The medical and surgical uses of electricity / by A.D. Rockwell.

  • Rockwell, A. D. (Alphonso David), 1840-1925.
Date:
1896, ©1896
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Credit: The medical and surgical uses of electricity / by A.D. Rockwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    CHAPTER XXXII. PAGE Miscellaneous medical diseases. Sequelae of acute diseases—Diphtheria— Cerebro - spinal meningitis—Typho - malarial fever—Sunstroke—Cerebral and spinal congestion—Intermittent fever—Addison's disease—Dropsical effusions—Bright's disease—Suppression of urine—Diabetes—Chronic rhin- itis—Catarrh of nose—Anosmia—Toothache—Ozone and ozonized oxy- gen—Hay fever—Fever and convalescence—Obesity—Cirrhosis of the liver—Chronic alcoholism—Electric light in disease, .... 514-525 ELECTRO-SURGERY. CHAPTER I. History of electro-surgery. Early history—Later history—Surgical and medical electricity compared, ......... 529-534 CHAPTER II. Electrolysis. Its nature and general methods—Method of introducing the needles—Electrolyzing the base—Method of operating—Instruments— Theory of the method—Its advantages and disadvantages, . . . 535-544 CHAPTER III. Galvano-cautery. Advantages over actual cautery—Apparatus, handles, burners, loops for galvano-cautery—Care of batteries—Storage batteries and accumulators—Uses and advantages of the galvano-cautery—Rules for use of the galvano-cautery, and adaptation to various departments—Statis- tics of cases, ............ 545-554 CHAPTER IV. Benign and malignant tumors. Nasvi (erectile tumors)^Goitres—Benign cystic tumors—Wine marks—Malignant cystic tumors—Hydatids of the liver—Fibroids—Fibroids of uterus—Lipomata (fatty) tumors—Adenitis— Ovarian tumors—Polypi—Epithelioma—Scirrhus and other malignant growths—Relief of pain of cancer by galvanization, ..... 555-567 CHAPTER V. Aneurisms and varicose veins. Methods of operating—Statistics of aneur- isms treated by electricity—Varicose veins, . . . . . . 568-571 CHAPTER VI. Strictures. Stricture of the urethra—Experiments—Statistics of cases—The method of linear electrolysis—Stricture of the oesophagus, . . . 572-576