A Hand on the Pulse

In my last post, I discussed the limited diagnostic options that were available to physicians, who spent a lot of time examining urine and taking pulses. As a follow up to the examining urine series, here is a series showing patients having their pulses taken. Part of me wishes doctors still dressed like this.

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