Examination for the degree of doctor of medicine in the year 1841 / University of London.

  • University of London.
Date:
1841
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Credit: Examination for the degree of doctor of medicine in the year 1841 / University of London. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    TUESDAY, November 30.—Morning, 10 to 1. SURGERY. Examiners, Mr. Bacot and Sir Stephen Hammick. 1. Give a description of the various mild and malignant diseases of the female Breast and Axilla; detailing the sym- ptoms, appearances, and treatment, not only of such tumours or diseases as ought to be removed by the knife, but of such other diseases and tumours wherein an operation is either not required or forbidden : describe the method of extirpa- ting the Breast, with the mode of dressing and subsequent treatment. 2. What is a Femoral Hernia? How would you detect it, and with what diseases might it be confounded ? In how many different conditions may such a hernia be found ? Give the symptoms and treatment of each state respectively ; and when you have determined on an operation, state your rea- sons for such determination: detail the method of performing it, with the management necessary, according to the various conditions in which the contents of the Hernial Sac may be found; following the case up, step by step, either to a suc- cessful or fatal termination. B