Diseases of infancy and childhood (1914) (14771945035)

Identifier: diseasesofinfan00fisc (find matches)

Title: Diseases of infancy and childhood

Year: 1914 (1910s)

Authors: Fischer, Louis, 1864- (from old catalog)

Subjects: Children

Publisher: Philadelphia, F. A. Davis company (etc., etc.)

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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d to see that there are no sharp edges.An injury to the gastric mucosa by laceration with a sharp border of astomach-tube will certainly result in an erosion. The Abdomen. The abdomen of a child is comparatively larger than that of the adult.Especial attention should be given to the condition of the abdomen; forinstance, a retracted abdomen is usually seen in meningitis. (See chapteron Meningitis.^) A distended abdomen is frequently seen in rachitis(pot-belly). (See article on Eachitis.^) A very prominent abdomen isseen in chronic peritonitis, to which I direct attention in the special articledealing with that subject. The Intestines. Small Intestine.—At birth the length of the small intestine is nine andone-half feet. The length of the intestine may, however, vaiy with the sizeof the child. In the duodenum Brunners glands are found. Below theduodenum Peyers patches are found. The most important physiologicalfunction of the small intestine consists in aiding the assimilation of food

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