Actually I think it was only ‘very hard’ for GPs. It seems that most endocrinologists back in the day just ruled in or ruled out the obvious cases, and experimented with small amounts of thyroid on the rest. That doesn’t look like a bad approach to me. Small amounts of thyroid with someone competent watching you won’t hurt you.
just ruled in or ruled out the obvious cases, and experimented with small amounts of thyroid on the rest. That doesn’t look like a bad approach to me.
I don’t know about that. Let’s try s/thyroid/bloodletting. Why, that looks just like what the doctors used to do a few centuries ago. I don’t think this was a resounding success.
Well sure, and as an advocate of ‘Traditional Western Medicine’, I suppose I should be equally hurt by the disappearance of that once beloved (by doctor and patient alike!) treatment, so well supported by the humorous theories of Aristotle and Galen.
So I suggest that we appeal to Almighty God to show to us His Wille, by using the ritual of randomised controlled augury, as our fathers have shown us.
We should carefully select our patients using the strategems of Billewicz, and we should have three treatment arms, one with desiccated thyroid, one with leechwork and lancettry, and one with that flower of the modern schoole, graded exercise therapy.
I have a feeling that thryoid will come out well in the comparison. I am somewhat unclear as to GET vs leeches.
Actually I think it was only ‘very hard’ for GPs. It seems that most endocrinologists back in the day just ruled in or ruled out the obvious cases, and experimented with small amounts of thyroid on the rest. That doesn’t look like a bad approach to me. Small amounts of thyroid with someone competent watching you won’t hurt you.
I don’t know about that. Let’s try s/thyroid/bloodletting. Why, that looks just like what the doctors used to do a few centuries ago. I don’t think this was a resounding success.
Well sure, and as an advocate of ‘Traditional Western Medicine’, I suppose I should be equally hurt by the disappearance of that once beloved (by doctor and patient alike!) treatment, so well supported by the humorous theories of Aristotle and Galen.
So I suggest that we appeal to Almighty God to show to us His Wille, by using the ritual of randomised controlled augury, as our fathers have shown us.
We should carefully select our patients using the strategems of Billewicz, and we should have three treatment arms, one with desiccated thyroid, one with leechwork and lancettry, and one with that flower of the modern schoole, graded exercise therapy.
I have a feeling that thryoid will come out well in the comparison. I am somewhat unclear as to GET vs leeches.
Let the best quackery win!