An inaugural dissertation on pulmonary consumption.

  • Delafield, Edward, 1794-1875.
Date:
1816
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on pulmonary consumption. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    those evacuations. If the disease has been induced bv the long continued suckling of a vigorous child, by a deli, ite mother, another nurse mnst be provided, or the child must be weaned. If Scurvy or Syphilis have produced it, the proper remedies for those disorders must be employed. Our next object is to remove the debility, the cause of the pulmonary symptoms. For this purpose, Tonics are in- dicated, and at their head stands the Peruvian Bark. In the other species of Phthisis, this medicine has been much abused, but in the present one, its use is sanctioned by ex- perience. In the cases proceeding from Leucorrhoea, and long suckling, it is highly recommended by Dr Fothergill ; but he cautions us against persevering in its use, longar than while it is doing good ; and remarks, that if the breathing become more i ppressed, the cough dry, the pulse more quick and hard, and especially, if slight transitory pains or stitches about the thorax, are more frequently complained of, a perseverance in the use of he bark will increase the disease. If, in consequence of this increase of symptoms, we are obliged to desist in the use of the Bark, other Tonics must be substituted. The combination of bitter and tonic medicines in the Infus: Amar: of the dispensatories may be then usefully prescri- bed. Columbo, which is sometimes an ingredient in that formula, is particularly recommended by Dr. Thomas Per- cival, as not possessing any of the injurious properties of bark. The Elixir of Vitriol is also an excellent tonic, and may be usefully given at the same time with the remedies just