American Medicine, Volume 23American-Medicine Publishing Company, 1917 |
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Page 21
... given a daily bath of a medium tempera- ture . A cold sponging over the spine after the bath may have a good stimulating effect . Alcohol rubs after the bath are a valuable adjunct in the corneal type of the disease . Children should ...
... given a daily bath of a medium tempera- ture . A cold sponging over the spine after the bath may have a good stimulating effect . Alcohol rubs after the bath are a valuable adjunct in the corneal type of the disease . Children should ...
Page 22
... given sparingly if at all and only once daily . During the acute stages of corneal ulcera- tion no meat should be given . Sugars of all kinds should be prohibited . Candies must not be given . Pastries of any kind should be prohibited ...
... given sparingly if at all and only once daily . During the acute stages of corneal ulcera- tion no meat should be given . Sugars of all kinds should be prohibited . Candies must not be given . Pastries of any kind should be prohibited ...
Page 42
... given in milk , repeated as frequently as may be required during the first two days ; if this drug is not well borne strychnine may be substituted . If relief is not then obtained , small doses of codein may be given . Irritation of the ...
... given in milk , repeated as frequently as may be required during the first two days ; if this drug is not well borne strychnine may be substituted . If relief is not then obtained , small doses of codein may be given . Irritation of the ...
Page 58
... given by mouth . Is the physiologic action of atropin as re- gards enuresis other than mydriatic and cycloplegic ? As a vasodilator , does it reduce the quantity of urine secreted , in such doses as usually given ? Apparently not ...
... given by mouth . Is the physiologic action of atropin as re- gards enuresis other than mydriatic and cycloplegic ? As a vasodilator , does it reduce the quantity of urine secreted , in such doses as usually given ? Apparently not ...
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... given . Cerium oxa- late , says Wilcox , resembles bismuth sub- nitrate in its therapeutic action , with the advantage over the latter , however , that it does not give rise to the unpleasant odor to the breath as does , bismuth ...
... given . Cerium oxa- late , says Wilcox , resembles bismuth sub- nitrate in its therapeutic action , with the advantage over the latter , however , that it does not give rise to the unpleasant odor to the breath as does , bismuth ...
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