Facts and Observations, Relative to the Fever Commonly Called Puerperal (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Facts and Observations, Relative to the Fever Commonly Called PuerperalThe countenance at this period assumed an inexpressi ble anxiety, the lips were pale and parched, and there was a kind of livid stripe under each eye but the cheeks were ¿ushed with a circumscribed redness, like that which is Oh served iii the true hectic. The respiration soon became hurried, and the patient often sighed heavily, was restless, and turned from one 'part of the bed to another, or lay upon her back, and constantly moved her head from side to side, or suddenly lifted up her hands, and threw them down again With some force, upon the bed-clothes. Commonly a little before, or at the very commencement Of the shiver ings or rigors, there was in the lower part of the belly more or less pain, occasionally it was very acute, shooting in the direction of Poupart's ligament, and through to the back and loins. In some instances, the pain was deep and obtuse, and more confinedito one particular part, but in every case, it was aggravated by pressure in and about the hypo grastric region. However limited in its extent at first it afterwards gradually spread Over the surface Of the ah domen, which became tender to the touch, tumid, and tense.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.