Observations on the angina pectoris, gout, and cow pox / by Gustavus Hume.

  • Hume, Gustavus, 1732-1812.
Date:
1804
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Observations on the angina pectoris, gout, and cow pox / by Gustavus Hume. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Ifltter instance, after evacuatinsc tlie bladder by a catheter, which should in many cases be preceded by a bougie, and ought not, in subjects advanced in life, to be too long de- layed, nor too early used for children or young boys, in whom this complaint fre- quently occurs, and shall give way in conse- (]uence of bleeding, clysters, and warm bath- ing, the retention arising from absolute local inflammation. I must here remark, that, though in advanced life a partial debility may be the general cause of this disorder, 3'et, from a diminution of insensible perspi- ration, other secretions, especially the urine, itaturally becomes acrid, though copious at times, and, if allowed to remain long in the bladder, shall irritate, and cause temporary- spasm. When this is the case, the body- should be covered with flannel, and a suffi- cient quantity of any emollient dilution must be drank, taking care that it shall not over- charge; and I have observed, that, in 2'>i'opor- tion