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Notes on clinics conducted by William Pepper at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1887-1890

 Item — Box: 1, Volume: 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The three Charles P. Mercer notebooks contain a record of his education in the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Medicine, 1887-1890.

Mercer describes cases presented at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania during the clinical instruction of Francis X. Dercum, William Osler, William Pepper, and Horatio C. Wood. Several of Osler's cases were presented at Philadelphia Hospital and the Philadelphia Orthopaedic Hospital and Infirmary for Nervous Diseases. Many of the cases, particularly those of Wood and Dercum, concern nervous diseases. Each individual presentation contains the patient's case history, description of symptoms, and prescribed treatment.

Some review questions from Mercer's course of therapeutics in 1889 and a few recipes are also included.

Dates

  • 1887-1890

Extent

From the Collection: 2 Volumes (2 volumes and 4 folders)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository

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