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Página 137 - I give an ounce every two, three, or four hours, according to the severity of the case — that will be from twelve to thirty-six grains of quinine in the twenty -four hours according to the case.
Página 28 - applicable," he does so in accordance with his own experience that the remedial power of the gelseminum seems confined to those branches of the trifacial nerve supplying the upper and lower jaw, more particularly the latter, and more especially when in either jaw the pain is most directly referred to the teeth or alveoli ; indeed, he can scarcely recall an instance of the above in which relief was not speedily and thoroughly given.
Página 42 - ... is less known than it ought to be. In some obstinate cases, in which the inflamed condition of the derma is aggravated and kept up by the constant scratching and rubbing which the patient finds it impossible not to indulge in, I have found an ointment containing bismuth in the proportion of half a drachm of the subnitrate to the ounce of simple ointment, rubbed up with a little spirits of wine, and applied freely to the skin, give great relief.
Página 22 - ... neighborhood of the nose. A pressure there may prevent a cough when it is beginning. Sneezing may be stopped by the same mechanism. Pressing in the neighborhood of the ear, right in front of the ear, may stop coughing.
Página 65 - A small glass ear or nostril-syringe, with a knob, or button, at the end of the nozzle, is the best form of instrument for these injections. One-third to one-half of a teaspoonful of the diluted mixture is a sufficient quantity to employ for each nostril. This application, properly made, prevents decomposition, removes the offensive odor, and, that which is of the greatest importance, prevents blood-poisoning ; it immediately arrests the movements of the bacteria, and probably destroys them, as the...
Página 12 - BROMIDE OF LITHIUM. — The Revue de Therapeutique gives the following as the results of Dr. Roubaud's tests of this drug: 1. Bromide of lithium is a drug which has a twofold action ; 2. It possesses in a high degree the lithontriptic qualities which are universally recognized in the salts of lithia; 3. It affects reflex sensibility in a more energetic manner than the other bromides, without the unpleasant effects on the heart which the bromide of potassium has ; 4. Consequently it takes its place...
Página 231 - ... articles of food rich in phosphates, such as oat-meal, disagree ; where, from the character of the motions, there is a deficient or defective secretion of bile It is thus of service in cases of chalky stools or white fluid motions.
Página 141 - ... threads with iodine liniment (liniment because the quantity required is so limited) and draw the threads so as to leave moistened portions within the cyst. A little gentle friction will help to spread the iodine thoroughly over the lining membrane of the cavity. An hour later freshly moistened portions may again be drawn through, if the cyst be large, or if other methods of treatment have failed. On the other hand, in a very small cyst, a single thread, moistened and kept in one hour, will suffice....
Página 282 - ... Bismuth likewise is eliminated by the milk, but in very small quantity. 3. Iodine does not appear in the milk until ninety-six hours after taking it; the iodide of potassium, given in doses of forty grains per diem, appears four hours after ingestion, and continues to be eliminated for eleven days. 4 Arsenic appears in the milk at the end of seventeen hours, and its elimination had not ceased after sixty hours. 5. Though one of the most insoluble preparations, the oxide of zinc is nevertheless...
Página 28 - ... mouth and nose with the hand, and inspires deeply and quietly. The patient should be seated while inhaling, as the peculiar effects of the remedy are produced almost instantaneously, and may occasionally alarm a nervous and hysterical female. These symptoms last but a short time, and with their cessation the pain almost invariably ceases. Two drops of the remedy may be given as a draught in water instead of by inhalation, but the results of the latter method are far more satisfactory.