Treatise on the Practice of Medicine, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Treatise on the Practice of Medicine, Vol. 2 of 2In the first stage, or that of congestion, the affected portion of the lung is of a deep-red colour, crepitates under pressure, though less than in health, retains the impression of the finger, and, when out, exudes copiously a bloody, turbid, and somewhat frothy serum. It is more compact and heavy, but less tenacious than in health, and, notwithstanding its increased density, still ¿oats in water. The cells are not yet obliterated, and, though somewhat obstructed by extravasation, still contain air. The condition altogether very much te sembles the mechanical congestion, occasioned by the gravitation of the blood after death, or at the very close of life but the colour is usually of a brighter red, and the softening greater. The position of the congestion may also sometimes aid in the formation of a correct judgment, as, if mechanical, it must occupy the most dependent part of the lung, which is not necessarily the case when it is vital. If the disease be arrested in this stage, the lung reassumes the healthy appearance, if not, it passes into the condition de scribed in the following paragraph. Dr. Stokes maintains that the congestive stage, with the characters above mentioned, is preceded by another, marked by intense arterial injection with dryness in other words, a condition of irri tation, which, as taught in this work, always precedes in¿ammation.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.