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TREATMENT 



means of iodid of potassium. It lowers the blood- 

 tension of the artery, and also brings about a thicken- 

 ing and contraction of the aneurysmal sac. T., Bant- 

 ing, a treatment of obesity ; the withdrawal of carbo- 

 hydrates from the food and the use of a diet of nitro- 

 genous food. Barnes's Method: I. For placenta 

 previa : (a) puncture the membranes ; (b) apply a 

 firm binder over the uterus ; (r) tampon the cervix 

 and vagina ; (d) detach the placenta from its lower 

 ae ; (e) dilate the cervix ; (/) deliver at once ; 

 (g) introduce the hand and remove the placenta. 2. 

 Reduction of uterine inversion by first incising the 

 cervix on each side, so as to divide the circular fibers. 

 Barrier's Method of treating uterine inversion. The 

 uterus is grasped in the whole hand, and, using the 

 sacrum as a point of resistance, the cervix is forced up 

 against it. at the same time depressing the fundus with 

 the thumb. Baudelocque's Method of converting 

 a face-presentation into a vertex- presentation. The 

 hand is passed into the vagina and the thumb placed 

 in the mouth or on the chin of the child, while the 

 fingers are passed up over the occipital protuberance. 

 Pressure is then made by the thumb in succession upon 

 the chin, the fossae caninre, and the brow, the fingers 

 at the same time making traction upon the occiput. 

 The head is thus flexed. Baunscheidt's Method, 

 acupuncture by means of numerous needles fixed in a 

 framework, and which are forcibly projected by releas- 

 ing. Bergeon's Method ; the treatment of 

 pulmonary tuberculosis by rectal injections of hydrogen 

 | sulphid gas mixed with carbon dioxid. T., Bettman's , 

 ! See Subvolution. T., Bier's, of strumous joints ; 

 it consists in causing congestion of the part by ban- 

 Idaging and elevating the unaffected extremities. Bige- 

 ! low's Method; extension of the thigh in luxations 

 of the hip, with the limb at a right angle with the 

 body. Bird's Method of treating bed-sores con- 

 sists in the application of a constant mild galvanic cur- 

 rent. Bouchard's Diet for dilatation of the stomach. 

 Twelve ounces only of fluid at breakfast and dinner, 

 ind this must be non-fermenting ; red wines are 

 prohibited, but mineral (table) waters, water contain- 

 | ng one-third of beer, or a quarter pint of white wine, 

 1 >r a dessertspoonful of brandy, may be taken. No 

 irink is to be taken between meals. Bouchard's 

 Method of treating typhoid fever. The patient is 

 j>athed eight times each day, the bath in which he 

 Is placed being three degrees lower than the rectal 

 i emperature. The water is then gradually cooled 

 lown to 86° F. Every third day the patient receives 

 lalf an ounce of sulphate of magnesium. During 

 he first four days of treatment seven grains of 

 alomel are given daily in divided doses. During 

 he period of intestinal disorder a dram of naphthol 

 nd half a dram of salicylate of bismuth are given 

 i divided doses, and every morning and evening 

 le bowels are washed out with warm water contain- 

 |ig naphthol. Quinin is administered as required. 

 I Tie diet consists of broths, gruels, and lemonade. 

 >piates are given to allay delirium. T., Bou- 

 hardat's, of diabetes consists in a dietary which 

 Hows meat and fresh vegetables, but prohibits milk, 

 •tgar, and all substances rich in carbohydrates. T., 

 loynton's, the application of adhesive straps to ulcers 

 f the leg. T., Braithwaite's, for carcinoma of the 

 terus, consists in the continual application of chlorid 

 <" zinc to the affected part. Brand Method of 

 eating fever consists in immersion in a bath at the 

 mperature of 68° F., every 3 hours, when the bodily 

 mperature reaches 102 F. Friction of the surface 

 essential ; cold should be applied to the head ; 

 imula.its mny be administered after the bath, and the 





patient is put back to bed and dried between sheets. 

 The duration of the bath is from 5 to 15 minutes. 

 Brandt's Method of treating diseased Fallopian 

 tubes. It consists in attempting to empty the dis- 

 tended tube into the uterus by massage, rolling it 

 gently between the fingers of both hands. Bre- 

 mond's Method of treating syphilis. The patient 

 is placed in a box with his head out, and a spray of 

 numerous jets of steam containing particles of corrosive 

 sublimate or potassium iodid is directed upon the 

 body. Bronson's Method of preventive treatm ;nt 

 of syphilis. This has been worked out on a purely the- 

 oretic basis. Bronson believes that rapid disappear- 

 ance of the initial lesion may be caused, together with 

 the probable abortion or prevention of the secondary 

 stage, by hypodermatic injections of mercurial solutions 

 around and under the nodule on the penis and into 

 the substance of the inguinal lymphatic glands. 

 T., Brown- Sequard, the use of injections of testic- 

 ular extract. See Organotherapy. Bryant's Method 

 for treating fracture of the femur in children. It con- 

 sists in vertical extension of the legs. Both limbs are 

 flexed at a right angle with the trunk, and attached to 

 a bar above the bed. Buck's Method of treating 

 fractures by continuous extension by means of a weight 

 and pulley. T., Biilau's, for empyema consists in the 

 aspiration of the pleural cavity by means of a siphon. 

 Byxd's Method. See Artificial Respiration. Byrne's 

 Method ; reduction of uterine inversion by applying 

 pressure by means of a cup having a false bottom, 

 which advances, while counter-pressure is made above 

 by means of a bell-shaped cup, having a conical 

 plug, which serves to dilate the inverted cervix. 

 Cameron's Method, a method of treating foreign 

 bodies in the alimentary canal. See Cure, Potato. 

 T., Cantani's, of cholera: (a) The repeated intro- 

 duction high up into the bowel, at a temperature of from 

 100. 4 to I04 F. , of from 3 to 4 pints of water or 

 infusion of chamomile containing from 75 grs. to 5 drs. 

 of tannic acid and from 30—50 drops of tincture of 

 opium, at times with from an ounce to an ounce and a 

 half of gum arabic (enteroc/ysis) ; (b) the introduc- 

 tion into the subcutaneous connective tissue of 2 pints 

 of sterilized water, at a temperature of from 100.4 to 

 104 F. , containing in solution a dram of sodium 

 chlorid and 45 grs. of sodium carbonate (hypodermato- 

 c/ysis, subcutaneous infusion). Carr's Method of 

 treating placenta prcevia. It consists in detaching and 

 removing the placenta, and then removing the child as 

 rapidly as possible. Cohen's Method of treating pla- 

 centa praevia. It consists in detaching the smaller flap 

 of the placenta which passes over the os internum to 

 the side opposite from the main body, thus converting a 

 central into a lateral implantation. Cohen's Method 

 of inducing premature labor. It consists in passing an 

 elastic catheter between the membranes and the uterine 

 wall, and slowly injecting 7 or 8 ounces of warm water, 

 so as to partially separate the membranes. Cooper's 

 Method of extension in luxation of the thigh. The 

 parient is in the recumbent position. Extension is 

 made by means of a band passed around the thigh 

 above the knee, and a counter-extending band is 

 passed between the thighs close to the dislocated mem- 

 ber, and fixed in a line with the body. Copeman's 

 Method of treating pernicious vomiting of pregnancy. 

 It consists in dilating the cervical canal with the fore- 

 finger or with special instruments devised for the pur- 

 pose. The results are said to be good. Corbin 

 (Dr. Job Corbin), of Brooklyn 1 New York). Method 

 of treating diphtheria. It consists in the subli- 

 mation of calomel and compelling the patient cov- 

 ered by a temporary tent made of sheets, blankets, or 



