A Treatise on Fever

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Author

Smith, Southwood, 1788-1861

Credits

Produced by Richard Tonsing, Chris Curnow, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

RC: Medicine: Internal medicine

Subject

Fever

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 60419

Release Date

October 4, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A TREATISE ON FEVER.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.CHAPTER I.
5. 5.CHAPTER II.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. — I. Synochus Gravior with Cerebral Affection , — II. Synochus Gravior with Thoracic Affection. — III. Synochus Gravior with Abdominal Affection. — IV. Synochus Gravior with Mixed Affection.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. — I. Typhus Mitior, with Cerebral Affection. — 1. Typhus Mitior with Subacute Cerebral Affection. — 2. Typhus Mitior, with Acute Cerebral Affection. — II. Typhus Mitior, with Thoracic Affection. — III. Typhus Mitior, with Abdominal Affection. — IV. Typhus Mitior, with Mixed Affection. — II. Typhus Gravior.
8. 8.CHAPTER V.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. OF THE PATHOLOGY OF FEVER. — I. Pathology of the Solids in Fever. — 1. External Appearances of the Body after Death. — 2. Morbid Appearances in the Head. — 3. Morbid Appearances in the Thorax. — 4. Morbid Appearances in the Abdomen. — II. Cases in illustration of the Morbid Changes which take place within the Head: or Cerebral Cases. — 2. Vascularity of Brain, Membranes, &c. with Effusion of Coagulable Lymph and Formation of Pus. — 3. Vascularity of Brain, Membranes, &c. with copious Serous Effusion. — 4. Vascularity &c. with preternatural Firmness of Brain. — 5. Vascularity, &c. with Softening of the Brain. — II. Cases in illustration of the Morbid Changes which take place within the Chest; or Thoracic Cases. — III. Cases in Illustration of the Morbid Changes which take place within the Abdomen; or Abdominal Cases. — IV. Cases in Illustration of the Morbid Changes which take place within the Head, Thorax, and Abdomen, in the same Individual; or Mixed Cases. — II. Pathology of the Fluids in Fever.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII.
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. — I. Of the Immediate, or Exciting Cause of Fever. — II. Of the Remote or Predisposing Causes of Fever.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. — I. Of the Modification of the Treatment in Cerebral Affection. — II. Of the Modification of Treatment in Thoracic Affection. — III. Of the Modification of the Treatment in Abdominal Affection. — IV. We have spoken of a fever still more intense — V. Of the Treatment of Scarlet Fever. — II. Treatment during the Convalescence.
13. 13.APPENDIX. — Meteorological Table, with reference to Admissions and Deaths, for 1825. — Meteorological Table, with reference to Admissions and Deaths, for 1826. — Meteorological Table, with reference to Admissions and Deaths, for 1827. — Meteorological Table, with reference to Admissions and Deaths, for 1828. — Occupation of Patients, with reference to Susceptibility, for one year. — Sex of Patient, with reference to Susceptibility. — Sex of Patient, with reference to Mortality. — Locality of Patient, with reference to Susceptibility. — Table of Ages, with reference to Susceptibility. — Table of Ages, with reference to Mortality. — Relation between Date of Attack, Admission and Cure, in 600 Cases. — Relation between date of Attack, Admission, and Death, for one year, comprehending 84 Cases. — Proportions of Type out of 300 Cases. — Proportions of Internal Characteristic Affection out of 300 Cases. — Proportions of External Accidental Affection out of 300 Cases.
14. 14.TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

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