The pocket formulary for the treatment of disease in children / by Ludwig Freyberger.

  • Freyberger, L. (Ludwig)
Date:
1914
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Credit: The pocket formulary for the treatment of disease in children / by Ludwig Freyberger. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CREOSOT. See GUAIACOL. CROTONIS OLEUM. See RICINI OLEUM. CUPRI SULPHAS. Symptoms: Violent attack of vomiting granular masses; colic ; tenesmus ; mekena; icterus ; convulsions ; dyspnoea ; small irregular pulse. Treatment: Egg albumen in water; milk ; ipecacuanha ; stomach-pump ; ferrocyanide of potash ; ice-water ; ice-pills ; vegetable charcoal; opium. No fat, oil, or vinegar. DAPHNE MEZEREUM (also Aroidese, Euphorbi- acese, and Ranunculacese). Symptoms : Dryness of throat; violent gastro-enteritis ; collapse; albuminuria. Treatment: Stomach-pump or apomorphine ; ice-pills; cocaine : opiate; oleaginous and mucilaginous emulsions ; bland diet; rest in bed. DIGITALIS PURPUREA (and Alkaloids, also Scilla, Convallaria, Adonis, Strophantus). Symptoms : Dryness of throat; vomiting; headache ; heavy dreams : eructations ; nausea ; diarrhoea; colic ; prostration; sleepiness; extreme retardation of pulse; dyspnoea; precordial anxiety ; coloured vision and scintilla- tion ; amblyopia ; deafness ; dysuria; death in a state of syncope, delirium, coma or convulsions. Treatment: Coffee ; wine ; cognac; nitroglycerine ; amyl- nitrite ; opium ; cocaine ; ice-pills ; restrict excessive drinking of water ; infusion of physiological salt solution. DOVER’S POWDER. See MORPHINE. ERGOTIN. Symptoms: (a) Acute poisoning. Loss of appetite; eructa- tions ; salivation ; dry throat; nausea ; vomiting; colic, diarrhoea ; pallor ; subnormal temperature ; cyanosis ; for- mication ; small, hard pulse ; muscular weakness ; headache ; vertigo ; prostration ; mydriasis or myosis ; slow pulse ; de- lirium ; anuria; unconsciousness ; coma ; death from paralysis of the heart or suffocation. (6) Chronic poisoning. Most of the former symptoms, only less pronounced, besides pain in muscles of back and ex- tremities ; toxic or clonic contractions, especially of the muscles of the upper extremities ; opisthotonos ; trismus ; laryngo-spasm and pharyngo-spasm, or spasm of the dia- phragm ; stupor ; dementia ; melancholia, or even mania ; loss of tendon reflexes ; dystrophy of the skin ; gangrene.