A Manual of practical therapeutics, considered with reference to articles of the materia medicaBlakiston, 1886 - 666 pages |
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... appears to affect invol- untary muscular fibres . Bromides and strychnine show an elect- ive influence upon the ... appear to produce beneficial results simply by acting upon the whole system . Medicines soon obtain the credit of being a ...
... appears to affect invol- untary muscular fibres . Bromides and strychnine show an elect- ive influence upon the ... appear to produce beneficial results simply by acting upon the whole system . Medicines soon obtain the credit of being a ...
Page xxi
... appears to do more harm than good . And this is so . Iron cannot be absorbed by an unhealthy mucous membrane , so it is harmful to dose patients with it until we have cleared out the bowels and restored the alimentary tract to healthy ...
... appears to do more harm than good . And this is so . Iron cannot be absorbed by an unhealthy mucous membrane , so it is harmful to dose patients with it until we have cleared out the bowels and restored the alimentary tract to healthy ...
Page xxv
... appears to follow this rational method . Medicated res- pirators are also useful . The patient inhales through the mate- rial in the respirator , and so draws some of it into his chest in a particulate form . Atomizing apparatuses for ...
... appears to follow this rational method . Medicated res- pirators are also useful . The patient inhales through the mate- rial in the respirator , and so draws some of it into his chest in a particulate form . Atomizing apparatuses for ...
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... appears to be restricted mainly to those cases in which all signs of active disease are absent or have been subdued by other means . In chronic cases its operation is often speedy and per- manent , but even in these it fails so long as ...
... appears to be restricted mainly to those cases in which all signs of active disease are absent or have been subdued by other means . In chronic cases its operation is often speedy and per- manent , but even in these it fails so long as ...
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... appears to reside in a crystallizable principle , Aloin . The testimonies , however , as to its purgative action differ widely . A solution of aloin , set aside for some months , deposits an uncrystallizable substance , denominated ...
... appears to reside in a crystallizable principle , Aloin . The testimonies , however , as to its purgative action differ widely . A solution of aloin , set aside for some months , deposits an uncrystallizable substance , denominated ...
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