A Dictionary of Medical Treatment for Students and Junior Practitioners

A Dictionary of Medical Treatment for Students and Junior Practitioners PDF

Author: Arthur Latham

Publisher: Sagwan Press

Published: 2015-08-22

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781296971632

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A Dictionary of Medical Treatment, for Students and Junior Practitioners (Classic Reprint)

A Dictionary of Medical Treatment, for Students and Junior Practitioners (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: Arthur Latham

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-07-12

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780259512448

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Excerpt from A Dictionary of Medical Treatment, for Students and Junior Practitioners I am much indebted to my colleague Dr. W. J. Fenton, who has kindly read through the manuscript and the proofs and has made a number of valuable suggestions, and to Mr. Cheers, of the Dispensary at St. George's Hospital, who has checked the various prescriptions given in the text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Dictionary of Medical Treatment for Students and Junior Practitioners

A Dictionary of Medical Treatment for Students and Junior Practitioners PDF

Author: Arthur Latham

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781230282299

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ... but if this leads to a quickening of the pulse to more than 80, the dose should be reduced. If thyroid extract is given, an excess of proteid food should be taken at the same time. Exercise, especially slow walking up-hill, should be prescribed in gradually increasing amounts. Where this is impossible, owing to the degree of fatness, massage should be substituted at first. Diet.--In some cases it is enough to give general directions with regard to the food (see below), but in most instances a definite diet should be laid down, such as Von Noorden's. In all cases the patient should weigh out the food he eats. The diet should not be too varied, and spices, pickles, &c., should be forbidden, as they stimulate the appetite. Hot water should be sipped an hour and a half before or after food, three pints being taken in twenty-four hours. Forbidden.--Sugar, milk, fat, farinaceous food, especially puddings, cooked or dried fruits; salmon, eels, mackerel, herring, and whitebait; pork, veal, duck, and goose; alcohol, malt liquors, and sweetened aerated drinks; thickened soups; much fluid at meals. Allowed.--Lean meat or fish (save those mentioned above); poultry or game (see above); 4 oz. of well-toasted bread or captain's biscuits, with a few pure protene biscuits; fresh vegetables; fresh fruit in strict moderation; saccharin. When alcohol is necessary it should be prescribed in the form of good matured whiskey; hock or light claret may be permitted. In slight cases, in which the obesity is not of long standing, or only amounts to a tendency, the desired result can usually be obtained (1) by limiting the intake of farinaceous food (not more than 4 oz. of bread being allowed) and fat, cutting off alcohol and sugar. (2) By taking sufficient time...

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