The Medical Age, Volume 5.E. G. Swift, 1887 |
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... weeks . One effect I have found from the use of antipyrin , is the lessening of nervous irrita- bility . In a case of tuberculosis , after using antipyrin , I began with quinine , and found it more of a tonic . In the case of scarlatina ...
... weeks . One effect I have found from the use of antipyrin , is the lessening of nervous irrita- bility . In a case of tuberculosis , after using antipyrin , I began with quinine , and found it more of a tonic . In the case of scarlatina ...
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... several cases in persons who had been under treatment for weeks , using mercuric chloride , acetate of zinc , sulphate of zine , aqueous solution of socotrine aloes ( which latter sometimes acts charmingly in the arrest THE MEDICAL AGE .
... several cases in persons who had been under treatment for weeks , using mercuric chloride , acetate of zinc , sulphate of zine , aqueous solution of socotrine aloes ( which latter sometimes acts charmingly in the arrest THE MEDICAL AGE .
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... weeks before coming to the city she had experi- enced a sudden pain on making some unusual exertion , and this had been followed by a sharp inflammation of the bowels , which on her ad- mission were still sore . Her tumor had a peculiar ...
... weeks before coming to the city she had experi- enced a sudden pain on making some unusual exertion , and this had been followed by a sharp inflammation of the bowels , which on her ad- mission were still sore . Her tumor had a peculiar ...
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... weeks offer an opportunity for providing against the day of need , which will almost surely come in all cases in which a high temp erature has prevailed . We possess , in a judicious selection and ap- plication of the antipyretics at ...
... weeks offer an opportunity for providing against the day of need , which will almost surely come in all cases in which a high temp erature has prevailed . We possess , in a judicious selection and ap- plication of the antipyretics at ...
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... week , he may have a little stale white bread or toasted bread with salt , in the morning and again at four p . m . Once a day he may have some soup made of milk and oatmeal . After continuing this treatment for five or six weeks it may ...
... week , he may have a little stale white bread or toasted bread with salt , in the morning and again at four p . m . Once a day he may have some soup made of milk and oatmeal . After continuing this treatment for five or six weeks it may ...
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