Author: John Harper Long

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-04

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9781330673522

Excerpt from Laboratory Manual of Elementary Chemical Physiology and Urine Analysis This little book is an outgrowth of the course given to second year students in the Medical School of Northwestern University, and represents in its present form the practical laboratory work as now followed in the course of study required for graduation. The time devoted to the study of chemistry and chemical physiology in our American medical colleges has been altogether too short, and only within very recent years, with a few notable exceptions, has any attempt been made to impart systematic knowledge in this direction. But now the views of medical teachers are undergoing a rapid change and among the scientific studies recognized as forming a rational groundwork for the study of medicine proper, physiological chemistry is justly regarded as of the first importance. It is the belief of the Author that instruction in chemistry should be given through two years of the course of the medical student. While it may be urged that general chemistry forms no proper part of the curriculum of the medical school it is certainly true that no one of our schools can afford to abandon it until it is generally agreed to make it a requirement for admission. But this is a long way in the future. In his first year work, therefore, the student should be taught the elements of general chemistry both in the classroom and the laboratory, the laboratory work consisting of simple experiments followed by qualitative analysis. Such a course opens the way for the laboratory practice in chemical physiology in the second year, and this should be made practical and simple. 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.