An inaugural dissertation on the influenza / [Robert Johnston].

  • Johnston, Robert
Date:
1793
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Credit: An inaugural dissertation on the influenza / [Robert Johnston]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [31 7 lungs, &c. but often. brings.on a. falutary per{piration over the whole body; a copious fecretion of mucus in the bronchix, fauces, and nofe; and in this, anticipating or allifting nature in her own way. in bringing « on. a mild foe. lution ofthe difeafe. It will therefore be beft to limit full vomiting to the firft {tage of the complaint, and after- wards to fupply-itsplace by emetic medicines in {mall do- {es, frequently repeated, fo.asto keep up a. pretty con- ftant naufea : for which purpofe the gum ammoniac, anti- monial wine, or emetic tartar is ufually. prefcribed; and, though any. one. of them, will, anfwer tolerably well, the latter being copioufly diluted, and fre- quently given in {mall quantity, feems.to have been at- tended with the happieft effects, by rendering the bowels moderately open, and keeping up a gentle diaphoretis(49)- «¢ This medicine. adminiftred i inthis manner [in the opi- nion of Doétor James Carmichael Smyth] , had alfo.a ve-. ry. remarkable effect.in bringing on.a.remiffion of the fe- brile. fymptoms, and in accelerating the termination, of the difeafe.?? Be caee the Jong continued ufe of antimonials (50), or of naufeating medicines of any: kind, isaptat length, to, debilitate yi ftomach fo, much as to render it in a good meafure, incapable of retaining food, drink, or medicines, and this, perhaps, at.a time when they are moft needful. Thefe medicines likewife foon loofe their fudorific power over the fyftem, and; as Dr Donald Monro affures us, even James’s celebrated febrifuge powders have occafion- edfuch a purging as to ha/ten the patients ta their: gravese. (49) “All attempts to force /weat appear to have done more harm.than good,’* Lond: Med. Trans. Vol. 3. page 72. (50) ‘Large dofes of antimonials, or even finaller ones too frequently. repeated, have fometimes. mnnee on evacuations, which entirely funk the patient.’ Lind: on het climates, , page 261. And; ’ On-the fame fabjec, fee-Dr. D. Monro’s: Obferv. vole2. Ps 1% and 15—alfo Dickinfon on fevers P. 115.
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