An enquiry into the nature, causes, and cure of hydrothorax : illustrated by interesting cases, and many living examples of the success of the mode of treatment recommended / by L. Maclean.

  • Maclean, L. (Lachlan), Sir, -1820.
Date:
1810
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Credit: An enquiry into the nature, causes, and cure of hydrothorax : illustrated by interesting cases, and many living examples of the success of the mode of treatment recommended / by L. Maclean. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the cavity of the chest, especially of the heart and lungs. Of these, the peculiar sense of anxiety mentioned above is perhaps the most common: it is variously described by the patient: when questioned respecting his com- plaints, he often places his hand on the lower part of the sternum and epigastrium, or region of the heart, as the seat of all his misery, as he terms it: it is sometimes called a sense of sinking, fainting, or fluttering, as if his life were going from him: at other times, however, a sense of oppression, as if an im- mense weight were placed on this part, is complained of; and not uncommonly by the same person. This symptom is probably not constant at first, but returns at certain intervals and from certain causes, such as those men- tioned in the definitions, or sudden emotions or passions. If the pulse be examined it will often be found irregular, intermitting, or op- pressed, varying in strength and frequency from the slightest causes, accompanied with occasional palpitation, or corresponding inter- ruption of the action of the heart; but these generally subside on rest, or the abstraction of the causes which produced them. In some instances, however, an inequality of the pulse c