The natural history and relations of pneumonia : a clinical study / by Octavius Sturges.
- Sturges, Octavius, 1833-1894.
- Date:
- 1876
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The natural history and relations of pneumonia : a clinical study / by Octavius Sturges. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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![follows, of course, that many of these (it may be doubtful how many) are cases of no severity. I claim at least to have included in the list following {which is a ve7-batini extract) nearly all the crucial cases, and I ask what particular treatment do they illus- trate ? No. r 21 z 1^ o 22 24 36 37 48 51 61 75 C 86 89 95 96 105 First seen after rigor days 5 Pulse 130 148 120 120 120 120 120 104 120 120 132 120 120 120 Respi- rations 30 56 44. 40 36 48 46 56 66 dysp- noea hur- ried hur- ried 36 Treatment \ grain antimony every hour, ixfterwards every two hours. Antimony \ grain every three hours, afterwards nutri- ents. \ grain antimony every two hours, diuretics 5vj., wine, and nutrients. Salines, diuretics, c. colchi- cum wine 3iv., and nutri- ents. Salines, blister, nutrients. Wine 5iv. daily, liquid nu- trients ad /ziJ.,slight salines. Salines, strong beef-tea, wine l\w. Salines, shght diuretics, wine 5vi,, nutrients. Nutrients, wine gyj. Bled to .Ixij. on admission, \ grain antimony every two hours. Digitalis, laxatives, 3 leeches to side. I grain antimony every two hours, afterwards 12 leeches, wine Syj., blisters. Salines, 8 leeches, and after- wards blisters. Antimony ^ grain and diu- retics. Observations Rapid reco- very. Convales- cence not determined. Of intempe- rate habits. A debilitated i n t e m ]D c- rate man. A case of pleurisy, pneumonia i n t e r c u r- ring. Recovered rapidly. Very severe case. Rapid very. Record fectivc reco- de- Great ex- haustion and unusu- al action of heart. Very weak after subsi- dence of fever. A simple pneumonia.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21517149_0345.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
