Phthisis : its morbid anatomy, etiology, symptomatic events and complications, fatality and prognosis, treatment and physical diagnosis in a series of clinical studies / by Austin Flint.

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1875
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    CHAPTER IV. FATALITY AND PROGNOSIS. PAGK Acute miliary tuberculosis, the histories of five cases, the duration, and mode Of dying—Miliary tubercles without exudation or cavities in fatal cases, death being caused by complications—Acute tuberculosis supervening on phthisis—Abstracts of the histories of forty-four cases of recovery from phthisis—Ratio of recoveries— Amount of the affection in the oases which recovered—Import of nge in prognosis —Influence of sex—Do. of family predisposition—Do. of haemoptysis—Do. of chronic laryngitis—Do. of pleurisy with effusion—Do. of perineal fistula—Symp- toms denoting tolerance in the cases which recovered—Importance of determination and energy on the part of the patient—Recurrence of phthisis—Abstracts of the histories of thirty-one cases of arrested or non-progressive phthisis—Analysis with reference to the amount of disease and influence of age, sex, family predisposition, hffimoptysis, chronic laryngitis, pleurisy with effusion, perineal fistula, symptoms denoting tolerance, and duration of the disease—Recurrent attacks—Abstracts of the histories of ten cases of slowly progressing phthisis—Analyses with respect to amount of disease, age, sex, family predisposition, haemoptysis, perineal fistula, symptoms denoting tolerance and duration of the disease—Conclusions drawn from the analyses of the cases of recovery, of arrest, and of slowly progressing phthisis —The duration of the disease, and the complications, events, or circumstances affecting duration and causing death, in fatal cases of phthisis—Case of forty years’ duration— Case of twenty years’ duration—Case of thirty-one years’ dura- tion—Analyses of cases of duration between ten and fifteen years—Do. of cases of a duration between five and ten years—Do. of cases of a duration between three and five years—Do. of cases of a duration between six months and a year—Do. of cases ending within six months—Propositions embodying conclusions drawn from these analyses 181 CHAPTER V. TREATMENT. Treatment of acute miliary tuhereulosis—Treatment of fibroid phthisis—Review of cases ending in recovery, cases of arrested or non-progressive, and of slowly- progressing phthisis, for evidence of an intrinsic tendency in phthisis to end favorably—The objects of treatment—Modes of estimating the influence of par- ticular remedies or measures of treatment—Treatment of cases ending in recovery —Abstracts of the histories of fifteen of these cases in which the treatment consisted of hygienic measures—Abstracts of the histories of eight of these cases treated with cod-liver oil, hypophosphites, or alcoholics—Abstracts of the histories of nine of these cases, of which the notes are defective as regards treatment—Summary of results of the study of forty-four cases ending in recovery, respecting treatment—