Volume 1

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

  • Yeo, I. Burney (Isaac Burney), 1835-1914.
Date:
1895
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Credit: A manual of medical treatment or clinical therapeutics / by I. Burney Yeo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    with some alkaline, antiseptic wash, such »a 5 per cent, solution of borax or sodium benzoate. .The follow- ing lotion may also be used every two or three hours : B/ Boraeis j ana drachmas quatuor (^iv). Glycerini j . ... Tinctune myrrhsB ... drachmas duas Uij). Aqure camphor** ... ad imcias octo (gviij). Misce, fiat lotio. or this:— R? Sodii henzoatis (vel salicylatis) . drachmas tres (5H]). Sodii bicarbonate grana centum (gr. c . Aqiuerosaj ad uncias decern (§x). Misce, fiat lotio. The above may also be used as a spray for the mouth and throat. Honey is to be avoided (as is mel boraeis), 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 carbolic acid (2 grains to the ounce). Solutions of sub phurous 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 subnitrate with chalk mixture may be given to check it. Forchheimer says small closes 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 bicarbonate 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 secured. If owing to the sensitiveness of the mouth the child refuses to feed, a tube attached to a funnel may be passed along the floor of the nose into the pharynx