Pain and its indications : an analytical outline of diagnosis and treatment / by Edward C. Hill.

  • Hill, Edward C. (Edward Curtis), 1863-
Date:
1904
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Credit: Pain and its indications : an analytical outline of diagnosis and treatment / by Edward C. Hill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.

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    Sunstroke or Heatstroke.—Persistent; greatly increased by moving head. Treatment.—Cold affusions to head; cold bath or ice-pack if much fever. Cardiac Hypertrophy.—Enlarged and overact- ing heart. Treatment.—Aconite or veratrum viride inter- nally and cold water compresses to cardiac region. Exophthalmic Goitre.—Swelling of thyroid; exophthalmus; tachycardia. Treatment.—Absolute rest; aconitin 1/200 gr. every 3 or 4 hours if pulse tension high; digitalis in full doses if low blood pressure.—Jos. Collins. Acute Alcoholism.—History; odor of breath; irritable stomach and tremors. Treatment.—One-half dr. each of rhubarb and magnesia; also arom. spt. ammonia m. viiss., tinc- ture of camphor m. vi, tinct. hyoseyamus m. x, spt. lavender comp. q. s.—dr. i every hour.—A. A. Smith. Acute Mania.—Wild delirium and hallucina- tions with fever. Treatment.—Stomach washing and hypernutri- tion with milk, eggs, broths, or predigested food; mild laxative in morning; paraldehyd in even- ing; blanket baths; hospital treatment required. —Frank C. Hoyt. Drugs.—Alcohol, tobacco, ammonia, nitrites, nitroglycerin, quinin, salicylates.