Calendar: 1884-1885 Page 700

694 MEDICAL DEPARTMENT II -Case in burger for Commentary healthy-looking man aged forty-two complains of swelling of the right leg and stiffness and fulness in the back of the knee He states that he noticed it for several weeks that the symptoms have gradually increased On examination considerable oedema of the foot and leg is noticed and there is swelling in the popliteal space bulging and diffused over the entire space there is pulsation over the whole swelling The surgeon determines after making his diagnosis to use treatment-this is employed for ten days without any benefit This plan is given up for another which appears to succeed in arresting the disease but in few days fresh symptoms set in which demand other treatment of an energetic character State the nature of the affection the treatment first adopted and the circumstances which have arisen to call for the changes of treatment alluded to III -flUVtctnt What diseases are in your opinion caused by Bacteria and how do these organisms operate Mention the most im- portant facts and arguments for and against the Bacterian hypothesis of fevers and adduce any facts as regards the effects of treatment in certain morbid conditions which should influence our conclusions Describe the changes in the air-cells of the lung from the commencement of pneumonic inflammation to solidifica- tiom v-- י ך י ן --ίνί י What physical signs do you consider indicative of pleurisy with effusion and how can you judge as to the amount of fluid present What are the symptoms of Locomotor Ataxy What is Anaemia Describe the pathological changes in joint in rheuma- tism in gout and in rheumatoid arthritis