North Carolina Medical Journal, Vol. 41

Download or read book North Carolina Medical Journal, Vol. 41 written by Robert D. Jewett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from North Carolina Medical Journal, Vol. 41: A Semi-Monthly Journal of Medicine and Surgery; January to June, 1898 Of first and greatest importance is the preventative treat ment - its causes usually being under our control. We must begin prophylaxis when we can see any indication for the same at any time before the period of labor. Any condition or dis ease, local or constitutional, that lowers the vitality of the patient or furnishes a nidus for bacteria certainly predisposes f0 infection, and we may include auto-intoxication in the list. These should be met by proper therapeutic, surgical and hygienic measures and if possible relieved or cured. Any abnormal secretion from the vagina calls for proper treatment as soon as recognized. We often find a leucorrhea due solely to systemic disturbance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.