AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIVE DISORDERS: ARE HUMANS GOOD MODELS FOR HORSES?

摘要

The term "one medicine", attributed to William Osier, is generally now interpreted to mean that veterinarians, physicians, and other medical and non-medical personnel should work together to combat infectious diseases. As a physiologist, my definitionof "one medicine" is somewhat different and refers to the commonality between species in structure, function, and disease mechanisms so that the world is enriched by investigating many species and understanding the unique ways they adapt to their environment and respond to agents that cause dysfunction. In 1667, when Robert Hooke used a dog to demonstrate that rhythmic movement of the lungs was not essential to maintain life if the lungs he and his readers clearly understood the concept of "one medicine" because it was not necessary to repeat these experiments on people to convince readers that the same principles applied to human lungs.