A treatise on the varieties, pathology, and treatment of dysentery / by W.E. O'Brien.

  • O'Brien, W. E.
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[1866]
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Credit: A treatise on the varieties, pathology, and treatment of dysentery / by W.E. O'Brien. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    ministered daily or oftencr if necessary so lono’ as the V t/ O pain straining and other symptoms of inflammation Avere present; at the same time tAA'enty d^:ops of theiim- : riated tincture of iron Avith three or fiye grains of qvd- I nine cyery sixth hour. Six or eight ounces of lime [ juice AA’ere alloAved eyery tAyenty four hours. A scruple ; of the citrate of iron Avas sometimes added to the lime 1 I juice, the muriated tincture being omitted for the time, I i The diet at first consisted of beef tea, chicken jelly, arroAAU’oot and port-Ayine ; after a fcAv days Avdien the di- , gestiye poAvers yrere improved, well cooked animal and A'egetable substances were gradually added. In this, as well as, in other forms of dysentery that lasted for some time, the gastric juice appears to be secreted in such small quantity, that solid food is not i acted on but passes through the bowels unaltered caus- ! ing irritation and retarding the patient’s recovery. Port t Avine was given according to the amount of depression, 3 from eight ounces to a bottle daily. Morphia was given