526: Urine Luck, or go with the flow

In this episode, Dr’s J and Santhosh take you through a history of the early days of urology. Along the way, they cover the periodic table, alchemy, ayurvedic urine classification, maple syrup urine disease, uromancy, diagnostic flowcharts, matulas, important characteristics of pee, Mad King George, the naming of diabetes, odd pregnancy tests, paracelsus and chemical urinalysis, the first uroscopes and more! So sit back and relax as we get pissed on your behalf!Sources1) https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(16)00289-0.pdf 2) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doctors-used-to-use-live-african-frogs-as-pregnancy-tests-64279275/ 3) https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/25/german-alchemist-hennig-brand-discovered-phosphorus-when-he-tried-to-make-gold-from-urine/ 4) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3120087;view=1up;seq=19 5) http://www.drlindseyfitzharris.com/2013/12/06/piss-prophets-the-wheel-of-urine/Contact Us!Twitter: @doctorjcomedy @toshyfro @travelnmedicine Facebook: facebook.com/travelmedicinepodcastSquarespace: travelmedicinepodcast.squarespace.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/travelmedicinepodcastFind and Review Us wherever podcasts are availableRadiopublic: https://radiopublic.com/travel-medicine-podcast-6LMnw2itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/episodes-travel-medicine-podcast/id914407095stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/travel-medicine-podcast?refid=stprGoogle Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Iebqxcseb4s6pu5sjyljwgqsbuyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLr4fcpX27x2vcJT_zJq6qiBy0pK8WiEXe Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.