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... reference to the nature of a disease , and sometimes greatly modify our diagnosis and influence our plan of treatment . Really trustworthy information on these points , however , is often difficult to be obtained , and the attempt to ...
... reference to the nature of a disease , and sometimes greatly modify our diagnosis and influence our plan of treatment . Really trustworthy information on these points , however , is often difficult to be obtained , and the attempt to ...
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... reference to it you must ascertain how many teeth the child has , and which they are - whether they were cut easily or with difficulty , the age at which teething commenced , and the time that has elapsed since any fresh teeth appeared ...
... reference to it you must ascertain how many teeth the child has , and which they are - whether they were cut easily or with difficulty , the age at which teething commenced , and the time that has elapsed since any fresh teeth appeared ...
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... reference to the general principles which should govern us in resorting to depletion at all . 1st . It should be remembered that large losses of blood are worse borne by the child than by the adult ; that if syncope is produced , its ...
... reference to the general principles which should govern us in resorting to depletion at all . 1st . It should be remembered that large losses of blood are worse borne by the child than by the adult ; that if syncope is produced , its ...
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... twice in the twenty - four hours . In addition to these general precautions with reference to the mode of administering opium , special care is needed in its employ- AND APPLICATION OF BLISTERS . 21 ment in some conditions.
... twice in the twenty - four hours . In addition to these general precautions with reference to the mode of administering opium , special care is needed in its employ- AND APPLICATION OF BLISTERS . 21 ment in some conditions.
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... reference to each it might be pointed out how its employment requires to be more or less modified according to the age of the patient . But to do this would be more tedious than profitable , and the majority of details will find their ...
... reference to each it might be pointed out how its employment requires to be more or less modified according to the age of the patient . But to do this would be more tedious than profitable , and the majority of details will find their ...
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abdomen adult affection appearance arachnoid attack attended auscultation become blood bowels brain breathing bronchi bronchial bronchitis calomel catarrh cause cerebral character chest child childhood chorea coma condition congestion considerable constipated continued convulsions cord cough course croup death degree dentition depletion deposit diarrhoea diphtheria disease disorder disturbance doses drowsiness dura mater dyspnoea early effusion epilepsy excited existed extreme false membrane fatal fever fluid frequent glands glottis hæmorrhage head hooping-cough hydrocephalus increase infant inflammation instances intestines irritation larynx less lungs measles mischief months morbid mucous mucous membrane nature nervous system notice observed occasionally occur organs pain paroxysms patient peculiar phthisis pia mater pleurisy pneumonia present pulse quantity remedies respiration result scarlatina scarlet fever seems seldom severe side skin slight softening sometimes spinal stage stomach substance suffering supervene surface symptoms takes place tion tracheotomy treatment tubercle tubercular ulceration urine usually ventricles vomiting weeks
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