An inaugural dissertation on pneumonia, or pulmonary state of fever : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost, the trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania ; on the 17th May 1796 ; for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Edward Jones, of South-Carolina, member of the Philadelphia Medical Society.

  • Jones, Edward, active 1796.
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1796
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on pneumonia, or pulmonary state of fever : submitted to the examination of the Rev. John Ewing, S.T.P. provost, the trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania ; on the 17th May 1796 ; for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Edward Jones, of South-Carolina, member of the Philadelphia Medical Society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lifhed upon almod certain principles—-Upon the£e fa&s I prove the unity of thefe affections, and from their appearing to give fuch ample grounds for confidering them under one gene- ral head, I (hall proceed fo to do as mentioned in the commencement of thisdiffertation. PNEUMONIA, like every other (late of fe- ver, begins with chillinefs, fucceeded by heat, third, relllefsnefs and the ufual fymptoms of fever, accompanied with pain in the thorax, difficult breathing, and moil commonly a cough.—This definition includes all the dates of this difeafe which are four in number, viz. id, Pneumonia Vera. 2nd, Pneum. Notha. 3rd. Pncum. Typhoides. 4th, Pneum. Catarrhalis. The didinguifhing fymptoms peculiar to each of which I {hall now notice, and then conli- der the id, or Pneumonia Vera more particu- larly.—This flate is attended with Pyrexia, a- cute pain in the bread, difficult breathing, more efpecially on infpiration-—a cough dry in the beginning, but afterwards humid and bloo- dv, and a tenfe, quick pulfe.—The 2nd. date is didinguilhed by Pyrexia, obtufe pain in the bread or fide, very difficult refpiration, moid and frequently bloody cough—the patient can feldora lie down with cafe, and has a pulfe fometimes foft and almod imperceptible, but