194 CONSTITUTION OF SEROUS FLUIDS. 



TABLE I. 

 fluid of Asdtes. (From Marchand.') 



Water 952.30 



Albumen 23.80 



Urea 4.20 



Chloride of sodium 8.10 ^ 



Carbonate of soda 2.10 



Phosphate and traces of sulphate of soda 0.60 



A viscid substance 8.90 



1000.00 



TABLE II. 

 Asdtes with Suppuration of both Kidneys. (From Simon?) 



Water 978.00 



Fat containing cholesterine 1.00 



Albumen 8.40 



Alcohol extract 0.30 



Spirit extract 1.70 



Carbonate of soda and phosphate of lime 1 .20 



Chloride of sodium and lactate of soda 6. 80 



Urea 1.20 



Loss 1.40 



1000.00 



TABLE in. 

 Pleural Effusion. (From Simon.') 



Water 934.72 



Fibrin 1.02 



Fat 1.05 



Alcohol extract, with salts 1.35 



Spirit extract, with salts. 10.64 



Albuminate of soda 17.86 



Albumen 31.00 



Fixed salts :.. 9.50 



Gain in analysis 7.14 



1000.00 



To the above may be added the following interesting instances of fluid 

 of hydrocele, in which attention should be particularly directed to the oc- 

 currence of cholesterine and other bile constituents. In the case pre- 

 sented in Table IV., the fluid was observed to sparkle when shaken, in 

 consequence of the numberless crystals of cholesterine : 



TABLE IV. 

 Fluid of Hydrocele. (From Simon.*) 



Water 860.00 



Cholesterine, with a little margarine and oleic acid 8.40 



Albumen 48.30 



Albuminate of soda and extractive matter 6.88 



Extractive matter soluble in alcohol 2.30 



Chlorides of sodium and calcium, a little sul- > <-9 -<> 



phate and traces of phosphate of lime 



Phosphate of lime and traces of peroxide of iron... .70 



Loss 0.90 



1000.00 



