Remarks on puerperal fever / A.L. Peirson.

  • Peirson, A. L. (Abel Lawrence), 1794-1853.
Date:
[1831?]
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Credit: Remarks on puerperal fever / A.L. Peirson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    brown fur at the back part. Lochia; nearly disap- peared, flow of milk rather diminished. Passed a restless night partly from being disturbed by the noise of cannon, &c. Evacuations from the bowels rather frequent, small and fetid. On the 4th had some appearance of amendment, pulse 112, skin cooler and moist, tongue moist. Passed a tolerable night, and on the 5th expressed some feelings of amendment. Pulse 108, abdomen rather full, and when pressure is applied, complains of pain only from the vesication. Can lie on either side, but prefers to lie on her back. Has some de- gree of pain in the umbilical region. On the morning of the 5th, at four A. M. was seized with a rigor and coldness of the extremities, extreme nausea, with sour and bitter eructations, followed by severe pain in the hypogastric region, shooting up to the stomach. Pulse 160, very small and feeble. Countenance pale and sunken. Took ten grains of pulv. ipec, and after vomiting, 120 drops of acet. opii, had seven leeches applied to the hypogastric region, and renewed vesication of the superior parts of the abdomen. Pain was checked by the opiate, and ceased entirely after two hours. Nausea continued in considerable degree. It was agreed, in consultation, that she should take sulph. quinine gr. ij. every four hours, and intermediately at the same intervals, four drops of Fowler's min. sol., to be allowed brandy and water till the heat of the skin and fulness of ihe puNe prohibited Opiates pro