The American eclectic practice of medicine (Volume 2).

  • Jones, I. G. (Ichabod Gibson), 1807-1857.
Date:
1853-54
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    LECTURE LIVIII. HEMORRHAGE. General considerations — Spontaneous hemorrhages—Reference to various divisions — Practical divisions—Constitutional, vicarious, critical, etc.— Condition of the blood—Active hemorrhage—Passive hemorrhage— Causes—Treatment. Before proceeding to the discussion of the particular forms of hemorrhage, I wish to call your attention to the considera- tion of some important principles connected with the general subject. Hemorrhage is a discharge of blood from the or- gans destined to contain it, and may occur spontaneously, either from a morbid susceptibility of the organs, or an ab- normal state of the blood, or in connection with other dis- eases. It may result from an extra effort or sudden exertion, and constitute the only evidence of morbid action, or it may occur spontaneously from the weakened condition of an organ, and present the only sign of local difficulty, or it may take place in the progress of some other disease, and constitute merely one of its symptoms. While few if any structures of the body are wholly exempt from hemorrhage, some organs are more particularly liable than others. Thus discharges of blood from the nose, lungs, bowels, bladder and uterus, are very common ; but are less frequent from the serous surfaces, cellular structures, dermoid tissues, and the more solid or parenchymatous organs. Accidental injuries, resulting in disorganization of the veins or arteries, belong properly to the province of surgery, and are therefore not included in this discussion. It is true that accidental ruptures may occur in some vessels of consid- erable size, in the stomach, or lungs, or other parts, which