Medical Analectic: A Monthly Epitome of Progress in All Divisions of Medico-chirurgical Practice, Volume 2

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G.P. Putnam's Sons., 1885
 

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Page 288 - GENERAL DIRECTIONS. Disinfection of Excreta, etc.—The infectious character of the dejections of patients suffering from cholera and from typhoid fever is well established ; and this is true of mild cases and of the earlier stages of these diseases as well as of severe and fatal cases. It is probable that epidemic dysentery, tuberculosis, and perhaps diphtheria,
Page 289 - if the material is not liquid, pour on sufficient water to cover it". Disinfection of the Person.—The surface of the body of a sick person, or of his attendants, when soiled with infectious discharges, should be at once cleansed with a suitable disinfecting agent. For this purpose Standard Solution No. 3 may be used. In diseases like small-pox and
Page 289 - should be permitted to leave the infected room until so treated. STANDARD SOLUTION NO. 4. Dissolve Corrosive Sublimate in water in the proportion of four ounces to the gallon, and add one drachm of Permanganate of Potash to each gallon to give color to the solution.
Page 154 - can be worn at all times, will not interfere with nature's necessities, will not corrode, and is lighter than metal. It will answer for all cases of anteversion, rétroversion, or any flexion of the womb, and is used by the leading physicians with unfailing success, even in the most difficult cases.
Page 288 - diseases, by destroying the specific infectious material which gives rise to them. This is accomplished by the use of disinfectants. There can be no partial disinfection of such material ; either its infecting power is destroyed or it is not. In the latter case there is a failure to disinfect. Nor can there be any disinfection in the absence of infectious material.^
Page 155 - Mellin's Food.—Dr. Eustace Smith, of London, physician to the Children's Hospital, and author of "Wasting Diseases of Infants and Children," says : " Mellin's food is by far the best of any with which I am acquainted. It seems to agree equally well with children whether they are healthy or
Page 504 - practical treatise on the examination of human and cows' milk, cream, condensed milk, etc., and directions as to the diet of young infants. By Arthur V. Meigs, MD,
Page 564 - daily charges for fifty patients, besides having cash department and complete obstetric records. There are also columns for the diagnosis of the case; or for brief record of the treatment adopted, following each name-space. Name of patient needs to be written but three times in a month. The book is seven and
Page 537 - well as over an area of the upper part of the chest, limited on both sides by a line drawn from the outer part of the clavicle to the junction of the third costal cartilage with the sternum. Examination of the cavity of the mouth revealed, about the middle of the right cheek, a small surface denuded of
Page 371 - alcohol is to increase the number of strokes, and instead of getting this rest, you put on something like 15,000 extra strokes, and the result is, you rise up very seedy and unfit for the next day's work till you have taken a little more of the ' ruddy bumper,' which you say is the soul of man

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