Observations on some of the physical, chemical, physiological and pathological phenomena of malarial fever / by Joseph Jones.

  • Jones, Joseph, 1833-1896.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Observations on some of the physical, chemical, physiological and pathological phenomena of malarial fever / by Joseph Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. Introduction p. 3 CHAPTER I. RELATIONS OF MAX TO THE EXTERIOR UNIVERSE. Relations of astronomical, terrestrial, physical, chemical, and physiological phenomena,— The character and extent of physiological and pathological investigations established by the relations of man to the exterior universe ...... pp. 7—49 CHAPTER II. THE EXTENT, OBJECTS, AND IMPERFECTIONS OF PATHOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS. pp. 50—75 CHAPTER I II. THE BLOOD. Imperfect state of our knowledge of this fluid—Imperfections in the methods of analysis— Importance and difficulty of establishing a standard formula of the composition of the blood in health—The composition of the blood varies not only with the class, but with each species of animals, and corresponds with the development of the organs and appa- ratus ; illustrated by the development of the blood and organs of invertebrate and vertebrate animals—Standard of Lehmann, and of Becquerel and Rodier—Importance of determining the changes of the blood during thirst and starvation—Importance and difficulty of determining the amount of blood in the system . . . pp.75—87 CHAPTER IV. CHANGES OF THE BLOOD IN MALARIAL FEVER. Difficulties of the investigation—Color of the blood and serum in malarial fever—Specific gravities and coagulation of the blood in malarial fever and other diseases—Fibrin decreases in malarial fever—Formation of heart-clots in congestive fever during life— Occurrence of heart-clots in other diseases—Conditions most favorable to the deposition of fibrinous concretions—Symptoms and diagnosis of fibrinous concretions in the heart and bloodvessels—Perilous effects resulting from the detachment of fibrinous concretions Imperfect state of knowledge, with reference to the formation of fibrinous concretions in the living body—Cause of the coagulation of the blood unknown—Principles of treatment best adapted to prevent the formation of fibrinous concretions in malarial fever—Phy- sical and chemical changes of the constituents of the blood in malarial fever—Illustra- tive cases—Relations of the cerebro-spinal and sympathetic nervous systems to the changes of the blood and organs in malarial fever—Gangrenous erosion of cheek follow- ing malarial fever—Comparison of the changes of the blood in malarial fever with the