Extracts From The Records Of The Boston Society For Medical Improvement 1862 Vol 3

Download or read book Extracts from the Records of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, 1862, Vol. 3 written by Francis Minot and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Extracts From the Records of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, 1862, Vol. 3: With Papers Read Before the Society The patient, S. S., a widow, was a domestic, aged 41, and a native of Maine. She entered the Hospital December 14. 1868, not having been previously in the enjoyment of good health. For five years she had had varicose veins; also some uterine trouble. Below the knee, the veins were very large and tortuous. There was also a ulcer above the inner ankle, of three weeks' standing. An issue was made over the principal vein, a bandage applied, and black and a poultice ordered. January sth. - The slough came away the ulcer not much better. 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.