Author : W. Braithwaite
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267418046
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Retrospect of Practical Medicine, Vol. 40 by : W. Braithwaite
Download or read book Retrospect of Practical Medicine, Vol. 40 written by W. Braithwaite and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Retrospect of Practical Medicine, Vol. 40: Being a Half-Yearly Journal, Containing a Retrospective View of Every View of Every Discovery and Practical Improvements in the Medical Sciences The plan I have invariably adopted, regardless of sex, age, or incubation of disease, has been to give an active emetic of anti monial wine, from half an ounce to an ounce, according to age to freely cauterize the throat with solid nitrate of silver to have a mustard poultice applied from ear to ear the feet and legs plunged in a hot bath and the patient confined to bed. After the emetic action has ceased, from three to five grains of calomel with five of compound extract of colocynth were given (or, for a child. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
