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blood found in the body after death : in a case of pneumonia, 

 he found a large quantity of fluid blood, clot, and fibrous co- 

 agula in the heart. The fluid portion did not coagulate after 

 exposure to the air for 24 hours. In another instance, the 

 fluid portion when exposed to the air, coagulated rapidly and 

 formed a huffy coat. 



[Dr. Rindskopf has published several analyses of the blood in 

 pneumonia. 



1. A young man, with a very severe attack of pneumonia: 

 delirium, and all the signs of arachnitis. After death, a con- 

 siderable effusion of pus was found on the membranes of the 

 brain. Two venesections were instituted during the last thirty- 

 six hours. The first gave fibrin 5-470. The second analysis 

 was more perfect, and yielded : 



Water 828-566 



Solid constituents . . . . 171"434 



Fibrin 6-674 



Albumen and blood-corpuscles . . 150-103 



oluble salts 8-302 



Insoluble salts .... 1-107 



Extractive matters .... 5-248 



2. A man, aged 60 years, who had suffered for a considerable 

 period from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, was attacked 

 with broncho-pneumonia. The blood was taken shortly before 

 his death, and contained, in 1000 parts : 



Water 812566 



Solid constituents .... 187-434 



Fibrin 12-726 



Albumen and blood-corpuscles . . 160-300 



Salts 10-930 



Extractive matters . . . . 3*478 



3. In the blood of a young man, aged 19 years, suffering 

 from pneumonia, Rindskopf found : 



1st Venesection. 

 Water .... 775-448 



Solid constituents 



Fibrin 



All)umen 



Blood-corpuscles 



Salts 



Extractive matters 



224-552 



6-702 



79-021 



122-097 

 9-201 

 7-531 



2d Venesection. 



783-944 



216-056 



7-723 



65-744 



120-682 



10-416 



11-661 



Ueber einige Zustande des Blutes. 



