Volume 1

A manual of medical treatment, or, Clinical therapeutics / by I. Burney Yeo.

Date:
1902
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Credit: A manual of medical treatment, or, Clinical therapeutics / by I. Burney Yeo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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

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    tip of the finger, and then cleanse tlie cavity of the mouth with some alkaline, antiseptic wash, such as a 5 per cent, solution of borax or sodium benzoate. The following lotion may also be used every two or three hours :— ^ Boracis .*\ drachmas quatuor (jiv). Glycerim ) Tinctaraj myrrhffi ... drachmas diias (31]). Aquo3 camphora) ... ad uncias octo (gviij). ; Misce, fiat lotio. or this : Sodii benzoatis drachmas tres (311]). Sodii bicarbonatis grana centum (gr. c). Aqiia3 rosaj ; ad uncias decern (^x). Misce, fiat lotio. The above may also be used as a spray for the mouth and fchroat. Honey is to be avoided (as in mel boracis), since it may aggravate acid fermentation. In obstinate cases the patches (after wiping) may be touched with a solution of argentic nitrate (1 to 2 per cent.), or cupric sulphate (2 grains to the ounce), or cax^bolic acid (2 grains to the ounce). Solutions of sulphurous acid and of salicylic acid, and even of glycerine alone, have been found useful. If there should be diarrhoea, as is not uncommon, small doses of bismuth carbonate with chalk mixture may be given to check it, Forchheimer says small doses of calomel act like a specific in intestinal troubles due to this parasite. With infants, whenever it is possible, a wet nurse should be preferred to artificial feeding. If this is impracticable great care must be observed in the preparation of the infant's food—sterilised cow's milk mixed with a little lime water or a small quantity of a 5 per cent, solution of sodium bicar- bonate should be used so as to insure its having an alkaline reaction. Care should also be taken that the bottle, the nipple, and any vessels used in the preparation of the food are thoroughly clean. Plenty of fresh air and good sanitary surroundings should be