The Innovations of Rhazes (854-925 AD) in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Diseases Azam Khosravi
Tārīkh-i pizishkī i.e., Medical History,
Vol. 11 No. 38 (1398),
5 December 2019
,
Page 111-120
https://doi.org/10.22037/mhj.v11i38.30392
Abstract
Background and Aim: Recognizing the role and function of the kidney in preserving human life has always been one of the concerns of different age practitioners. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the innovations of Rhazes in the diagnosis and treatment of renal diseases and their correspondence with the contents of the sages' books after him and modern medicine.
Materials and Methods: In this review and library study, Rhazes independent research ideas were examined in Hawi fi al-Tibb book. Then by analyzing the information obtained from this book with other relevant data from other articles by searching for keywords like razi, kidney, kidney stone, urinary retention, Iranian medicine, in databases such as SID, Civilivca, PubMed Ovid, Magiran, UpToDate, Google Scholar were obtained.
Findings: Rhazes offers novel ideas in the differential diagnosis of various kidney diseases such as kidney stones and colic. Also, his innovations in treatment, such as the invention of a flexible urethral catheter, include his independent views on the subject.
Conclusion: Rhazes offers an opinion on the diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease that not only physicians have not mentioned before but also the scholars after him have used this material in their books and some His views are also consistent with the findings of modern medicine.
Please cite this article as: Khosravi A, Changizi-Ashtiyani S, Haghverdi F, Tavan B. The Innovations of Rhazes (854-925 AD) in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Kidney Diseases. Med Hist J 2019; 11(38): 111-120.
- Kidney, Rhazes, Hawi fi al-Tibb, Medical History, Iranian Medicine
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