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A Hand-Book of Post-Mortem Examinations and of Morbid Anatomy
Excerpt from A Hand-Book of Post-Mortem Examinations and of Morbid Anatomy
This work is intended to serve as a guide for those persons who may be called upon to perform post-mortem examinations. For most physicians this call is only an occasional one, so that they may feel the need of some hand-book to which they may refer. It is not proposed to offer a complete treatise on Pathological Anatomy, nor on Medical Jurisprudence, but rather a work which bears the same relation to them that a dissecting manual does to a complete Anatomy.
The book is divided into four parts. The first gives the method of performing autopsies on the bodies of adults and of young children. The second gives in detail the lesions which have been observed in each organ of the body. The third gives the lesions which are found after deaths from general diseases, from violence, and from poisons. The fourth gives a short classification of tumors.
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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.
This work is intended to serve as a guide for those persons who may be called upon to perform post-mortem examinations. For most physicians this call is only an occasional one, so that they may feel the need of some hand-book to which they may refer. It is not proposed to offer a complete treatise on Pathological Anatomy, nor on Medical Jurisprudence, but rather a work which bears the same relation to them that a dissecting manual does to a complete Anatomy.
The book is divided into four parts. The first gives the method of performing autopsies on the bodies of adults and of young children. The second gives in detail the lesions which have been observed in each organ of the body. The third gives the lesions which are found after deaths from general diseases, from violence, and from poisons. The fourth gives a short classification of tumors.
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.
384 pages, Paperback
First published August 18, 2008
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January 24, 2024
in lieu of a proper review ive collected quotes i wrote down whilst reading this book as standout or humerous;
"Sometimes the fibrous stroma is very apparent; sometimes not" I'm obsessed with the lack of specificities in this era of medical writing.
"A very considerable amount of congestion may exist without disease. In cholera seasons, especially, observers are prone to call the most moderate degrees of congestion abnormal"
Cannot believe that you can get gangrene in your lungs that is horrendous.
"The ovaries....they are largest in their virgin state" THE OVARIES?? VIRGIN??
"General Hypertrophy of the mamma is a rare lesion. It may affect one or both breasts. It usually is found in young, unmarried women;" HM?
The word "cheesy" is used with wild abandon that I do not like.
"Vegetations on the valves" is a disgusting way of discussing a heart problem ew
"The prognosis of these growths is bad" is one of the hardest closing lines ever.
"Sometimes the fibrous stroma is very apparent; sometimes not" I'm obsessed with the lack of specificities in this era of medical writing.
"A very considerable amount of congestion may exist without disease. In cholera seasons, especially, observers are prone to call the most moderate degrees of congestion abnormal"
Cannot believe that you can get gangrene in your lungs that is horrendous.
"The ovaries....they are largest in their virgin state" THE OVARIES?? VIRGIN??
"General Hypertrophy of the mamma is a rare lesion. It may affect one or both breasts. It usually is found in young, unmarried women;" HM?
The word "cheesy" is used with wild abandon that I do not like.
"Vegetations on the valves" is a disgusting way of discussing a heart problem ew
"The prognosis of these growths is bad" is one of the hardest closing lines ever.
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