The British and Foreign Medico-Chirurgical Review, Or, Quarterly Journal of Practical Medicine and Surgery Volume 12 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1853 edition. Excerpt: ...to moderate traction, partly because its si/.e prevents it from easily traversing the vaginal passage, partly from a spasmodic action of the constrictor cunni, and partly because the membranes still remain in connexion with the uterus to some extent. Notwithstanding the pain it will cause, the entire hand must be passed into the vagina, so as to embrace the whole placeuta and bring it down.--Neue ZeiUchriJl fur Geburtskinde, xxiiii. 352. On Ferruginous Collodion. By M. Aran. Having observed the utility of the salts of iron in erysipelas, M. Arau, to facilitate their application, combined them with collodion, tunning a preparation which united the comprcssivc and astringent ell'ects. It consists of equal parts of collodion and Bestuchef's tincture (ethereal tincture of perchloride of iron). Spread on the skin, it forms a somewhat thinner pellicle than ordinary collodion, bul it is much more supple and resisting, so that the limb can be moved in any direction without the cracking which takes place when collodion alone is used. Its adhesion is also more prolonged.--Hull, de Tltcrap., xliv. 370. On the Employment of General Frictions in obstinate Chlorosis. By M. Axan. Tins disease is almost exclusively treated by iron, only some practitioners even adding to this good diet, exercise, and insolation. By others, iron is regarded is necessary for its cure as is quinine in ague, or mercury in syphilis; while not only is it, not indispensable, but in certain cases it entirely fails, exerting no iullueuce upon the affection, and if persevered in, inducing congestion of the viscera, especially of the lungs, which may give rise to htemoptysis. In a much larger number of cases, ferruginous preparations are well supported at first, and produce...