Cases of cholera collected at Paris : in the month of April, 1832, in the wards of MM. Andral and Louis, at the Hospital La Pitié / by James Jackson, Jr.

  • Jackson, James, Jr., 1810-1834.
Date:
1832
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Credit: Cases of cholera collected at Paris : in the month of April, 1832, in the wards of MM. Andral and Louis, at the Hospital La Pitié / by James Jackson, Jr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CASE XVII. St. Athanase, 26 Male Ward. Under care of M. Andral. Daily, aet. 49, slaterer, entered April 2d; says he leads a regular life, without excesses. On morning of April 1st, was taken with colic, which became violent and was soon accompanied with a watery diarrhoea and was followed by vomiting and cramps. Apr. 2d, 9£ a. m. Face livid, eyes hollow, encircled by a dark ring; skin cold; radial artery scarcely per- ceptible ; no urine since yesterday morning ; aphony. R Infus. Tiliae et Menth. a. a. Siii. Tr. Opii. 3 iii. Syr. Simpl. 3i. M. One spoonful every hour. Dry friction. 6 p. m. patient asleep ; when awakened, says he feels better; pulse at wrist thread-like; limbs a little warmed; some pain in abdomen on pressure ; aphony continues. Same potion without the opium, and with fifteen drops of iEther. April 3d, 8 a. m. manner calm ; eyes encircled by a dark ring; pupils natural; on raising the eyelids they fall as in a man sleeping; forehead, cheeks, nose cold ; skin in general slightly violet; hands, limbs, trunk warm ; tongue moist and white ; thirst continues ; pain in epigas- trium increased on pressure ; rest of abdomen less sensi- ble ; no nausea nor vomiting, stools constant and invol- untary ; pulse excessively small, 88 ; respiration 28, cos- tal ; no urine ; headache ; aphony continues ; cramps less severe and less frequent. Lemonade sweetened with Syr. of Gum. R Mist. Gum Arab. 3iv. Quinin. Sulph. gr. xv. iEther. Sulphuric gtts. xv. M. One spoonful every two hours.