. St. Thomas's Hospital reports. instances subcutaneous injectionof morphia has been of use. Dropsical effusions.—The slight ccdema of the lower extrem-ities seen in the milder cases commonly disappears before thepatient comes under medical treatment. General ccdema dis-appears slowly during the administration of diuretics. Sco-parium and juniper have been found most useful for thispurpose in the naval hospital. In hydropericardium, paracentesis has, as far as can beascertained, been practised only three times, but in these casesthe withdrawal of the fluid produced no relief to the cardiacsymp
. St. Thomas's Hospital reports. instances subcutaneous injectionof morphia has been of use. Dropsical effusions.—The slight ccdema of the lower extrem-ities seen in the milder cases commonly disappears before thepatient comes under medical treatment. General ccdema dis-appears slowly during the administration of diuretics. Sco-parium and juniper have been found most useful for thispurpose in the naval hospital. In hydropericardium, paracentesis has, as far as can beascertained, been practised only three times, but in these casesthe withdrawal of the fluid produced no relief to the cardiacsymptoms. In hydrothorax and ascites the cflusion is rarelysufficient to call for operative interference. 4. Improvement of general health. This is effected by the ordinary measures, tonics, nutritivediet, and pure air. In the larger portion of the cases, however,there are no general constitutional symptoms requiring medicinaltreatment, but a liberal allowance of food ajssists the relief ofthe local manifestations. ENTERIC C6i^& re/erre// l^ Pa^es 42 an/l ^3. ENTERIC FEVER.
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