The Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis (Classic Reprint) written by Francis Marion Pottenger and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-12-25 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis He has described his new method of elastic tube percussion and endeavored to point out its advantages and limitations. He has also described more fully than can be usually found in works of this character the effect of advanced tuberculosis on the heart, also the contractions and compensatory emphysemas which occur on the part of the lung, in order to carry on the functions of respiration where one or both of these organs are seriously damaged. Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a specific micro-organism and like all such diseases it is cured by the establishment of immunity. This fact has been kept uppermost in mind in discussing the treatment of the disease. The author has endeavored to discuss clearly and impartially those measures which are of greatest value in bringing about improvement or cure. He has endeavored to define the possibilities of each measure and to Show its limitations. 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.