Richard Bright (physician)

Richard Bright ( born September 28, 1789 in Bristol, † December 16, 1858 in London) was an English physician and pioneer in the field of nephrology.

Career and work

Bright was the son of Sarah and Richard Bright ( Senior), a wealthy banker. In 1908, he first began to study philosophy, economics and mathematics at the University of Edinburgh. A year later he moved to study medicine. In 1810 he was part of a summer expedition to Iceland. He then continued his studies at London's Guy 's Hospital. In September 1813, he returned to Edinburgh, where he received his MD obtained. His dissertation dealt with the erysipelas. The following year he traveled to Germany, Austria and Belgium. From 1817 to 1820 he worked as a doctor at the London Cork Street Hospital ( Fever Hospital ). Then Bright was at Guy's Hospital and worked in his practice. He taught pathological anatomy.

As the first Bright in 1827 recognized the connection between left ventricular hypertrophy and dilatation of the aorta in patients with end-stage renal failure.

The acute or chronic nephritis is mainly used in the English literature referred to in his honor as Bright 's disease. The name of Bright 's disease Bright's disease or is now hardly common in German-speaking countries.

Richard Bright (physician)

Career and work

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