Dysentery
Categories: PRESCRIPTIONS.Sources: A Newly Discovered System Of Electrical Medication
Treat exactly as in acute diarrh[oe]a, except that P. P. should be
moved more over the colon and rectum than in diarrh[oe]a.
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Disorders Of Muscles And Bones
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Use the A D current, moderate force. Give general tonic treatment; then place P. P. with the feet, in a vessel of warm water, or place the sponge-roll P. P. at the soles of the feet, and treat the affected parts a few minutes with N. P., to quicken ... Drugs In Hypertension
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indicated in milder cases, except the throat continue troublesome, when more packs should be used. If the throat is well, the patient may leave his room by the sixteenth day, under the precautions given above. ... Dysentery
Treat exactly as in acute diarrh[oe]a, except that P. P. should be moved more over the colon and rectum than in diarrh[oe]a. ... Dysentery
This disease is caused by inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon and rectum, (the large intestine) generally confined to the lower part of the bowel. It is always painful. There is griping and straining in the lower part of the abdomen, an... Dysmenorrhea Painful Menstruation
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