Experiments on kiesteine : with remarks on its application to the diagnosis of pregnancy : an inaugural dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Elisha K. Kane ; published by the recommendation of the Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania.

  • Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857.
Date:
[1842]
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Credit: Experiments on kiesteine : with remarks on its application to the diagnosis of pregnancy : an inaugural dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Medicine / by Elisha K. Kane ; published by the recommendation of the Medical Faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table (A) continued. Names. .2 m 0) fl o -a a B Condition of Mammae. Appearance when received. Remarks. Result. 20 C. Scoby, H. Benal, 21 E. Hull, M. Robinson, M. Robinson, white vene real ward. 24 4.20 24 During [labour. C. Clarke, A. M'Hugh, M. Curlow, M. Rider, A. Clarke, M. Ackland, E. Johnson, 31 J. Garrigan, Si's. Dashur, I women's out I wards. 33iL. Hauwick, 34 M. Stratton, 35 M. A. Bowers, 36 M. B. Mark. 37 E. Wilkinson or Atkinson, 38 M. Stevens, 39 M. Salters, 20 4i 7th 9. Gth 5th 7. 6. 5. During labour. 6.25 9. 7.14 7.19 9. 8.20 9. No milk. None. No milk. No milk. Lighter and not so Pellicle, although not ve transparent. rywell marked,still kies- teinic Pale whitish yel- Surface covered with low, translucent, cloudy pellicle from 36 hours after deposite; odour cheesy. Very turbid, and Labouring under much fe^ K; on 4th modified K. on 1st day tinged with red. Straw yellow- transparent. Bright straw yel low, with a few floc- culi. Purulent or mucoid very turbid yellow. Light straw yellow; transparent. Milk by pressure Bright red; nearly from one mamma transparent. Milk in breasts Pale light translu- since 5th month, cent yellow. Milk since 7th:Turbid red. month. No milk at pre-.Turbid red: many sent. flocculi. INot so turbid. Milk by pressure Deep salmon colour —some deposition K. on 4th day. brile disturbance: pell cle, though not well mark- ed, is still present: not cheesy. Mouldy dots on surface; K. on 4th pellicle forming around'day them. Very damp wea- cheesy ther. Pellicle advancing regu- larly from 2nd day. Milk at present Straw y ello w ting'd with red. No milk. No milk. Yellow honied, 'translucent. [Salmon colour, tur- [bid, and with depo- sitions, last Deep red, translu 18 cent. Milk from pregnancy, months previous Milk one week' Straw yellow— afterquickening. transparent No enlargement Straw yellow, with and no milk. flaky masses. Milk at and du- Red, with lateri- ring last month, tious deposite. Milk from her8lh Reddish yellow- month, no deposition. No milk. Purulent yellow, with copious depo- site. Milk by pressure White glaring and pale. Milk by pressure Reddish yellow. Gave no acid reaction with the litmus. Pellicle very flat. Gave a well marked de- cided pellicle, preceded by crystals, and covered with brown nutmeg dots. Gradual and characteris- K. on 4th day cheesy K on3d K. on 4th day. K. on3d day. Kiest. well marked, but :K. on 2d not in a uniform stratum, day. The pellicle forming with [K. on 2d great regularity; mouldingday. on 3d day, owing to damp. Decomposition after sian- [q 1 dingSdays. Extreme an- H !No semia. Alkaline reaction. ^ (K. Same result. [ ^ J Stood for 3 days without K. on 8th any change: it then exhi- day. bited the crystals and a gradual characteristic pel- licle, well formed by 8th day. Stood for some time with K. on 4th out change. A pellicle on day. 4th day. [ A modified irregular pel- K on 3d licle. modified Asingulartenaciousscum K. on 3d two 1 ines in thickness and modified of a deep fiiwe colour. A well developed pelli-:K.on4th cle. [day. Decomposed rapidly—a K on 2d very copious deposite and day tolerably marked pellicle] were observed. I No very evident crystals. K. on 5th day. No pellicle whatsoever K. on 3d until 3d day. day. The cloud like appear-K. on4th ance preceded the charac- day. teristic pellicle. ] Litmus gave no acid reac- Excep- tion: fefrocyanuret of po- tion. tassium and heat gave No K. coagulation. j Averythinbuthighlycha- K. on Isl racteristic pellicle, with day cheesy odour. cheesy. A thick pellicle, not pre- K. on4th ceded by crystals. day.