Paleopathology and anthropology of the renaissance: From the morbus dominorum to the alleged 'michelangelo's shoes'

Francesco Maria Galassi, Giovanni Spani, Elena Varotto

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Abstract

A substantial difference exists between contemporary medicine and paleopathology, particularly in the kind of information that can be retrieved from analyzed sources. Medical practice as we presently know it consists of a series of steps: anamnesis (the taking of a patient’s medical history); physical examination (that leads to the first formulation of diagnostic hypotheses); obtaining ancillary tests(e.g., imaging, histology, genetics, etc.); establishing a diagnosis; initiation of therapy; follow up on the patient’s conditions and response to treatment; reevaluation or post-mortem assessment in certain cases (e.g. anatomical pathology or forensic medicine)...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRethinking Medical Humanities
Subtitle of host publicationPerspectives from the Arts and the Social Sciences
EditorsRinaldo F. Canalis, Massimo Ciavolella, Valeria Finucci
Place of PublicationBerlin
PublisherDe Gruyter
Pages253-260
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9783110788501, 9783110788594
ISBN (Print)9783110788006
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameMedical Traditions
PublisherDe Gruyter
Volume7
ISSN (Print)2567-6938

Keywords

  • Paleopathology
  • History of medicine
  • Anamnesis
  • Physical examination

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