A guide to the examinations by the Conjoint Examining Board in England, and for the diploma of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England / by Frederick James Gant.

  • Frederick James Gant
Date:
1899
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Credit: A guide to the examinations by the Conjoint Examining Board in England, and for the diploma of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England / by Frederick James Gant. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3. Mention the medicines contained in the Pharmacopoeia which are used as diuretics ; and state the doses which you would give. Write two prescriptions in full for diuretic mixtures. July 17 th. 1. A patient is labouring under general dropsy. What are the different conditions on which it may depend ? and what will be the probable state of the organs chiefly affected on examination after death ? How would you distinguish and treat such cases ? 2. What are the diseases characterised by the presence of pustular or vesicular eruptions in the skin ? On what do such eruptions generally depend ] 3. Mention the chief formulae in the British Pharmaco- poeia into which opium enters ; state the proportions of the drug, the doses in which the formulae are to be used, and the purposes for which they are specially adapted. Write a prescription for a draught to procure sleep. November 13 th, 1. Describe a typical case of Typhoid Fever, with its treatment. For what other diseases might Typhoid Fever be mistaken ? and how would you distinguish between them ? 2. Mention the chief morbid changes to which the valves of the Heart are liable. State the effects produced on the walls and cavities of the Heart by these affections ; and give the leading signs by which they may be recognised during life. 3. Indicate the medicinal qualities of the following pre- parations, and the class of cases in which they are used, together with the doses:—Ext. Ergotae liquidum ; *Tr. Digitalis ; Elaterium ; Zinci Sulphas ; Acidum Gallicum ; Extractum Belladonna? ; Plumbi Acetas; Hydrargyri Perchloridum ; Liquor Arsenicalis. 1876. January 22nd. 1. Describe a case of Bheumatic Fever, mentioning the complications which are most apt to arise ; and state how you would distinguish them, and treat them. 2. What is meant by tactile vibrations or vocal thrill ?