526: Urine Luck, or go with the flow

Published: April 13, 2019, 3:09 p.m.

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!

Sources
1) 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/

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