A guide to the physical diagnosis of the diseases of the lungs and heart : together with an introduction to the examination of the urine / by James Sawyer.

  • Sawyer, James, Sir, 1844-1920.
Date:
1870
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Credit: A guide to the physical diagnosis of the diseases of the lungs and heart : together with an introduction to the examination of the urine / by James Sawyer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    urine flows, gradually fall down as a light flocculent deposit. looo parts of urine contain, according to the analysis of Becquerel, 33 parts of solid matter. Berzelius states that 1000 parts contain only 933 parts of water. Dr. Roberts ogives the following: as the composition of healthy human urine, as the result of the comparison of a large number of the most trustworthy analyses.. Water ... ... ... ... 9548i Solid Matters ... ... ... ... 4Si9 Urea... ... ... ... ... 21-57 Uric Acid ... ... ... ... •36- Creatine Creatinine, Ammonia, ) Hippuric Acid, Xanthine, Hypo- j E.xtractives i xanthine, Sarcine, Pigment, Unoxi- !-6'53, dized Sulphur and Phosphorus, ] Mucus, &c., &c. J f Chlorine ... ... 4'57 I Sulphuric Acid ... ... 1-31 I Phosphoric Acid... ... 2 '09 Fixed Salts ■{ Potash ... ... ... 1-40 I .Soda ... ... ... 7-19 I Lime ... ... ... 'ii I, Magnesia ... ... -12* It will be seen that urine contains nearly one-twentieth part of solid matter, and that almost half of this is urea. Neubauer and Vogel give the normal daily quantity of urea as reaching nearly * A practical treatise on urinary and renal diseases.—Dr. William Roberts, London, 1865.