Memphis Medical Monthly Volume 37 baixar o livro de graça

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 Excerpt: ...causes the stasis probably causes the lack of gastric secretion. As has "been stated, the condition can scarcely be diagnosed positively except by exclusion, and the most important thing to exclude is malignancy, and no doubt I think we should invariably--I never hesitate to advise, as I did in this case, and I am regarding the patient that Dr. Cullings has referred to as a case of acylia--if any signs of the condition change in any way whatsoever, I shall urge an exploratory. At present, having had the Mayo clinic to pass upon it, I am very reluctant to consider anything further now, certainly, in the way of surgical procedure. In regard to the management of the cases, as Dr. Fontaine says, no doubt the massage is an advantage. Anything that will tend to relieve the nervous phase of the case will aid in restoring the gastric condition. I do not think that is so important as diet and medical treatment. I thank you very much for the discussion. To cure is the voice of the past. To prevent, the divine whisper of today.--III. Med. Jour. BEECHAM AND OTHER ADVERTISERS. Beecham, of pill fame, paid out half a million dollars annually for advertising; Eno, the fruit salt man, left an estate of $8,000,000, and Friford, the pink pill promoter, one of $6,500,000. Pears, of soap fame, left the modest sum of $670,000.--Kolnische Zeitung. Editorial J. L. ANDREWS, M. D., Editor THE PLAIN TRUTH ABOUT ANALGESIA AND ANESTHESIA IN OBSTETRICS. Out of the great mass of literature that is at present accumulating on this subject, there are several points vhich are submitted with the view that practically everybody will agree. First, women in labor have been allowed to suffer in the past far too much. Second, excessively painful labors are usually pathological. Third, the bou...