THE GENERAL TREATMENT OF FEVER 



6yi 



No. 3 Diet. 



No. 2 diet plus fish, vegetables, raw oysters, sweetbread, tripe. 



No. 4 Diet. 



No. 3 diet plus meat, as pigeon, chicken, mutton, beef, and 

 rarely pork. 



Yomiting. 



Provide digestible food. Reduce the quantity. Feed per rectum. 

 Apply a mustard poultice over the stomach. Wash the stomach with 

 stomach tube and sodium bicarbonate. 



Diarrhoea. 



Examine the stools for foulness, undigested food, 

 faction, worms' eggs, parasites and treat accordingly, 

 good. 



Constipation. 



Give a mild laxative. 

 Enemata are useful. 

 Petroleum jelly is good. 



Give — 



excessive putn- 

 Salol is alwavs 



R Salol 



OI. ric. 

 Muc. acac. .. 

 Aq. chlor. ad 



OI2 grm. 



o'3o CO. 



090 CO. 



30"oo grm. 



Thrice daily 



Pure Air. 



Open air treatment is always good. 



Prevent draughts. 



Skilful nursing is required. 



Maintenance of Oxygen for the Blood. 



Keep the air passages open. 



Use the steam jet when there is laryngeal obstruction. 



A cold douche or bath is good with pulmonary collapse with children. 



Tracheotomy may be necessary. 



Sweating. 



This is of minor importance, but the patient should be washed down 

 with tepid water when the perspiration is finished and chills prevented 

 by suitable clothing. 



When there is a persistent dry skin with a high temperature then 

 induce sweating by hot drinks, blankets, hot bottles, &c. 



Renal Secretion. 



Apply large poultices over the loins every four hours. 



Dry cupping can be tried but it is less effective. 



Give fluids in sufficiency. Salines per rectum, i to 2 pints each twelve 

 hours. If children, seat them in a hot bath. If adults, foment the 

 abdomen. Test the bladder with a catheter. 



For Haemog'lobinuria, see p. 380. 



