This book provides a medical perspective on pneumonia, including its causes, symptoms, and treatments. Octavius Sturges and Sidney Coupland draw on their extensive experience in the medical profession to offer insights into this common illness. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Natural History and Relations of Pneumonia: Its Causes, Forms, and Treatment; A Clinical Study Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1876 many subjects of interest and practical importance have arisen in connection with pneumonia, and its literature is now very extensive. It has been necessary, therefore, not only carefully to revise the original work, but also to add much new matter. The views held in regard to the pathology of the disease in the first edition are here, for the most part, retained. But in the interval much has been done by many workers at home and abroad to establish, on a firmer basis, opinions which, fourteen years ago, were mainly hypothetical. Of the details of such investigations - and particularly of inquiries bearing upon etiology, epidemics, infection, and the influence of microorganisms, - the authors have endeavoured to give an unbiassed account without anticipating that ultimate judgment for which, in their opinion, the material is as yet insufficient. 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.

Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia is a book in which chapters are authored and the same topics discussed by North American and European experts. This approach provides a unique opportunity to view the different perspectives and points of view on this subject. Severe CAP is a common clinical problem encountered in the ICU setting. This book reviews topics concerning the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of SCAP. The discussions on the role of alcohol in severe CAP and adjunctive therapies are important topics that further our understanding of this severe respiratory infection.

This well-illustrated textbook covers the full range of lung and pleural diseases from the pathologic standpoint. Both diseases of adults and pediatric lung diseases are presented. The book will serve as an excellent guide to the diagnosis of these diseases, but in addition it explains the disease mechanisms and etiology. Genetics and molecular biology are also discussed whenever necessary for a full understanding. The author is an internationally recognized expert who runs courses on lung and pleural pathology attended by participants from all over the world. In compiling this book, he has drawn on more than 30 years’ experience in the field.