The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ...

Cover The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ...
The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ...
Frederick Forchheimer
The book The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... was written by author Here you can read free online of The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... a good or bad book?
Where can I read The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ...
What reading level is The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:


Experience has shown us that catharsis is of enormous value in nephritis; hydragogue cathartics are invaluable — jalap, elaterium, the salines. Person- BRIGHTS DISEASE 447 ally I should not like to be deprived of them in nephritis ; water retention is relieved, but above all, various substances, such as urea, uric acid, phosphates, and, to judge solely by results, a large number of toxic bodies are eliminated by the intestines.
The action of diuretics depends upon the amount and structure of re
...nal secretory substance that can be affected by them. From what has been said, it is improper to make use of them in a routine way, because the diseased organ is so stimulated that harm may eventually be done. An exception to this is foimd in the use of digitalis, which, while it acts indirectly as a diuretic, gives rest to the organ in relieving abnormal circulating conditions. The other diuretics — diuretin, caffeine — should be used in emergencies, their eflRciency having been proved ; but the number of cases in which they are applicable is limited, and precise indications cannot be laid down for their use.

What to read after The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ...?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Frederick Forchheimer to read online
MoreLess

Read book The Prophylaxis And Treatment of Internal Diseases: Designed for the Use of ... for free

+Write review

User Reviews:

Write Review:

Guest

Guest