Technology in the Hospital: Transforming Patient Care in the Early Twentieth Century

by HOWELL, JOEL D.

• ISBN13: 9780801855016
• ISBN10: 0801855012
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-01
• Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS

Summary

Some time ago I started a comparative study of the use of medical technology in the hospitals in England and the United States. This book discusses only the United States side of the story; the English side will be told in a forthcoming volume.

Author Biography

Joel D. Howell is a faculty member in the Departments of Internal Medicine, History, and Health Services Management and Policy at the University of Michigan, where he is also co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Physicians, Patients, and Medical Technology	p. 1
Science, Scientific Systems, and Surgery: Technology and the U.S. Hospital	p. 30
The Changing Meaning of Urinalysis: "Old Wine in New Bottles"	p. 69
Clinical Use of the X-Ray Machine: The Newest Technology at the Oldest Hospitals	p. 103
The X-Ray Image: Meaning, Gender, and Power	p. 133
Blood and Blood Counts: Ideas and Instruments	p. 169
Blood and Diseases: Pneumonia, Typhoid Fever, and Appendicitis	p. 191
Machines and Medicine: Lessons from the Early Twentieth Century	p. 227
Appendix: Sampling Techniques and Coding Forms	p. 251
Notes	p. 261
Index	p. 335
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