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Supplemental: This Week in YouTube January 19

2025/1/19
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Renaissance English History Podcast: A Show About the Tudors

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我深入研究了亨利八世晚年饱受腿疾困扰的案例。他的腿疾并非简单的外伤感染,而是多种疾病共同作用的结果,包括慢性静脉功能不全、深静脉血栓形成、糖尿病、外周动脉疾病以及心力衰竭的可能性。都铎王朝时期的医疗手段有限,只能采用放血、涂抹草药等方法,不仅无效,反而加重了病情。现代医学则可以运用压缩疗法改善血液循环、减轻肿胀;利用超声波和CT扫描等影像技术精准诊断,并采取抗生素治疗感染,必要时甚至可以进行静脉搭桥或植皮手术。此外,健康饮食、体重管理和适度运动也能有效缓解病情。如果亨利八世生活在现代,通过现代医学的治疗,他的痛苦将会大大减轻,甚至可以避免感染和长期疼痛,这将极大改善他的生活质量和统治能力。

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This chapter explores the mysterious leg ulcers that plagued Henry VIII. It examines the treatments of the time, their ineffectiveness, and how modern medicine could have offered solutions. The impact of his condition on his personality and reign is also discussed.
  • Henry VIII suffered from chronic leg ulcers, likely stemming from a jousting accident.
  • Tudor medical treatments were ineffective and often harmful.
  • Modern diagnoses suggest chronic venous insufficiency, deep vein thrombosis, diabetes, and peripheral arterial disease contributed to his condition.
  • Modern treatments like compression therapy, antibiotics, and pain management could have significantly improved his quality of life.

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