Enquiry into the propriety of blood-letting in consumptions / [Samuel Farr].

  • Samuel Farr
Date:
1775
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Credit: Enquiry into the propriety of blood-letting in consumptions / [Samuel Farr]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / l 13 ] the life of the patient, if fuch a practice were to be put in execution. In fuch £ cafe we are to run the rifque of inducing fome further difeafe, rather than by alle-* viating the prefent fymptorns, to pro¬ cure an immediate diffolution. I believe it often happens more frequently indeed than is fufpedted—-That to cure a dil- order we deftroy the patient; fo dan-* gerous is it to confide only in the relief of a few prevailing fymptorns. This weaknefs too is a very fallacious fign, fof it may arife from, and indeed often does accompany that ftate of the conftitution where the molt copious bleeding is re- quired, whilft at other times it is a mark by which we are fcrupuloufly to avoid this evacuation. Notwithftanding this fome people will tell you, that the indi¬ cations for blood-letting are extremely plain and eafy, and that very little judg¬ ment is required to determine either the time for performing it, or the quantity of blood which is to be taken away.- They will fay that it. is always neceflary in
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