IN this episode Dr's J and Santhosh explore the history of common medical tools. ALong the way they cover common contents of the white coat, the oldest medical tool, doctor's bag, ancient egypt, medical totems, the origin story of the stethoscope, chest percussion and wine barrels, reflex hammers and targeted design, the reflector disc and it's true purpose, the laryngoscope, the greatest showman's songbird, tongue depressors and more! So sit back and relax as we investigate what we actually use to do our jobs!

Further Reading

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570491/#:~:text=Auscultation%3A%20Immediate%20versus%20Mediate,ear%20to%20the%20chest%20wall.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9482790/#:~:text=There%20are%20two%20versions%20of,Th%C3%A9ophile%20Hycanith%20Laennec.

https://www.woodlibrarymuseum.org/museum/phonendoscope/

https://www.entandaudiologynews.com/features/ent-features/post/manuel-patricio-rodriguez-garcia-1805-1906-the-inventor-of-the-laryngoscope-and-world-renowned-singing-teacher

https://www.neurology.org/doi/pdf/10.1212/WNL.39.11.1542

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