DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS. 



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• Treatment. — Give a pint of linseed oil or eight drachms of 

 aloes. Warm fomentations, succeeded by mild mustard applica- 

 tions, should be used over the loins. One to two drachms of the 

 tartar of antimony may be given. If the suppression continues 

 for several days, or if at any time the uraemic intoxication is ap- 

 parent, the secretion of urine must be excited. To do this digi- 

 talis, in the form of a decoction, should be repeatedly applied to 

 the skin. It must be discontinued as soon as the kidneys have 



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Fig, 126 — Inflammation of the Kidney— Chronic Form. 



commenced to act. It may be applied in poultices over the 

 region of the kidneys. The results of nephritis are atrophy, 

 hypertrophy, etc. 



HYPERTROPHY. 



This is an abnormal enlargement of one or both kidneys. The 

 condition may exist for some time without presenting any sign 

 of disease. The condition may be easily detected by placing the 

 hand well up in the rectum. A- case is on record in which the 

 kidney weighed fifty pounds, and Percival mentions a case in 

 which the kidney weighed upwards of one hundred and twelve. 



Treatment. — Such cases cannot be benefited very much, still 

 the carbonate of soda may be tried, in two-drachm doses three 

 times a day. 



