Syllabus of the Lettsomian lectures on medicine / appointed to be delivered by J.L.W. Thudichum.

  • Thudichum, J. L. W. (John Louis William), 1829-1901.
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[1864]
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Credit: Syllabus of the Lettsomian lectures on medicine / appointed to be delivered by J.L.W. Thudichum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    fS 7 6.. / 3 O MEDICAL ^I^IETY OF LOND^ S^^T&N ^1864-1865. SYLLABUS OF THE APPOINTED TO BE DELEVERED By J, L. W. THUDIOHUM, M.D., 0» NOVEMBER 23bd, 30th, & DECEMBER 7th, 1864, AT EIGHT OCLOCK, P.M. SUBJECT: THE PKOGEESS OF UKOLOGY, WITH PRACTICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF ITS VALUE IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SEVERAL DISEASES. LECTUKE I. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23rd, 8 p.m. CONSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN URINE IN HEALTH. Colouring matter or urochrome. Its chemical properties and physiological importance. Its decomposition under the in- fluence of putrefaction and chemical agents. Demonstration of the several substances: Urerythrine, urojiittine, omicholic acid, uromelanine, volatile acids. Retrospect upon the labours of former inquirers, and definition of their results. Remarks on the hypothetical derivation of biliary and urinary pigment I from lieiiiatine. Essential oil of urine. Its peculiar reactions with chemical agents. Demonstration. Its differences from the next group of similar substances. Phenylic and cresylic alcohol. Peculiar reaction of urine with iron chloride due to ' these substances. The reactions of urine with mercury salts may also be clue to them as well as to the essential oil. dliey 1 simulate formic acid, which has erroneously been believed to pbe present in urine of consumptive persons. Damaluric wm\ wDajnoZic acids present in excessively small quantities, ard . I - .ij-ained together with benzoic and another (acetic?) ;i( <1. ( >( Us discovery vindicated to Boerhaave. Great number ut cjiiuli- mitative analyses. I he cpiantity of urea is no measure of