Origen de epónimos comúnmente empleados en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos / Origin of commonly used eponyms in the Intensive Care Unit daily job
Rev. chil. pediatr
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89(2): 270-277, abr. 2018. graf
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Los epónimos reflejan la historia de la medicina, las enfermedades y los médicos en su época. Su uso es controversial, presentando partidarios y detractores. No obstante, el empleo de epónimos persiste en el lenguaje médico contemporáneo en las Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos e incluyen a algunos de frecuente uso como Foley, Seldinger, Down, Macintosh, Magill, Ringer, Yankauer, Doppler y French. El objetivo de la presente revisión es fomentar el conocimiento biográfico y la época histórica en la cual tomó lugar su quehacer médico o laboral, para así profundizar aspectos de la historia de la medicina.
ABSTRACT
Eponyms reflect the history of medicine, diseases, and doctors in their time. Their use is controversial, presenting supporters and detractors. However, the use of eponyms persist in the modern medical language in the Intensive Care Units and includes some frequently used ones such as Foley, Seldinger, Down, Macintosh, Magill, Ringer, Yankauer, Doppler, and French. The objective of this review is to promote biographical knowledge and the historical period in which its medical use took place, in order to deepen aspects of medicine history.
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Main subject:
Critical Care
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Eponyms
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Intensive Care Units
Country/Region as subject:
North America
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Europa
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Oceania
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. chil. pediatr
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2018
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico Metropolitano La Florida/CL
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