Observations anatomical, physiological, and pathological, on the pulmonary system: with remarks on some of the diseases of the lungs, viz, on haemorrhage, wounds, asthma, catarrh, croup, and consumption; tending to establish a new pathology of the lungs, founded on the anatomy and physiology of the parts. Some remarks .. on the broken-wind of horses. And ... an appendix ... on some of the articles of the materia medica / [William Davidson].

  • Davidson, William
Date:
1795
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Credit: Observations anatomical, physiological, and pathological, on the pulmonary system: with remarks on some of the diseases of the lungs, viz, on haemorrhage, wounds, asthma, catarrh, croup, and consumption; tending to establish a new pathology of the lungs, founded on the anatomy and physiology of the parts. Some remarks .. on the broken-wind of horses. And ... an appendix ... on some of the articles of the materia medica / [William Davidson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (2 irritable fauces receive a temporary relief from the paffage of thefe foft liquids. But whoever confiders the ftructure of the lungs, and remembers that they are entirely com- pofed of veffels, and that their natural functions cannot be eafily performed, even in health, if much additional liquid is taken into their blood veffels, will immediately fee the impropriety of the practice, and be ho more aftonithed at our want of fuccefs in the treatment of their various difeafes. To endeavour, therefore, to remove this error, and to eftablifh the almoft felf-evident principle above-mentioned, conftitutes the chief intention, as has been already ob- ferved, of publifhing thefe remarks. This principle of treating difeafes of the lungs firft occurred to me while attending a patient