Difference between revisions of "Bloodletting"
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− | [[File:Bloodletting_scene_by_N._Keyland,_1922_Wellcome_L0016600.jpg|400px|thumb| | + | [[File:Bloodletting_scene_by_N._Keyland,_1922_Wellcome_L0016600.jpg|400px|thumb|right|''"Now once I collect this blood, I'm just going to discard it. We'll keep repeating until you need a transfusion, okay?"'']] |
− | '''Bloodletting''' refers to the intended [[Blood Transfusion|bleeding]] of a patient for therapeutic purposes. It is hardly used these days, though modern-day [[Phlebotomy|phlebotomy]] bears a close resemblance.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/thawed-medieval-surgeon-still-prescribing-too-much-bloodletting-despite-all-the-evidence/ Thawed Medieval Surgeon Still Prescribing Too Much Bloodletting Despite All the Evidence]</ref> | + | '''Bloodletting''' refers to the intended [[Blood Transfusion|bleeding]] of a patient for therapeutic purposes. It is hardly used these days, though modern-day [[Phlebotomy|phlebotomy]] bears a close resemblance.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/06/thawed-medieval-surgeon-still-prescribing-too-much-bloodletting-despite-all-the-evidence/ Thawed Medieval Surgeon Still Prescribing Too Much Bloodletting Despite All the Evidence (Gomerblog)]</ref> |
'''Related Topics''' | '''Related Topics''' | ||
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− | + | * [[Anemia]] | |
− | + | * [[Blood]] | |
− | + | * [[Blood Transfusion]] | |
− | + | * [[Blood Types]] | |
− | + | * [[Flebotomist]] | |
− | + | * [[Four Humours]] | |
− | + | * [[God]] | |
+ | * [[Hippocrates]] | ||
+ | * [[Humours (Album)]] | ||
+ | * [[Lord Lockwell]] | ||
+ | * [[Orange is the New Black Plague]] | ||
+ | * [[TRICC Trial]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:39, 16 July 2017
Bloodletting refers to the intended bleeding of a patient for therapeutic purposes. It is hardly used these days, though modern-day phlebotomy bears a close resemblance.[1]
Related Topics
- Anemia
- Blood
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Types
- Flebotomist
- Four Humours
- God
- Hippocrates
- Humours (Album)
- Lord Lockwell
- Orange is the New Black Plague
- TRICC Trial
References