The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . a. Mucus found in urine; h. Mucusacted on by acetic acid j c. Oil Glob-ules. 302 AMERICAN FAMILY a. Coagulated Albumen; b. Vibri-ones found in the urine of debili-tated persons. being almost always of an acrid, irritating character. Sometimes, onstanding, it will deposit mucus, and which may be known by being solu-ble in liquor potassa, and forming an opaque, corrugated membrane whenacetic acid is added to it. (See Fig. 18.) At other times, and e
The American family physician : or, Domestic guide to health : for the use of physicians, families, plantations, ships, travelers, etc. . a. Mucus found in urine; h. Mucusacted on by acetic acid j c. Oil Glob-ules. 302 AMERICAN FAMILY a. Coagulated Albumen; b. Vibri-ones found in the urine of debili-tated persons. being almost always of an acrid, irritating character. Sometimes, onstanding, it will deposit mucus, and which may be known by being solu-ble in liquor potassa, and forming an opaque, corrugated membrane whenacetic acid is added to it. (See Fig. 18.) At other times, and especiallyFig. 19. when the structure of the kidney itself is affected, there will be a deposit of albumen,which may be known by its coagulatingwhen heated, and also when nitric acid isadded to it. (See Fig. 19.) As to the con-ditions of the urine in gravel and other dis-eases which may cause inflammation of thekidneys, they will be referred to in theirproper places. Acute nephritis runs its course rapidly,and may terminate in resolution, suppura-tion, occasionally in induration, and rarelyin gangrene. Causes. Acute inflammation may beinduced by cold, mechanical injuries, intem-perance, strains of the back, irritating diu-retics, as Oil of
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