Reforms of practical medicine in the course of the first scientific revolutions (the XVII century 1770s). Communication 1. Therapeutic-diagnostic Galen's conception and failure of its practical use

Abstract

This communication outlines basic principles of Galen's therapeutic and diagnostic conception which dominated in medicine for 15 centuries, shows changes in the attitude of medical professionals to this conception as a result of discoveries of the first scientific revolution. Two leading trends in reforms of practical medicine in the XVII century are described.

Keywords

• scientific revolution
• galen
• diagnosis
• treatment