Principles of medicine : comprising general pathology & therapeutics, and a brief general view of etiology, nosology, semeiology, diagnosis and prognosis / by Charles J.B. Williams.

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1843
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    CONTENTS. Preface p. v Introductory Lecture on the Need of the Study of General Pathology as the Foundation of Practical Medicine. State of practical medicine as a study and as an art. Favour shewn to empi- ricism by the public. Irksome and difficult character of the study of medicine as usually taught. Insufficiency of empirical and nosological medicine. Some knowledge of general pathology at length gained in practice. Need of general pathology in the study and practice of medicine. What is general pathology? Contributions from all departments of medical science, especially clinical medicine. General pathology the proper introduction to special pathology. Where principles fail, experience must be the sole guide. Noble nature and objects of medicine the best encouragements to its careful study --------- p. xx—xxxvi PRINCIPLES OF MEDICINE. Paragraphs 1—4 Explanation of the Subjects of the Work - - - - p. 1 1,2 Principles of medicine: synonyms; whence derived. Etiology, pathology 3 proper, principles of treatment - - - - - - - p. 2 4 Other subjects stated. Definition of disease p. 2, 3 6 Standard of comparison. Definition of health. Deviations from health: 7 in function ; in structure. Physiology the standard of healthy function ; anatomy, of healthy structure. 8 Definition of disease. 9 Variations in the standard of health. CHAPTER I. — ETIOLOGY—ON THE CAUSES OF DISEASE. Section I.—Nature and Division of Causes p. 4—7 10 Causes of disease intrinsic and extrinsic. Causes of disease not sure in 11 operation; except those which are very strong. They generally require 12 predisposition. Examples. 13 Causes divided into remote and proximate. Remote divided into predis- 14 posing and exciting. Co-operation of predisposing and exciting causes 15 generally necessary. Examples. Exceptions. a 2