Our present knowledge of body fluid physiology originates with Claude Bernard's concept of a "milieu interieur" of constant composition. (2, 3) This concept, enunciated in 1859, stimulated intensive research, from which several theories have evolved to explain the formation of edema. If today different schools of thought are still opposed with respect to the intrinsic mechanism of edema formation, they at least agree as to its definition. Edema is a condition which is manifested by chronic, progressive accumulation of salt and water in the extra-cellular space, accompanied by an increase of body weight. This definition allows the exclusion of all syndromes in which there is only redistribution of fluid within the body, as in acute pulmonary edema.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.113682 |
| Date | January 1962 |
| Creators | Huyghues Despointes, René. |
| Contributors | Giroud, C. (Supervisor) |
| Publisher | McGill University |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Health Sciences.) |
| Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
| Relation | alephsysno: NNNNNNNNN, Theses scanned by McGill Library. |
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