. The Journal of nervous and mental disease. arly as a sign of danger. The striking fact is that there has beenno objective observation which could serve as an index of theprogress of the treatment.^ Observations have been made upon fifty cases (Figs. 5-25).The pulse-rate was taken every four hours, before, during and aftertreatment. In making the graphs, averages of twelve or twenty-four hours were taken. The first two and one half days com-prise the period A-B before treatment, during which the patientwas kept comfortable by a suitable dose of Magendies solution.®The next period is the twelv
. The Journal of nervous and mental disease. arly as a sign of danger. The striking fact is that there has beenno objective observation which could serve as an index of theprogress of the treatment.^ Observations have been made upon fifty cases (Figs. 5-25).The pulse-rate was taken every four hours, before, during and aftertreatment. In making the graphs, averages of twelve or twenty-four hours were taken. The first two and one half days com-prise the period A-B before treatment, during which the patientwas kept comfortable by a suitable dose of Magendies solution.®The next period is the twelve hours after the Lamberts specificwas begun (Fig. 26). The end of the next period, C-D, representsthe end of the effect of Magendies solution given the first twenty-four hours. The period D-F is that during which the treatment was * Based upon fifty cases. ^ The treatment consists essentially in giving large doses of Belladonna(see Fig. 6) and very strenuous catharsis. ° One drachm in twenty-four hours usually sufficed (morphine gr. ii).. Figs. 5-15. Showing drop in pulse rate in morphine withdrawal andsubsequent rise.
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