The Transactions of the New York Academy of Medicine, Volume 2S.S. & W. Wood, 1863 Ser. 2, v. 13 contains an account of the Semicentennial celebration, held Jan. 29, 1897. |
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Page 26 - In a course of lectures," he says, " on obstetrics, delivered by me in the University Medical College of this city, about two years ago, I closely investigated this subject, and came to the following conclusions : — First, That the causes of the persistence of this accident (whatever may at first have produced it) reduced themselves to two — the slippery nature of the displaced part, and the inclined plane offered it by the uterus, by which to roll out of its cavity ; and, Second, That the only...
Page 266 - Report of a Committee of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, on the Alleged Dangers which accompany the Inhalation of the Vapor of Sulphuric Ether.
Page 35 - ... that no cells exist in its substance — and that there is no communication between the uterus and placenta by large arteries and veins.
Page 257 - We are thus saved, in a great majority of cases, the preliminary stage of excitement which the ether produces, and we are able to use the chloroform for each recurring pain, the patient in the interval being comparatively free from the influence of the anaesthetic. Thus, in the aggregate, not only is a much less quantity of the agent required, but the patient is exposed to the danger from the anaesthetic, if any danger there be, for a much shorter period of time.
Page 46 - If we take the uterus of a woman who has died undelivered at the full term, or thereabout, and open it in such a way as not to wound the placenta, this organ will be seen remaining attached to the uterine surface, with all its vascular connections complete. Let the foetus now be removed by dividing the umbilical cord, and the uterus, with the placenta attached, placed under water, with its internal surface uppermost. We then see ihe fceral snrfsee of ;ie placenta formed by the chorion. and covered...
Page 36 - ... the blood of the mother flows into the placenta through the curling arteries of the uterus, it passes into a large sac formed by the inner coat of the vascular system of the mother, which is intersected in many thousands of different directions, by the placental tufts projecting into it like fringes, and pushing its thin wall before them in the form of sheaths, which closely envelope both the trunk and each individual branch composing these tufts. From this sac the maternal blood is returned...
Page 89 - ... ceases to be excreted ; and it does not appear in quantity in the urine even after food is taken, provided there is perfect rest. A short time after rising early the urine may coagulate spontaneously, although no fat is present ; and this may happen previous to food, when the urine is free from fat.