The Western Journal of Medicine and SurgeryPrentice & Weissinger, 1846 - Medicine |
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... urine , and succinctly point out its pathological and therapeu- cal indications . " It is as a manual for the ... urine in the sick room will be found of great value by the practitioner : " A piece of litmus paper should be immersed in ...
... urine , and succinctly point out its pathological and therapeu- cal indications . " It is as a manual for the ... urine in the sick room will be found of great value by the practitioner : " A piece of litmus paper should be immersed in ...
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... urine must be examined specially for sugar , which , it must be remembered , may exist in small quantities , with- out raising the specific gravity of the fluid . " Should the urine be alcaline , add a drop of nitric acid ; if a white ...
... urine must be examined specially for sugar , which , it must be remembered , may exist in small quantities , with- out raising the specific gravity of the fluid . " Should the urine be alcaline , add a drop of nitric acid ; if a white ...
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... urine . " To ascertain the specific gravity of the urine- " If a gravimeter be not at hand , any small stoppered phial may be substituted . For this purpose , counterpoise the empty bottle and stopper in a tolerably good balance , with ...
... urine . " To ascertain the specific gravity of the urine- " If a gravimeter be not at hand , any small stoppered phial may be substituted . For this purpose , counterpoise the empty bottle and stopper in a tolerably good balance , with ...
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... urine . The third class of elements is met with in all fluids passing over mucous sur- faces . " The urea , which is the characteristic ingredient of urine , bears a striking proportion to the quantity of azote taken in the food , as ...
... urine . The third class of elements is met with in all fluids passing over mucous sur- faces . " The urea , which is the characteristic ingredient of urine , bears a striking proportion to the quantity of azote taken in the food , as ...
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... urine , which in health , and while its constituents maintain their proper relation to each other , is clear and of a pale amber color , becomes turbid when any of its ingredients exist in a comparative or real excess . All the deposits ...
... urine , which in health , and while its constituents maintain their proper relation to each other , is clear and of a pale amber color , becomes turbid when any of its ingredients exist in a comparative or real excess . All the deposits ...
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