The Medical Summary: A Monthly Journal of Practical Medicine, New Preparations, Volume 31R. H. Andrews 1909 - Medicine Edited by R.H. Andrews. |
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... increasing , and most diseases are becoming less fatal . Both mental and physical hy- giene will be the thing in the future . Peo- ple will leave the large cities and hike for the fresh air of the country , and millions will live the ...
... increasing , and most diseases are becoming less fatal . Both mental and physical hy- giene will be the thing in the future . Peo- ple will leave the large cities and hike for the fresh air of the country , and millions will live the ...
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... increased action of the peripheral circulation , the increase of blood in skin and mucous surfaces , is cer- tainly to be desired in the case of phthisical patients . We have , during the last two or three years , heard much of the ...
... increased action of the peripheral circulation , the increase of blood in skin and mucous surfaces , is cer- tainly to be desired in the case of phthisical patients . We have , during the last two or three years , heard much of the ...
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... to use his own judgment as regards the working of his remedies , and to increase , decrease , discon- tine , or introduce other remedies , accord- ing to his judgment , in relation to the spe- THE MEDICAL SUMMARY . 9.
... to use his own judgment as regards the working of his remedies , and to increase , decrease , discon- tine , or introduce other remedies , accord- ing to his judgment , in relation to the spe- THE MEDICAL SUMMARY . 9.
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... increasing . The case looked des- perate . The patient had heard of a case that Dr. W was credited with curing , and he was called in consultation . He pre- scribed nux and digitalis combined , and diuretic tablets ; but these had no ...
... increasing . The case looked des- perate . The patient had heard of a case that Dr. W was credited with curing , and he was called in consultation . He pre- scribed nux and digitalis combined , and diuretic tablets ; but these had no ...
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... increased metabolism ; uremia ; toxemia ; leuco- maines in the blood ; ptomaines in the cir- culation ; impaired functions of the gland- ular organs ; hepatic cellular degeneration ; faulty action of the hepatic functions in the ...
... increased metabolism ; uremia ; toxemia ; leuco- maines in the blood ; ptomaines in the cir- culation ; impaired functions of the gland- ular organs ; hepatic cellular degeneration ; faulty action of the hepatic functions in the ...
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Page 86 - FEW practitioners appreciate the exceedingly great value of agaricin as a remedy in night sweats, especially those of phthisis. The most profuse sweat is checked almost by magic, with a single dose. It operates by diminishing thirst and increasing the secretion of urine. The dose may be pushed to the extent of one grain in the course of twenty-four hours. The single dose for an adult is from one-eighth to one-fourth of a grain.
Page 41 - This morbidity, this mortality, increases in they intra-peritoneal, be they extra-peridirect ratio with the inexperience, the carelessness, the surgical uncleanliness of the operator. The expert recognizes at once the making of a false passage and institutes proper treatment. High surgical skill may convert (as...
Page 80 - ... small to be directly sutured to the larger fragment. 3. In fractures with many fragments or with comminution. 4. In cases of abnormal friability of the patella. It has been and is still extensively employed in...
Page 81 - ... patella is circumferentially looped by a ligature passed close to its periphery. This ligature is passed so as to be close to the periphery of the bone, so as to hug it, as it were. It is inserted in such a way that it lies imbedded in the substance of both quadriceps tendon and ligamentum patellae midway between their anterior and posterior surfaces.
Page 99 - If given during digestion, the acids and starch alter and weaken their action. Acids as a rule, should be given between the digestive acts, because the mucous membrane of the stomach is in a favorable condition for the diffusion of the acid into the blood.