A treatise on the theory and practice of medicine / by John Syer Bristowe.

  • Bristowe, John Syer, 1827-1895.
Date:
1890
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Credit: A treatise on the theory and practice of medicine / by John Syer Bristowe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE C. Mechanical and Functional Derangements ... 94 1. Mechanical Derangements ........ 94 a. Dis]3lacement of parts. b. Compression, contraction, and impaction, c. Dilatation : Cysts. i. Cysts by dilatation of natural cavities ; ii. cysts by distension of ducts or retention; iii. cysts by extravasation ; iv. cysts by softening of tissues, d. Eupture and extravasation. 2. Functional Derangements ........ 98 a. Congestion .......... 99 i. Active, ii. Passive. b. Dropsy 100 i. General, ii. Local. c. Fever 103 i. Normal temperature. Conditions which determine and re- gulate heat of body. ii. Febrile temperature. Hyperpyrexia. Symptoms attending febrile temperature. Condition of skin; of circulation; of respiration ; of digestive organs ; of urine; of nervous system. Causes of death in fever. Causes of febrile temperature, iii. Hectic fever, iv. The thermometer. d. The Typhoid Condition 113 Symptoms. Causes. e. Collapse. Syncope 115 Symptoms of collapse. Symptoms of syncope. Depression of temperature. Feebleness of circulation. Condition of nervous functions. /. Death 117 i. From 'failure of nutrition, ii. From failure of the circula- tion, iii. From failure of the elimination of effete and poisonous matters, iv. From failure of the nervous system to perform its proper functions. V. The Treatment of Disease 122 A. Hygienic Treatment 122 B. Prophylactic Trea,tme7it 123 1. Prophylaxis in relation to the tendency, inherited or acquired, to disease. 2. Prophylaxis in relation to parasitic, endemic, and infectious diseases. 3. Prophylaxis in relation to the compli- cations or sequeliE of disease. C. Remedial and Therap)cutical Treatment .... 124 1. To render the patient's condition as comfortable as circum- stances permit. 2. The maintenance of the patient's strength. 3. The maintenance or improvement of the nutritive functions. 4. The elimination of effete matters. .5. The treatment of symptoms. 6. The obviation of the tendency to death.