Annual and analytical cyclopaedia of practical medicine . at pres-ent these noxious bodies cannot be sep- arated, and therefore extreme care mustbe taken in the use of the drug. Most ofthe bad symptoms will pass off when thedrug is stopped, and require no furthertreatment, but if the prostration thatmay occur is severe, suitable remedies tocounteract this condition should be ac-tively employed. [Marie (La Presse Med., Oct. 9, 97)notes a curious symptom caused bythyroid treatment, namely: excessivethirst; the thirst was so great that thetreatment had to be stopped; on theother hand, however, Br


Annual and analytical cyclopaedia of practical medicine . at pres-ent these noxious bodies cannot be sep- arated, and therefore extreme care mustbe taken in the use of the drug. Most ofthe bad symptoms will pass off when thedrug is stopped, and require no furthertreatment, but if the prostration thatmay occur is severe, suitable remedies tocounteract this condition should be ac-tively employed. [Marie (La Presse Med., Oct. 9, 97)notes a curious symptom caused bythyroid treatment, namely: excessivethirst; the thirst was so great that thetreatment had to be stopped; on theother hand, however, Briquet (La PresseMed., Oct. 9, 97) relates a case wheretreatment cured the excessive thirstwliich had existed previously. But sucha symptom is anomalous whether beforeor after treatment, and therefoie of butslight significance. William Osler andRupert Norton.] (See also Thyroid Extract in Axi-MAL Extracts, volume i.) The treatment, as far as we can nowsee, must be continued on and offthrough life. William Oslek, Baltimore. EuPEET jSTorton, Washington. i. R 712 A1A7 c. 1 GERSTS Annual and analytical>yclopaedia of practical medicine


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