Ohio Medical And Surgical Journal

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Excerpt from The Ohio Medical and Surgical Journal, 1850, Vol. 2 The series of observations and experiments by which the illustrious Jenner demonstrated the protective power of vaccination, form one of the most brilliant eras in the history of medicine. For generations had the small-pox sent terror and distress into all the nations of the world. Well authenticated records of its ravages, from the time of Maho met, to the close of the last century, have been preserved; and according to these, no disease which ever desolated the earth has caused so much suffering and fear. Amidst the snows of the extreme North, and on the sunny plains of the tropic, has it sent forth its noisome exhalations, polluting the air, and propagating its poison wherever victims could be found. Previous to the introduction, of vaccination, the deaths from small-pox in London alone averaged about two thousand annually, as appears from the bills of mortality. In a single year, 1776, more than three thousand and five hun dred died of this disease in that city. The Spanish historians of the conquest of Mexico relate that in a short time after the small-pox reached the capital more than three millions and a half of lives were lost by it in that nation alone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Ohio Medical and Surgical Journal, 1852, Vol. 4 This theory of irritability was immediately taken up by the schools, and did much to prevent the adoption of that general View which regards vital phenomena as the result of the action of one power life, - making itself apparent in many subordinate yet integral forms. Besides, it led to that separation of the abstract power from the thing of which it is an inherent property; a proceeding contrary to all true philosophy, and which, even to this day, 13 the great stumbling block of physiology, indeed of the natural sciences in general. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from The Ohio Medical and Surgical Journal: December, 1878 I now proceed to notice the second form of operation - viz, by incision. This is done for empyema, pyothorax, or suppurative pleuritis. These names denote a variety of pleuritis, characterized by the accumulation, in the pleural cavity, of purulent fluid. The term empyema only ex presses the existence Of pus, without indicating its situa tion. Pyothorax is a better name, but this does not express the existence of inflammation. Suppurative pleuritis is a simple title suggested as more fully expressive of the affec tion. It is not necessary for me, her to go into the clinical history of this disease. Suffice it to say, the pathological character is suppurative - acute, or sub-acute inflammation being the cause. A positive diagonsis, perhaps, may be made in cases in which spontaneous perforation of the chest does not occur, or, without waiting for the occurrence of this event, a small exploring trochar may be introduced into the chest, and a few drops of the liquid withdrawn; the gross and microscopical characters of the Specimen thus oh tained will at once settle the question. This procedure is warrantable as a means of diagnosis in view of the bearing on the prognosis and treatment. Indeed, the operation is so slight as to be in no wise objectionable. In both the cases on which I operated by incision, the relief was immediate - one made a quick and perfect recovery, the other suc cumbed from secondary cau es. The greatest objection to incision has been the fear of admiting air into the pleural cavity, and thereby increasing the inflammation, indepen dent of the effect on the suppuration. In my experience, this has been exaggerated, and, in future, I shall never delay the Operation on this account. I Opened the chest of my first patient about thirteen years ago. He fell under my care after an acute attack of pleuro-pneumonia, from which he very imperfectly recovered, having a cough remaining, with some dyspnoea, for nearly five months. He gradually grew worse, but his former attendan't Opposed surgical interference, until his great emaciation and short ness of breath demanded it. I made the Opening in the intercostal space on the left side, below the nipple, evacuat ing six or seven pints of fetid pus; it kept flowing during the next day. I then washed it out with carbolic acid freely, and for the patient ordered quinine and iron, with generous diet. He sank in about a week from inflammation of the right lung, followed by gangrene. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.