Excerpt from Prescribing and Treatment in the Diseases of Infants and Children In have to do with Of There is every reason also to agree with Charles West when, in his Introducing Lecture on the Discuss of Infancy and Ohildh 0 makes a statement to the effect that fully ird of the patients met with in practice are children. It will ollow, then, from a considera tion of these two estimates, that many thousands of medical men in the United Kingdom (to say nothin Of the registered practitioners abroad) have a third part Of their practice taken up with the numerous and varied diseases of infants and children. One would naturally expect to find therefore that the 'early training of this large number of practitioners who, in after years, have so much to do with children's diseases, would include special clinical instruction in these disorders, and that in fact no inconsiderable portion of their curriculum would be taken up in t is way. A layman if he were told that it was quite possible for a medical man to Obtain his degrees or diplomas and commence prac tice, without ever having seen a single case of disease in an and or child, would be somewhat s But if s were informed, in addition, .that such was My the rule, he would be more astonished still. 8 ialiam is an immrtsnt feature in the medical pro casion of today, and what further development it will reach to it is at present impossible to foresee. But it is the o inion of the wisest of the leaders of the medical wor d that no matter what 8 ialism a practitioner may afterwards devote his w ole atten tion to, yet it is better for him at first to en for a fewyesrsingeneral practice, soastootaina thorough and comprehensive graspofdisease in all its forms. What as already been adduced, there fore, as a plea for a more complete training in the diseases of children for the general practitioner, will apply equally to him who looks forward in the future to concentrate his labours on one particularremedy for every disorder. If, how itioner has at hand a summarised list b have been found serviceable in thi see of infants and children, it may be vary his treatment in accordance 'ent phases of the malady, and tha1 take a renewed interest in the actia es. In this we the collective experie 7 workers will help us ultimately to certainty in controlling disease towar (forts of medical science have ever been. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Diseases of Infants and Children This volume has been written by teachers who feel thfi contact with students has made them fairly familiar with their Probably the first requirement at present is to brin medicine into as compact a form as is consistent with a thorough presentation of the subject. Our aim has been to accomplish this with pediatrics. To many, the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of infants and children are most perplexing. These difficulties can only be overcome by first sharply differentiating the anatomical and physiological peculiarities of the infant and child, and then consider ing their practical bearings. The student must be familiarized with all the more recent tests, as well as the older practical bedside experience, in the study of disease. He will then, by a systematic examination of the patient, be able to make a scientific diagnosis. He must also be taught to treat rationally and with a distinct purpose in mind. We have aimed to present the subject in this way, and thus to make the work as practical as possible. The physician needs such a description of disease as he will actually encounter at the bedside. Where pictures can serve as a type, we have used illustrations, most of which are original. Theory and pathology have only been considered in so far as may be necessary to an understanding of the diagnosis, course and treatment of disease. We have tried to take a middle course between the compendium, which is usually unsatisfactory, and a too exhaust ive work, which, by dwelling overmuch on theory and exceptions, tends to confuse the reader. Our thanks are due to our hospital assistants, Drs. Dennett and Albee, for their help during the progress of the work. While a book of this sort must be indebted to all the workers in pediatrics, whom we have freely consulted, our personal experience at the Infants' and Children's Wards of the New York post-graduate Hospital, and in private practice, has formed the essential basis of our description of the diseases and their treatment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.