(DOWNLOAD) "Which Treatment is Best? Proof in the Past and Present" by Teddy Bader * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Which Treatment is Best? Proof in the Past and Present
- Author : Teddy Bader
- Release Date : January 25, 2020
- Genre: Medical,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 2734 KB
Description
"Doctor don't let me die!" from a young woman serves to focus the physician's mind. Have I given the best medicine? How do I know? What proof is there? The layperson will gain insight by thinking from the physicians point of view. One would suppose the method enabling us to conquer disease and restrain death would be written about so often that we would tire of the story. Not so. There are only limited accounts of the randomized controlled trial. This text attempts to rectify the situation. While there are treatments for everything, the question is do they work? Not only that, are these treatments harmful in subtle ways? Most untested medical treatments are either ineffective or even harmful. The harm is often explained away as a complication of the disease being treated. The presentation here is to help the reader find the gold in medical treatments proven effective with scientific testing.
The story starts by describing the humoral theory that held sway for more than 2000 years into the 20th century. Then smallpox vaccination begins an era of comparing numbers. Next, we give testimonials and tell stories of charlatans. Later we focus on controlled trial. Extracts of humor keep the reader's interest. The chapter on the goat gland doctor who transplanted goat testicles into men to rejuvenate them will captivate the reader. Mathematics is kept to a bare necessity. The focus is interpretation of the randomized controlled trial. The front cover of the book illustrates the life and death aspect of choosing the best treatment.
One reviewer said "it is sprinkled with humor."