Alexander the Great's Final Illness: Medicine in Ancient Macedonia

Poor Historians: Misadventures in Medical History

コンテンツは Dr. Max, Dr. Aaron, Dr. Mike, and Alba, Dr. Max, Dr. Aaron, and Dr. Mike によって提供されます。エピソード、グラフィック、ポッドキャストの説明を含むすべてのポッドキャストコンテンツは、Dr. Max, Dr. Aaron, Dr. Mike, and Alba, Dr. Max, Dr. Aaron, and Dr. Mike またはそのポッドキャストプラットフォームパートナーによって直接アップロードされ、提供されます。誰かがあなたの著作物をあなたの許可なく使用していると思われる場合は、ここで概説されているプロセスに従うことができますhttps://ja.player.fm/legal。

8M ago 58:46

MP3•エピソードのホーム

He conquered many lands, sailed many seas, and was finally awarded his own Netflix miniseries, but at the age of 32, the ruler of Macedonia known throughout the ages as Alexander the Great, died in the palace of a Babylonian king shortly after a night of partying. There have been numerous potential explanations as to what happened. In this episode we'll review the case and the leading thoughts as to what brought down this renowned military leader.
Announcement:
Dr. Max is on Twitch! A lifelong gamer and proud nerd, he'll be streaming on Twitch twice per week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) at 8:00pm CST, hoping to eventually raise money for charity. Stop on by to hang out and chat about medicine or just about any other topic with him.
Check him out and give a follow there if that's your thing - DrMaxwell_MKE @: https://www.twitch.tv/drmaxwell_mke
Sources:
(Primary Source) Case Presentation: https://archive.hshsl.umaryland.edu/bitstream/handle/10713/6826/AlexanderTheGreat_1996.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Overview: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9078372/

Alex the Great: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great

GBS: https://www.history.com/news/alexander-the-great-death-cause-discovery

GBS2: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190122115006.htm

Early pronouncement of death: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/was-alexander-great-pronounced-dead-prematurely-180971419/

Pancreatitis:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6826792/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537191/
#alexanderthegreat
#medicinepodcast
#medicalhistory
#history
#podcast
#historypodcast

Support the show

-----
Patreon Page (support the show)
-----
Submit a Question for Non-Medical Opinions Segment (website form with instructions)
-----
Podcast Linktree (social media links / reviews / ratings)
-----