[PDF] Blood Medicine And The Law Of God eBook

Author : Susan E. Lederer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 2008-04-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0199721912

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Organ transplantation is one of the most dramatic interventions in modern medicine. Since the 1950s thousands of people have lived with 'new' hearts, kidneys, lungs, corneas, and other organs and tissues transplanted into their bodies. From the beginning, though, there was simply a problem: surgeons often encountered shortages of people willing and able to give their organs and tissues. To overcome this problem, they often brokered financial arrangements. Yet an ethic of gift exchange coexisted with the 'commodification of the body'. The same duality characterized the field of blood transfusion, which was essential to the development of modern surgery. This book will be the first to bring together the histories of blood transfusion and organ transplantation. It will show how these two fields redrew the lines between self and non-self, the living and the dead, and humans and animals. Drawing on newspapers, magazines, legal cases, films and the papers and correspondence of physicians and surgeons, Lederer will challenge the assumptions of some bioethicists and policymakers that popular fears about organ transplantation necessarily reflect timeless human concerns and preoccupations with the body. She will show how notions of the body- intact, in parts, living and dead- are shaped by the particular culture in which they are embedded.

Author : Allan G. Cougle M.D.
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 16,33 MB
Release : 2023-02-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1635250366

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Old Testament and New Testament views of medicine and physicians were, in many ways, opposite. According to ancient interpretations of the Book of Deuteronomy, all misfortune, whether disease, calamity, etc., was a punishment from God for the commitment of some sin. If illness was produced by God, then healing could only come directly from God, without the intervention of physicians and, many times, only through the priest. Many ancient theologians felt that physicians acted against God's will in trying to aid in healing. In fact, one writer in the Talmud says, in effect, that the best of physicians was destined to go to hell, and the medical profession was counted among the seven professions who would not share in heaven. In spite of a rather low assessment of doctors, the ancient Jews were a healthy lot in large part due to dietary and sanitation laws. Contrast this with New Testament teaching. Indeed, Luke was the beloved physician and the writer of one of the Gospels. Jesus said, "It is not those who are healthy who need a physician, but those who are sick." In this book, we explore biblical teachings about medicine in both Old and New Testaments. Also, we will study dietary and health laws that have bearing on today's life and lifestyle.

Author : Alex Ortega
Publisher : TEACH Services, Inc.
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 11,99 MB
Release : 2007-05-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1572584602

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Christians have been ever prompted to the higher life by the spirit of God. All who are justified freely by His grace will walk no more after the lusts of flesh. Why is this so? The Spirit that kept Jesus is now in them. They now possess an unselfish spirit through faith in the merits of Christ and seek to separate from sin and self-will. He who gave His life knows how to impart it to us. Many realize justification by faith must involve more than cleansing of a record. Surely, the power to justify a lost sinenr must also contain power to transform the life. A heart yearning to be like Jesus must be part of the gospel. Does the word of God say anything about purging the conscience, freedom from condemnation of the law, victory over sin, death, and devil? Yes, much so. In only one way does the Biblical experience come - the precious blood of Christ applied. The power that avails in heaven with the Father, has conquered the devil, justifies the sinner, and gives victory in the life, is the BLOOD. It is hoped repetition of the instruction concerning the blood will give comfort and direction to His saints.

Author : Petra Seeber
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780470766460

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Commended in the Haematology category at the British MedicalAssociation Book Awards 2008 This unique and practical book introduces the reader to theconcept of blood management and explains how to improve patientoutcomes by avoiding undue blood loss, enhancing thepatient’s own blood, effective management of anemia andcoagulopathy. Basics of Blood Management is the first bookdedicated to blood management, a multidisciplinary andmultimodality concept that focuses on patient outcome. A practical and comprehensive text on the new and excitingfield of blood management Takes an international perspective, covering conditionsencountered in developing and industrial countries Covers all areas of organization, methods and tools Gives the reader an understanding of the concept and philosophyof blood management Provides clinical scenarios and exercises that help the readerto adapt information for their location Whether you are an early practising clinician in hematology,transfusion, critical care, anesthesiology, surgery or internalmedicine, a nursing specialist, trainee or other member of themultidisciplinary blood management team, this book will answer allyour questions about blood management as an aid in improvingpatient outcome.