URINE, 



485 



Ingesta. 



Egesta. 



Total, 258 233 10 



On the 16th of January opium was ordered in grain doses thrice 

 a-day. After a few days the dose was gradually increased, and 

 on the 31st of January the quantity amounted to half a-drachm 

 daily. The urine was now strongly alkaline, containing car- 

 bonate of ammonia, but no urea. It is probable that the urea 

 had been decomposed, and carbonate of ammonia formed before 

 the urine was voided. The patient sweated copiously, and his 

 weight was 2 Ibs. greater than when he entered the hospital. 

 The thirst was greatly diminished, and the ingesta exceeded the 

 egesta by about a tenth. 



Ingesta. 



