Question 5 • 2003390-Physics 1 Honors Sem. 1 - Peters
Prior to the eighteenth century, doctors believed that a person suffering from a chronic illness had an imbalance of body fluids. As a result, they would remove some of the patient’s blood to even out the fluids in a process called bloodletting.
Answer
A
Bloodletting was proven to prevent illnesses and is widely used now.
B
Bloodletting was shown to be unhelpful and was discontinued.
C
Doctors used to believe that bloodletting was helpful.
D
Doctors continue to do much research on bloodletting.