A practical guide for making post-mortem examinations

The following works have been consulted in the preparation of the book, and as few references have been made, this general credit is felt to be due the several sources of inform...

PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. SECTION I.—OF THE SKULL, 34 Fracture; Caries; Thinning; Increased Thickness, 35 SECTION II.—THE MEMBRANES OF THE BRAIN. 1. _The Dura Mater_, 36 Inflamma...

PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE ORGANS. SECTION I.—OF THE TONGUE. Cancer; Syphilitic Ulcer; Tumors; Ranula; Hypertrophy, 68 SECTION II.—OF THE LARYNX AND TRACHEA. Inflammation; U...

PATHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE PERITONEUM AND ALIMENTARY TRACT. SECTION I.—OF THE PERITONEUM. Congestion; Inflammation; Fibrinous Exudations; Suppuration; Gangrene; Ascites; Mor...

THE URINARY APPARATUS. SECTION I.—THE KIDNEYS. Congenital Anomalies; Congestion; Hæmorrhage; Nephritis; Pyelitis; Abscesses; Inflammation of Capsule; Morbus Brightii; Fatty Dege...

THE MALE GENERATIVE ORGANS. SECTION I.—THE PENIS. Congenital Anomalies; Hypertrophy and Atrophy; Fracture; Paraphymosis; Balanitis; Herpes; Chancres; Morbid Growths, 215 SECTION...

THE FEMALE GENERATIVE ORGANS. SECTION I.—THE PUDENDA AND VAGINA. 1. _The Pudenda._ Congenital Anomalies; Hypertrophy; Inflammation; Morbid Growths, 230 2. _The Vagina._ Anomalie...

OF THE PERIOSTEUM AND BONES. SECTION I.—OF THE PERIOSTEUM. Inflammation; Ulceration; Malignant Disease, 258 SECTION II.—OF THE BONES. Inflammation and Abscess; Caries; Necrosis;...

DISEASES OF THE JOINTS. Malformations; Morbid Condition of Synovial Membranes; Morbid Condition of Bursæ; Morbid Condition of Cartilage; Ulceration of Cartilage; Chronic Rheumat...

Before entering upon the study of any subject, it is of moment that the student be thoroughly convinced of the importance of the knowledge which he is about seeking to acquire,...

In opening the head for a post-mortem examination, let a thick block be placed beneath the occiput, when, after having carefully parted and turned aside the hair, an incision ma...

[=Notice= in examination, condition of _scalp_; cuts, bruises, extravasation of blood, &c. _Cranium_—Color, smoothness or roughness of exposed surface; fractures, their position...

The parts which we may wish to examine in the region of the neck in a post-mortem examination, include the tongue, the larynx, the trachea and the œsophagus. These may be remove...

=Cancer= is the only disease of this organ likely to result in death. It is said to occur more frequently in females than males. It may assume the various forms of this disease,...

The cavity of the abdomen, may be opened without disturbing that of the chest. An incision from sternum to pubes, down the central line, and through the superficial structures,...

[=Notice= in examination:—1. _Contents of cavity_—serum; amount, color, coagulable or not; _pus_—amount, consistence, odor, source; _blood_—amount, source; foreign bodies; gall-...

[=Notice=:—Absence of either kidney, or other abnormalities. Of each kidney, note 1. Form, size, weight, wounds, etc. 2. _Capsule_—thickness; transparency; facility of removal....

=Congenital Anomalies.= The penis may be very imperfectly developed, even with a normal development of the other organs of generation, although it more frequently occurs when th...

[=Notice=: 1. Of the _pudenda_—malformations; condition of the labia and clitoris; size; color; abrasions; ulcers; eruptions; tumors; marks of violence, etc. _Orifice of urethra...

=Inflammation= of the periosteum occurs in the vicinity of chronic ulcers; as essential to the reproduction of bone after fractures; in consequence of syphilis or its mercurial...

=Malformations.= Cases of congenital anchylosis, the joints being absent, have been met with; also imperfectly developed joints, with a partial or total absence of the ligaments...

1. =Cystic Tumors.= These are of very frequent occurrence, and may acquire an extraordinary size. Their structure may be simple or very complex, and we may accordingly divide th...

In speaking of the lesions produced by poisoning, we will confine our attention to the more common poisonous substances which are given, or taken, either intentionally or by acc...

In making medico-legal examinations of human bodies, the greatest care must be taken not to omit the examination and recording of any of the appearances presented; since a point...

From the earliest times, the attention of mankind has been given to the preservation of the bodies of the dead. With the ancient Egyptians, the art was carried to its highest de...

Many valuable and interesting pathological specimens are continually being lost, from a want of knowledge, or a careless neglect on the part of the physician. That the fullest b...