Volume 1

Principles of medicine; comprising general pathology and therapeutics, and a brief general view of etiology, nosology, semeiology, diagnosis and prognosis / [Charles J.B. Williams].

  • Charles James Blasius Williams
Date:
1843
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    Xl Paragraphs 253 254 255 256, 257 258, 259 260 CONTENTS. Section X V.—CHANGES IN THE BLOOD FROM THE TRANSFORMATION oF CHYLE AND OF THE TEXTURES - - ~ p. 116—121 Natural changes uncertain. Lithic acid diseases. Causes. Morbid effects on kidneys. Gout. Varieties. Effects. Formation of sugar in diabetes. Effects and treatment in gout and diabetes contrasted. Production of urea in excess. Remedies. Section X VI.—CHANGED PROPERTIES OF BLOOD FROM THE PRESENCE oF ForEIGN MatTers - - - - - p. 121, 122 The blood the seat of morbid poisons: proofs: and of germs of ma- lignant disease. ‘Treatment of morbific matters in the blood. 261 262, 263 264, 265 266, 267 268, 269 270, 271 272 273 274 275 —278 279, 280 281, 282 283, 284 285, 286 287, 288 289 290 291, 292 (293, 294 295, 296 297, 298 299, 300 301 302 Secrion .—AN#MIA - - - - - - p. 123—131 Explanation of proximate elements of disease. General anemia. Nature and symptoms. Physical signs. Changes in the blood. Symptoms of excitement in anemia. Explanation of these symptoms. Symptoms of coma, &c. Cases and interpretation of nature of anemic coma. Nutrition in anemia. Exciting causes of anemia. Fatal terminations. Remedial measures. Regimen and diet. Medicines. Partial anemia. Examples. Effects. Section I].—Hyrermntia, orn Excess ofr BLoop - - p. 1382 Definition and nature. Classification of varieties. Section I[I].—PLeTHoraA—GENERAL Excess oF Bioop, p. 133—137 Origin of plethora. Subjects. Symptoms. Tendencies. Causes. Division into sthenic and asthenic. Symptoms of sthenic. Subjects. Asthenic. Symptoms. Subjects. Results. Fever, Gout, &c. Re- medial measures. Bloodletting: where unfit. In sthenic, other measures needed. In asthenic, tonics as well as evacuants. Locat Hyperm/ura. Excess or BLoop IN A PART. Section 1V.—Wiru Motion DIMINISHED - - p. 188—155 Congestion analyzed. Its causes classed. Congestion from venous obstruction. Examples in health and disease. Congestion from atony of the vessels. From general debility ; hypostatic. From over-distention. Examples. From intropulsive action of cold and of malaria. From previous excitement or inflammation. Ex- amples and illustration by microscope. From direct operation of cold. From arrest of secretion, or of capillary circulation. Atony of vessels impedes transit of blood. Experiments to shew neu- tralization of force in flaccid vessels. Cause of long continuance of congestion.
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