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By L. Kraeer Ferguson, M.D., F.A.C.S., Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania. Section on Fractures by Louis Kaplan, M.D., F.A.C.S., Associate in Surgery, University of Pennsylvania. Price, $10. Pp. 900, with 645 illustrations. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1942.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1942;46(5):779-780.

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The subject covered in this new book is one which the author thinks has been much neglected in the modern practice of medicine. The lesions which he discusses are those which are seen in office or dispensary practice and which can be treated when the patient is ambulatory. No procedure is described which has not been actually carried out on ambulatory patients.

As the subject of the book is so diversified, the author has obtained the help of numerous colleagues in its preparation. Dr. Donald M. Pillsbury has made contributions and suggestions for the dermatologic portions.

The good common sense of the author, which is constantly evident, is shown in discussing the care that must be exercised in doubtful cases. "Smallness," he states, "is not at all synonymous with unimportance." He adds that the general practitioner who usually recognizes acute appendicitis will often fail to recognize or appreciate the danger . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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