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would take a case history; would practice close observation,
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taking the pulse,
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listening to the body; and would examine the urine,
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its color, its density.
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He would smell it and taste it,
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and see whether it contained blood or was frothy,
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as all of those were worrying prognostic signs.
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It was a holistic treatment
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where you didn't treat individual symptoms,
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but the whole constitution.
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And it also had an idea of the individualism of the patient.
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Treatment should be tailored