Practical remarks on some exhausting diseases, particularly those incident to women.

  • Eyre, James, Sir, 1734-1799.
Date:
1845
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Practical remarks on some exhausting diseases, particularly those incident to women. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    CASE XXIV. A. P., aged 22. August 13th, 1844. Married, hut had no family. Without known cause had suffered from menorrhagia to a great degree for five weeks. Though a very large fine woman, her strength was much reduced: pulse feeble. Pre- scribed quarter-grain doses, and she began to amend in a few days, after which half a grain was taken, with an occasional dose of 01. ricini, and these means soon restored her to health. She was dismissed on the 31st, and in November re- ported that she had since menstruated twice re- gularly. CASE XXV. H. M., aged twenty-eight. Aug. 22nd, 1844. Had borne three children ; weaned the last a fort- 6
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