Volume 1

Napheys' Modern therapeutics, medical and surgical : including the diseases of women and children a compendium of recent formulae and therapeutical directions from the practice of eminent contemporary physicians, American and foreign / [edited by Allen J. Smith and J. Aubrey Davis].

  • Napheys, George H. (George Henry), 1842-1876
Date:
1892-1893
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Credit: Napheys' Modern therapeutics, medical and surgical : including the diseases of women and children a compendium of recent formulae and therapeutical directions from the practice of eminent contemporary physicians, American and foreign / [edited by Allen J. Smith and J. Aubrey Davis]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PERNICIOUS ANEMIA. KEATING AND EDWARDS. (Arc. Fed., December, 1887.) Arsenic is undoubtedly our main reliance in combatting this almost hopeless malady. Full and in- creasing doses of Fowler's solution may be administered with occa- sionally a favorable result. Iron is of secondary importance ; in this disease it has seemingly lost its almost specific powers, which are so well shown in cases of secondary anaemia or in chlorosis. Transfu- sion of blood or milk may be tried. Inhalation of oxygen has been recommended, but medicinal or therapeutic measures should be as- sisted to their utmost by careful hygieneic and dietetic regulations. CHLOROSIS. Eloy gives the following summary of the best treatment for this condition. The treatment should be chiefly hygienic, and associated with arsenic and iron. The hygienic treatment consists in the use of out-door exercise and baths, though he does not approve of the sojourn by the sea, but prefers residence in the mountains. Gym- nastic exercise, and those movements which tend to increase the respiratory capacity and develop the muscles of the thorax, are par- ticularly indicated. The diet should be carefully arranged ; only foods which are easy of digestion should be given. The medicinal treatment consists in the administration of small doses of quinine and the following pre- scription, particularly if constipation is constantly present: 1457- R- Phosphate of soda, ih drachms Phosphate of potassium, | drachm Red wine, 6 ounces Syrup of bitter orange, I ounce. A teaspoonful to a dessertspoonful after each meal. If the child is old enough to take bitter substances it may use the following: 1458. ]J. Tincture of cascarilla, ) Tincture of gentian, >• of each 1J drachms. Tincture of rhubarb, J To be used the same as in the case of the former prescription.