Aids to rational therapeutics : with U. S. A. pharmacopoeia equivalents / by Ralph Winnington Leftwich.

  • Leftwich, Ralph Winnington, 1849-1919
Date:
1918
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Credit: Aids to rational therapeutics : with U. S. A. pharmacopoeia equivalents / by Ralph Winnington Leftwich. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Catarrh of the Bile Duct. This is generally an extension of duodenal catarrh, and is treated in the same way. It is the commonest cause both of a “ bilious attack ” and of catarrhal jaundice, which is much the same thing in a chronic form. The former is very liable to recur, and to prevent this the patient should take the following pill once a week: R Pil. Hydrarg. . . . . gr. iss. Pil. Colocynth. Co. . . . . . . ad gr. v. Ft. Pil. Some patients may find that two pills are required. Catarrh of Pancreatic Duct. This, if diagnosed, which is difficult, must have the same treatment. Catarrhal Jaundice. The treatment is the same as that for duodenal catarrh, but the mixture requires modification, so as to correct the intestinal decomposition which often accompanies it. Thus: R Bismuth. Salicylat. . . . . 5ii• SodiiBicarb. . . . . . . §ss. 01. Creasoti . . . . . . fl\xx. Pulv. Trag. Co. . . . . . . q.s. Aq. Cinnamom. . . . . ad §vi. AI. One tablespoonful every four hours. This will also relieve the flatulence. The patient should be in bed on a milk diet, but drinking also large quantities of water. If vomiting should set in, the mixture must be replaced tem¬ porarily by the following: