice)
Home nursing
Family medicine
Medicine, Rural
Physicians
Indiana > Biography.
Indiana
Personal narratives
Anecdotes
Biographies
Anecdotes.
Personal narratives.
Récits personnels.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Editor's Note; Introduction; Part 1; Reflections; A Tribute to the Family Doctor; A Country Doc; Three Generations of Family Docs; The Son of a Family Doctor; Patients Are People; Times Are Changing; Looking Back and Looking Forward; Passing the Torch; Part 2; Family Practice Stories; The Art of Using Placebos; It's Time for Your Physical; Did You Notice She Was Wearing a Sweater?; When a Doctor Does Not Want to Be Found; December 7, 1941; A Lesson in Professionalism; The Tooth; A Very Important Piece of Equipment; House Call Companion.
  • Of Horses and BuggiesThe Illusive Hernia; Beyond the Usual Call of Duty; A Desperate Move; It's Just the Way It Was; The Attack; Naked Ladies; Miracle Baby; A Daughter's Broken Arm; The Last Little Girl; Third Time's the Charm; A Snowy House Call; The True Use of Boiling Water; A Loaded Diagnosis; They Know Where to Find You; The Smell of Smallpox; Lines of Love; Doctor's Helping Hands, and Sometimes Feet; A Rare Diagnosis; Switching Roles; Four Helpful Sons; "Checking Out"; The Sting; A New Disease; You Just Cannot Help Everyone; Just Let Me Go Home; Wallpapered Love; Slippers.
  • Holding a HandThe Old Days; Big Ears; Those Calls in the Middle of the Night; House Calls; From the Tropics to the Hoosier State; Not the Brightest Nurse; Take One Practical Joke, Twice a Day; Oh, the Places You'll Go and Still Be Recognized!; An Unexpected Visit; It's All in the Family; Strong-Arming Your Patients; Listening; Obstetrical Surprises; Delivering Babies; Treating the Eternal; A Memorable Surgery; The Indiana University School of Medicine; The Days of the Medical School Pyramid; An Expensive House Call; Welcome to Town, Doc; Maria.
  • Some of the Best Lessons Are the Ones You Teach YourselfThe Right Answer; The Back-Door Approach; The Ten-Dollar Delivery; I Recognize Your Face but I Sure Don't Know Your Name; I'm a Doctor, I Promise; Famished; Memorable Victories; A Late-Night Phone Call; If There Was Only an Instant Replay; Grandma's Ailment; The Godfather of Medicine; When Insults Are Really Expressions of Respect; A Person to Emulate; A Child Found; Flames; Dispensing Pills; Bantering with the Sister; A Stranger in Need; The Invisible Baby; Outdoor Obstetrics; A Cautionary Tale; A Grateful Cat.
  • A Cure Worse Than the DiseaseA Special Prescription; The Urine Sample; Better than Money; Susan; The Thrill of It All; The Ones That Didn't Make It; Come Sleet or Come Snow; Careful What You Ask a Child!; The Fire; Doing What Needs to Be Done; With a Little Help from My Friends; Doctor and Friend; Baby Drop; Protecting Little Hockey Players; The Recipe; Oops! An 1,800 Mistake!; Death of a Little Boy; A Patient's Prayer; Epilogue; About the Author.

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