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Reviews. 
Am.  Jour.  Phariu- 
.    May,  1893. 
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REVIEWS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHICAL  NOTICES. 
Urines  chyleuses  et  hemato-chy  lenses. — Definition;  caracteres  physiques; 
recherches  et  dosage  des  graisses,  des  albuminoides,  du  sang,  etc.  ;  analyse 
microscopic  (recherche  des  parasites,  etc.);  diagnostic  et  pronostic  urologiques  ; 
mecanism  pathogenique.  Par  A.  J.  Zune,  redacteur  en  chef  du  "  Moniteur  du 
praticien."  Paris:  chez  l'auteur,  108  bis  rue  de  rennes.  1893.  8vo.  Pp.82. 
Prix,  4  francs. 
Chylous  and  hemato-chylous  urines  :  definition,  physical  characters  ;  detec- 
tion and  estimation  of  fats,  albuminoids,  blood,  etc.;  microscopic  analysis 
(detection  of  the  parasites)  ;  urological  diagnosis  and  prognosis  ;  pathogenic 
mechanism. 
The  title-page  explains  in  a  measure  the  scope  of  the  work.  The  definition 
of  the  diseases  under  consideration  is  given  in  the  introduction.  The  author 
then  discusses  the  remaining  subjects  in  five  chapters,  beginning  with  the 
physical  characteristics,  subdivided  into  general  considerations,  color,  con- 
sistence, opacity,  odor,  fluorescence,  viscosity,  volume,  densit}',  reaction, 
polarimetric  deviation  and  suspended  matters.    As  an  illustration  the  changes 
