An introduction to hospital practice, in various complaints: being a clinical report of fever, gout, rheumatism, cholera, jaundice, erysipelas, insanity, &c., and diseases of the chest and heart. With remarks on their treatment and pathology / by C. J. B. Aldis.

  • Aldis, C. J. B. (Charles James Berridge), 1808-1872.
Date:
1835
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Credit: An introduction to hospital practice, in various complaints: being a clinical report of fever, gout, rheumatism, cholera, jaundice, erysipelas, insanity, &c., and diseases of the chest and heart. With remarks on their treatment and pathology / by C. J. B. Aldis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    Was attacked on the 8th, in the evening, with great pain, ex- tending from the axilla to the hip, accompanied with great diffi- culty of breathing, great tenderness on pressure in the left hypochondrium, with tension. Pulse 108, rather sharp; skin hot; tongue dry but rather cleaner, of a yellow colour; bowels much relaxed. Has been relieved by leeches. Hirud. xij. hypoch. sinistro. Rep. Pil. Cal. c. Ant. quartis horis, (Cal. gr. ij. Pulv. Ant. gr. iij. quartis horis), Enema Oleosum amplun vespere. R. Mist. Camp. Mist. Cretae aa. 3vi. h. n. et post singulas dejectiones repetend. Fotus Assidue. 14<th.—Bowels very much purged; motions passed involuntarily; abdomen still tense. The pills have been omitted. R. Mist. Gretas 3iss. Confect. Arom. 9j. sextis horis. 17th.—Was attacked last night with pain chiefly in the left hypochondrium. Emp. Canth. lateri sinistro, H. Salin. c. Vin. Ipecac, m. xv. sextis horis. Pulse very frequent; at present complains of difficulty of breathing; but the pain in the hypochondrium is relieved ; skin hot and dry; tongue furred but moist. R. Hyd. c. Creta, Ext. Papav. aa. gr. ij. sextis horis. Rep. Haust. Salin. c. Ipecac. 21 st.—Complains of great weakness. Is confused at night; the purging has returned; tongue clean ; pulse 90, soft; no pain in the right side ; inspires without difficulty. R. Mist. Camphorae 3iss. Confect. Arom. 3j. Tinct. Catechu 3ss. ter die. Omit. Pil. Arrow-root, with a table spoonful of port wine. 24th.—Tongue slightly furred; abdomen rather tense. R. Pil. Hyd. gr. v. hac nocte, Haust. Piment. c. Rhei, Pulv. gr. xv. eras mane. P. 26th.—Pulse 100; soft, small; skin warm, dry; tongue very slightly furred; three motions from the medicine yesterday, of a natural colour, but very offensive; no pain in the side.