On diseases of the lungs and air-passages : their pathology, physical diagnosis, symptoms and treatment / by Henry William Fuller.

  • Fuller, Henry William, 1820-1873.
Date:
1867
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Credit: On diseases of the lungs and air-passages : their pathology, physical diagnosis, symptoms and treatment / by Henry William Fuller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER IV. PAGE Pulmonary Consumption : Its Nature and Causes—Its Constitutional Origin —Its Predisposing and Exciting Causes—Its Hereditary Tendency—The Age at which it occurs—Its Connection with Tubercle—The mode in which it gives rise to the Formation of Vomicae or Cavities in the Lungs—Its Physical Signs and General Symptoms—Its different Forms—Its Character when Acute—Its Varieties when Chronic—Its Peculiarities when *' Latent—Its Complications, their Nature and Symptoms—Its Diagnosis— Combinations of Symptoms suggestive of its existence—Its Prognosis— Possibility of Arresting it—Cases and Facts in proof of its Curability— Means at our disposal for prognosticating Recovery—The average Duration of the disease—Statistics on these Subjects—Question as to its Infectious or Contagious Character—Its Inoculability—Its Treatment—Effect of Cod- liver Oil—Effect of Climate, and Advice respecting Climate to be selected —Treatment of its Laryngeal Complications—Treatment to be pursued when it is complicated by Fistula in Ano—Tuberculisation of the Bronchial Glands ; 394-561 CHAPTER V. Intrathoracic Tumot/rs : Their Nature and Position—Their Physical Signs ' and General Symptoms—Mode of Death resulting from—Their Treat- ment . . . . . . . 516-523