The treatment of anaemia and chlorosis by the chief iron preparations commonly in use / by Andrew Smart.

Date:
1893
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    Case XVIL—J. C, »t. 28, admitted to Ward 33 on April 8th, 1893, suffering from symptomatic anaemia. Her red corpuscles were 2,800,000 per cram., and haemoglobin 34 per cent. She was put on hipalatinoids (ferri sulph. exsic, gr. j., and sodii sulph. exsic, gr. f), three being given thrice daily. This was increased to first six and afterwards nine thrice daily. On April 20th there was but slight improvement, red corpuscles being 3,500,000 per emm., and haemoglobin 33 per cent. The ferri sulph. was given now alone, with the result that there at once was a marked rise in hsemoglobin, so that on May 3rd corpuscles numbered 4,300,000, and haemoglobin 60 per cent. Progress. R. C. Hb.o. April 8th, . . 2,800,000 34 per cent. „ 20th, . . 3,500,000 33 „ May 3rd, . . 4,300,000 60 „ Case XVIII.—M. F., aet. 18, admitted to Ward 33 on April 1st, suffering from symptomatic anaemia. The red corpuscles were 2,300,000 per cmm., and haemoglobin 22 per cent. She was given the hipalatinoids, three thrice daily, and in ten days corpuscles were 2,800,000, and haemoglobin 25 per cent., there being but slight improvement in the latter. The drug was now changed to the sulphate of iron, 8 grs. thrice daily, with the result that the haemo- globin increased markedly, being on April 26th 52 per cent., with corpuscles at 5,800,000 per cmm. Treatment :—(1) Bipalatinoids; (2) Sulphate of Iron alone. Progress. R. C. Hb.o. April 1st, . . 2,300,000 22 per cent. „ 11th, . . 2,800,000 25 „ „ 26th, . . 5,800,000 52 „ Case XIX.—Mrs G-., aet. 33, was admitted to Ward 33 on May 30fch, 1893, suffering from chlorosis. The red corpuscles were 3,300,000 per cmm., with the haemoglobin at 36 per cent. She was given ferri sulph. from the date of admission, and on June 30th the red corpuscles were 5,800,000 per cmm., with the haemoglobin at 60 per cent.; and on August 1st, when she was discharged, red corpuscles were 6,500,000, with haemoglobin at 72 per cent. Treatment :—Sulphate of Iron. Progress. R. C. Hb.o. May 30th, . . 3,300,000 36 per cent. June 30th, . . 5,800,000 60 „ Aug. 1st, . 6,500,000 72 „