Essentials of practice of medicine : arranged in the form of questions and answers, prepared especially for students of medicine / by Henry Morris ; with a very complete appendix on the examination of urine by Lawrence Wolff.
- Morris, Henry, 1855-1929
- Date:
- 1894
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Essentials of practice of medicine : arranged in the form of questions and answers, prepared especially for students of medicine / by Henry Morris ; with a very complete appendix on the examination of urine by Lawrence Wolff. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Morbid Anatomy. The spleen is found invariably enlarged, and the white blood cor~ puscles are increased in number, and spirochete are found in the Wood. Complications. Vli urisy and pneumonia are the most frequent complications. Diagnosis. The disease is known by the presence of an epidemic, by the sud- den high fever, the jaundice and other hepatic symptoms, the short duration, abrupt termination, the relapse and the presence of spirochete in the blood. How is this disease treated ? (1) Prophylactic Treatment. Thorough ventilation, disinfection and isolation. (2) General Treatment. Fever treatment and diet, rest in bed during the attacks and hetween them, if possible. Keep the bowels open with calomel and salines. Give diuretics, diaphoretics, and quinine, as a tonic. (3) Treatment of Complications. Treat every complication as if it were the only disease present. Is ourish the patient well. Cerebro-spinal Fever. What is cerebro-spinal fever ? It is an acute infectious fever, due to a special poison characterized by a sudden beginning, with intense headache and delirium, contrac- tion of the muscles of the back, moderate fever, irregular pulse, frequently a petechial eruption, usually followed by grave sequelae and having characteristic post-mortem appearances. What are the synonyms of this disease ? It is also called cerebro-spinal meningitis, cefebro-snina] typhus, and spotted fever. What is its causation? It is due to a specific poison which is said to be most malignant](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21142476_0047.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
