Practical remarks on yellow fever / by G. Birnie.

Date:
1819
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    from febrile symptoms.'—R. Jalap. Pule. Comp, drach- > mam. ^ ] 8/^—From the date of last report, he appeared to , recover rapidly. He rested well last night, but does j not appear so well to-day as yesterday. There is no | decided complaint; but a languid, or comatose state of | the sensorium, with giddiness on sitting erect.—R. Pale. j .falap. Comp, drachmam. 19//i.__The cathartic operated four times yesterday, but without giving much relief. The giddiness and stu- por remained the same; the pupils were much dilated towards the evening; the pulse firm, full, but not fre- quent ; no heat of skin, no pain, no restlessness or nau- sea; the slightest pressure on the orbits, or exposure to the light, gave pain, though not very acute. At 6, p.ra. the head was shaved, and a large blister applied to it, which has acted well. He has slept very little during the night; this morning the pain in the eyes on exposure to the light, or pressure, is more acute.—/?. Jalap. Pule. Comp, drachmam. 2m, 9, a.m.—The cathartic operated several times yesterday, and brought away a considerable quantity of mucus, mixed with bilious matter. The action of th blister relieved the stupor and giddiness, but did not move them; and in the evening, he complained of the pain in the eyes shifting to the forehead, and becoming more acute; the pulse, though hard and full, was not frequent, and there was no heat of skin. He slept a good deal in the fore part of the night *, but at 4 o clock