Volume 2

An introduction to the use of the stethoscope; with its application to the diagnosis in diseases of the thoracic viscera. Including the pathology of these various affections / by William Stokes.

  • Stokes, William, 1804-1878
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: An introduction to the use of the stethoscope; with its application to the diagnosis in diseases of the thoracic viscera. Including the pathology of these various affections / by William Stokes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The patient got better about the end of Janu- ary 1819. She coughed less and breathed more freely; the expectoration was very trifling, the cedema of the arms diminished’ much; and. her other functions appeared natural. . ‘Towards the beginning of February, the in- filtration of the superior extremities increased slightly ; and the legs began also to become cede- matous. ‘The secretion of the kidneys was sup- pressed for three days. ¥ On the 8th of February she mentioned that from the time the urinary secretion was inter- rupted she had lost her sleep, been affected with nausea, and had dull pains in the region of the uterus. For some time emaciation had made considerable progress, and the swelling of the thighs had advanced to the abdomen. Almost the whole body, with the exception of the face, was oedematous; the abdomen was very large; but this tumefaction appeared to depend more on the infiltration of its parietes, than on an effusion into the peritoneal cavity, for no fluctu- ation was perceived. | cet During the following days, the odema. did not. diminish, and she copnphalned of some slight co- licky pains. )