Syllabus of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery.

  • Syme, James, 1799-1870
Date:
[1829]
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Credit: Syllabus of lectures on the principles and practice of surgery. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I. Introductory. Definition of Surgery — Its great Importance and Interests*How to be learned._The Ob¬ ject of Lectures. _ Plan of the following Course. II. Inflammation. Constitution of thebody._Vascularand non-vas- cular parts.—Action of vascular parts,~~Na- tural and unnatural.~~.Unnatural may be de¬ structive or restorative of structure.,_Inflam¬ mation. — Condition generally intermediate between natural and unnatural action Symp¬ toms of Inflammation_Redness__Swelling ~~.Heat.—Pain_Derangement of Function.^ Derangement of nutritious action._Symp¬ tomatic Fever._State of Blood,__ Nature of Inflammation_Obstruction.~JDebility.~~. Ob¬ jections to Mechanical Explanations_Proofs that the Fluids of Organic Beings are moved by Attraction as well as Impulsion.—Defini¬ tion of Inflammation._Division into acute and chronic.._Terminations..~~Causes of In¬ flammation Direct, or Irritations; Indi¬ rect, or Disturbances in the Balance of Ac¬ tion_Equivalents of Actiom_Treatment of Inflammation. Object of Treatment Re¬ solution^. Remova 1 of cause_General Bleed- ing~~.Venesection.~~ Arm—Neck — Foot, &c. _Arteriotomy. — Effects of loss of blood_ Re-action Local bleeding_Scarifying_ Cupping Leeching__Purgatives — Injec¬ tions—Diaphoretics~*~ Warm Bath—Fomen- tations~wJ?oultices~~.Depre$sing medicines