Essay on the Swelling of the Lower Extremities (Classic Reprint): Incident to Lying in Women - Couverture souple

Charles Brandon Trye

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1332259871 ISBN 13 : 9781332259878

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Understanding a long‑standing medical puzzle: how swelling in the legs after childbirth can arise and be treated.

This edition presents a careful examination of the swelling that can follow parturition. It gathers analysis, reasoning, and practical observations from historic medical inquiry to illuminate how lymph flow, gland activity, and tissue pressure may interact after delivery. The work discusses the limits of theory, the role of experiments, and the ways doctors have approached relief when conventional remedies meet stubborn swelling.

- Clear explanations of early ideas about lymphatic and gland involvement
- Comparisons of different experimental observations and their implications
- Reports of treatments used in the past, including emetics, leeches, and other measures
- Reflections on how outcomes varied across patients and circumstances

Ideal for readers of medical history, obstetrics, and the evolution of clinical reasoning, this volume offers a window into how practitioners approached a challenging condition before modern techniques.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1332259871
• ISBN 13: 9781332259878
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 92
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible