A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 61
... differ in length , force , and char- acter . In an intermittent pulse , a beat is now and then lost , the rhythm being otherwise regular . The inter- mittency may occur at regular intervals , as every tenth or twentieth beat may be lost ...
... differ in length , force , and char- acter . In an intermittent pulse , a beat is now and then lost , the rhythm being otherwise regular . The inter- mittency may occur at regular intervals , as every tenth or twentieth beat may be lost ...
Page 94
... differing in degree , and in the time required to produce them . There are three ways of introducing medicine through the skin , known respectively as the enepidermic , the epi- dermic , and the endermic methods . In the first , the ...
... differing in degree , and in the time required to produce them . There are three ways of introducing medicine through the skin , known respectively as the enepidermic , the epi- dermic , and the endermic methods . In the first , the ...
Page 103
... differ with the con- sistence of the fluid and the shape of the edge over which they are poured , so that they can be with the greatest care only approximate measures . A minim , the smallest accurate liquid measure , is equivalent to ...
... differ with the con- sistence of the fluid and the shape of the edge over which they are poured , so that they can be with the greatest care only approximate measures . A minim , the smallest accurate liquid measure , is equivalent to ...
Page 138
... differ . Hot or cold water will naturally ex- cite the intestines to more vigorous action than water of the same temperature as the body . Either may be used without inconvenience to the patient . The daily injection of a pint of cold ...
... differ . Hot or cold water will naturally ex- cite the intestines to more vigorous action than water of the same temperature as the body . Either may be used without inconvenience to the patient . The daily injection of a pint of cold ...
Page 158
... those delicate organs . Liniments differ from lotions in their mode of appli- cation , being rubbed in until the part is dry . Lini- ments usually contain poisonous ingredients , and must be used 158 A TEXT - BOOK OF NURSING .
... those delicate organs . Liniments differ from lotions in their mode of appli- cation , being rubbed in until the part is dry . Lini- ments usually contain poisonous ingredients , and must be used 158 A TEXT - BOOK OF NURSING .
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Page 132 - Carrageen moss, pour over it two cups of boiling water, and let it stand where it will keep hot, but not boil, for two hours.