The Western Journal of Medicine and SurgeryPrentice & Weissinger, 1846 - Medicine |
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... half a pint of blood from the nose . Discon- tinued attendance on the tenth day ; convalescence dating from the first hæmorrhage . Remarks . In the three cases here reported we have a type of fever prevailing , more or less in the ...
... half a pint of blood from the nose . Discon- tinued attendance on the tenth day ; convalescence dating from the first hæmorrhage . Remarks . In the three cases here reported we have a type of fever prevailing , more or less in the ...
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... half hour ; and that at each time the patient should be well dried , and covered until another application should be made . It was also directed that an iced water injection should be given every hour or two ; but three , however , were ...
... half hour ; and that at each time the patient should be well dried , and covered until another application should be made . It was also directed that an iced water injection should be given every hour or two ; but three , however , were ...
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... half a bushel of ice was used , with a very large amount of water - probably a barrel . Dr. Woodward saw the patient with us during the after- noon , and agreed with us that no medicine should be given , but a dose of oil for the ...
... half a bushel of ice was used , with a very large amount of water - probably a barrel . Dr. Woodward saw the patient with us during the after- noon , and agreed with us that no medicine should be given , but a dose of oil for the ...
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... half to five months advanced . After waiting the ordinary length of time and finding that no efforts were made on the part of the uterus for the expul- sion of its contents , the usual measures of an external and tangible character were ...
... half to five months advanced . After waiting the ordinary length of time and finding that no efforts were made on the part of the uterus for the expul- sion of its contents , the usual measures of an external and tangible character were ...
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... half a grain of ipecacuanha were administered . On the morning of the 19th I visited her , and was inform- ed that she had rested pretty well the previous night . Her pulse was rather frequent than otherwise . During the night she felt ...
... half a grain of ipecacuanha were administered . On the morning of the 19th I visited her , and was inform- ed that she had rested pretty well the previous night . Her pulse was rather frequent than otherwise . During the night she felt ...
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