Author : J. A. Thacker
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528203166
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Book Synopsis The Cincinnati Medical News, 1888, Vol. 21 (Classic Reprint) by : J. A. Thacker
Download or read book The Cincinnati Medical News, 1888, Vol. 21 (Classic Reprint) written by J. A. Thacker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Cincinnati Medical News, 1888, Vol. 21 I can give no encouragement to the glittering proposition to deal with this disastrous guest of the blood during his life within the blood-vessels. It is very natural to look to those agents that are known to have a peculiarly destructive effect upon the lower forms of life for aid to put an end to so formidable an affection, in a purely rational manner. It must, however, be berne in mind that the power of a sep tieide depends upon its state of concentration; that is to say that all destroyers of the lower forms of life may be rendered entirely inert by dilution. It matters not how many bacteria are to be dealt with, for an amount of the destroying agent suflicient to kill one animalcule in a given quantity of fluid will kill all, and the whole question of the amount of the antiseptic required depends upon the amount of fluid in which the bacteria float. Let us apply this question to bacteria in the blood. We estimate the amount of blood in a person weighing 160 pounds at 20 pounds. The amount of commercial alcohol required to cause the movements of bacteria to cease in this amount of fluid would be over two and a half pints, which may be considered to be entirely impracticable. The amount of thymol necessary to accomplish the same object would be nearly 140 grains, which amount in the circulation at one time would doubtless destroy the individual. Of carbolic acid it would require at least three ounces regarding which nothing more need be said. So far as is known to-day, there is no agent that can safely be introduced into the cir culation at one time that has the least influence upon bac teria therein. And now what may be considered very important, all clinical experience has demonstrated that the theoretical propositions here advanced are sustained in practice. 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.
