. A text-book of practical therapeutics, with especial reference to the application of remedial measures to disease and their employment upon a rational basis . fected may be resorted to. The iodide oflithium is commonly employed in the strength of 5 per cent, in thesecases. The strength of the current depends upon the size of the elec-trodes and the sensations of the patient. It is not necessary to use astronger current than the patient can bear with comfort. LAVAGE. This is a term applied to washing out of the stomach in cases ofgastric dilatation, chronic gastritis, and more rarely in cases
. A text-book of practical therapeutics, with especial reference to the application of remedial measures to disease and their employment upon a rational basis . fected may be resorted to. The iodide oflithium is commonly employed in the strength of 5 per cent, in thesecases. The strength of the current depends upon the size of the elec-trodes and the sensations of the patient. It is not necessary to use astronger current than the patient can bear with comfort. LAVAGE. This is a term applied to washing out of the stomach in cases ofgastric dilatation, chronic gastritis, and more rarely in cases of gastriccarcinoma. It is particularly valuable in the two first-named condi- LAVAGE. 525 tions, not merely for its curative power, but also to rid the stomach ofmucus and render it clean before fresh food is ingested. The liquid employed should always be warmed. For an adulta tube should be used of at least four and a half to five feet in length,of which eighteen inches pass into the mouth, the remaining portionreaching to the basin when lowered to allow siphonage. The ques-tion as to the variety of tube to be employed is a vital one, since a Fig. The stomach-tube having been the funnel is filled from a pitcher and elevated to urgethe water into the viscus. poorly devised apparatus not only gives no relief, but disgusts boththe patient and the physician with the technique of the method. Thetube should be more like a hollow bougie than a catheter, in orderthat its calibre may be great enough to carry off some of the semi-solid materials present. If this rule is not followed, two evil resultsfollow: In the first place, the tube and its apertures rapidly, or even 526 REMEDIAL MEASURES OTHER THAN DRUGS. at once, become clogged; secondly, the liquid is drained away leav-ing behind a mass which is semisolid, to be sure, and less bulky, butwhich is nevertheless the quintessence of the nastiness of fermentation,and quite as qualified to contaminate any fresh food on its entranc
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