A fifth dissertation on fever, containing the history of, and remedies to be employed in, irregular continued fevers; together with a general conclusion to the four preceding and present dissertations ... / [George Fordyce] ; edited by William Charles Wells.

  • Fordyce, George, 1736-1802.
Date:
1803
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Credit: A fifth dissertation on fever, containing the history of, and remedies to be employed in, irregular continued fevers; together with a general conclusion to the four preceding and present dissertations ... / [George Fordyce] ; edited by William Charles Wells. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    that an animal ^vIll die sooner if a large i^iiantity of blood be taken away at once, than if the same quantity be taken away at Inten als; and that, of consequence, a greater degree of temporary weakness will be produced by taking away a large quan- tity at once, and a less degree of perma- nent A\'eakness. Now we wish in fever to produce a great degree of temporary Aveakness, so as to get rid of the danger arising from the general inflammation, and at the same time to leave as little perma- nent weakness as possible, so that there shall be strength enough left in the system to support the patient during the remain- ing part of the disease. It is certain, therefore, from all these circumstances, that a practitioner should Aveigh Avell the danger from the general inflammation, - and the danger from the Aveakness, and take at once boldly the quantity of blood necessary to remoA^e the danger from the general inflammation, if it be ten, twelve, fifteen, twenty, or even four and tAventy ounces. On the other hand, if there should be general inflamma- tion, and yet not in so great a degree as C to