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 +====== CASES FROM PRACTICE ======
  
 +{{anchor:​s2}}D. C. MCLAREN, M.D., MONTREAL
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 +{{anchor:​s3}}April 8th, 1881.
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 +//​{{anchor:​s4}}Bronchitis.//​ {{anchor:​s5}}—Miss B. aet 50, has been suffering for six weeks with Bronchitis under allopathic treatment. {{anchor:​s6}}Thought by herself and friends to be dying. {{anchor:​s7}}So weak cannot sit up in bed. {{anchor:​s8}}Entire loss of appetite. {{anchor:​s9}}Hectic at various times, both day and night. {{anchor:​s10}}Great oppression of breathing across upper part of chest. {{anchor:​s11}}Slight cough. {{anchor:​s12}}Breathing very shallow—large rales can be heard several feet away. {{anchor:​s13}}Expectorates large quantities of thick green mucus, which seems to accumulate in trachea and comes up without effort. {{anchor:​s14}}Pulse too quick and shabby to be counted. {{anchor:​s15}}Began treatment with a dose of //Nux vomica// 200 to antidote previous cough mixtures.
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 +{{anchor:​s16}}9th. {{anchor:​s17}}On awaking this morning was seized with faintness and great prostration. {{anchor:​s18}}Breathing very labored. {{anchor:​s19}}Eyes glazed and staring. //​{{anchor:​s20}}Stannum//​ 2c (J.), one dose.
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 +{{anchor:​s21}}10th. {{anchor:​s22}}Expectoration much diminished—breathing a little easier. {{anchor:​s23}}Pulse 90. {{anchor:​s24}}No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s25}}11th. {{anchor:​s26}}Another attack of prostration on awaking, worse than before. //​{{anchor:​s27}}Stannum//​ 2c (J.), one dose.
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 +{{anchor:​s28}}12th. {{anchor:​s29}}Improving. {{anchor:​s30}}No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s31}}13th. {{anchor:​s32}}Short,​ sharp cough. {{anchor:​s33}}Headache and flushed cheeks. //​{{anchor:​s34}}Bell.//​ {{anchor:​s35}}60M,​ one dose.
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 +{{anchor:​s36}}14th. {{anchor:​s37}}Improving. {{anchor:​s38}}No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s39}}15th. {{anchor:​s40}}Improving. //​{{anchor:​s41}}Hepar//​ 500, one dose.
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 +{{anchor:​s42}}16th. {{anchor:​s43}}Improving. {{anchor:​s44}}No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s45}}17th. {{anchor:​s46}}Convalescent. //​{{anchor:​s47}}Hepar//​ 1000.
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 +{{anchor:​s48}}25th. {{anchor:​s49}}Slight cough after exertion. //​{{anchor:​s50}}Hepar//​ 1000.
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 +{{anchor:​s51}}27th. {{anchor:​s52}}Has been up for several days. {{anchor:​s53}}Now working as usual about the house.
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 +//​{{anchor:​s54}}Diphtheria.{{anchor:​s55}}—//​ Miss M. L., aet. 14.
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 +{{anchor:​s56}}Sept. 12th, 1881. {{anchor:​s57}}Not feeling very well for past week. {{anchor:​s58}}At 11 A. M., in school had a severe rigor, came home blue and cold. {{anchor:​s59}}Quickly followed by fever, sore throat and headache.
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 +{{anchor:​s60}}5.30 P.M. Pulse 160, temp. 105°. {{anchor:​s61}}Face red and flushed, pupils dilated. {{anchor:​s62}}Tongue pinky white with prominent red papillae. {{anchor:​s63}}No appetite. {{anchor:​s64}}Throat painfully sore on right side only. //​{{anchor:​s65}}Bell.//​ {{anchor:​s66}}60M,​ one dose.
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 +{{anchor:​s67}}13th,​ 10 A. M. Had a very restless night with heavy breathing. {{anchor:​s68}}No appetite. {{anchor:​s69}}Headache gone and throat not so sore. {{anchor:​s70}}Right side of neck considerably swollen. {{anchor:​s71}}Mouth very dry. {{anchor:​s72}}Tongue red and hot; white posteriorly. {{anchor:​s73}}Patch of membrane on right tonsil, size of shilling, commencing on left tonsil. {{anchor:​s74}}No motion of bowels since 11th. {{anchor:​s75}}Pulse 140.
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 +{{anchor:​s76}}13th,​ 5 P. M. Continued improvement. {{anchor:​s77}}Pulse 120. {{anchor:​s78}}Temperature 103 4/5. {{anchor:​s79}}No sore throat. {{anchor:​s80}}Swallows well and appetite fairly good. {{anchor:​s81}}Profuse sweat came on this afternoon and lasted all night. {{anchor:​s82}}Watery coryza. {{anchor:​s83}}Membrane equal on both sides. {{anchor:​s84}}No medicine to-day.
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 +{{anchor:​s85}}14th,​ 10 A. M. Pulse 130. {{anchor:​s86}}Temp. 100 4/5. {{anchor:​s87}}Continued improvement. {{anchor:​s88}}Slept well. {{anchor:​s89}}Perspired all night. {{anchor:​s90}}Membrane loosening on left side; right is still solid. {{anchor:​s91}}Mucus membrane less angry and tumefied. {{anchor:​s92}}Coryza less.
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 +{{anchor:​s93}}14th,​ 5 P. M. Pulse 120. {{anchor:​s94}}Temp. 101°. {{anchor:​s95}}Has been coughing up pieces of membrane which on inspection find to have come from left side, as right is still firm. {{anchor:​s96}}Feels well and cheerful. {{anchor:​s97}}No soreness of throat or pain on swallowing. {{anchor:​s98}}No motion of bowels yet. {{anchor:​s99}}No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s100}}Sept. 15th, 10 A. M. Pulse 120. {{anchor:​s101}}Temp. 102°. {{anchor:​s102}}Coryza less. {{anchor:​s103}}Membrane nearly all gone from left side. {{anchor:​s104}}A good deal of heat of skin. {{anchor:​s105}}One dose //Bell.,// 60M. Bowels moved naturally during the day.
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 +{{anchor:​s106}}Sept. 16th. {{anchor:​s107}}Pulse 110. {{anchor:​s108}}Temp. 99°. {{anchor:​s109}}Membrane gone from left side and loosening on right No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s110}}Sept. 17th. {{anchor:​s111}}Pulse 100. {{anchor:​s112}}Temp. {{anchor:​s113}}98° Membrane almost entirely gone from both sides. {{anchor:​s114}}No medicine.
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 +{{anchor:​s115}}Sept. 18. {{anchor:​s116}}Pulse 80. {{anchor:​s117}}Temp. 98°. {{anchor:​s118}}No sign of membrane at all; slight redness of tonsils. {{anchor:​s119}}Tongue normal pink. {{anchor:​s120}}Lips dry. {{anchor:​s121}}Profuse epistaxis yesterday afternoon and again during the night. {{anchor:​s122}}Dismissed the case with a dose of //Bryonia// 2c (J.), to be taken at bed-time.
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 +{{anchor:​s123}}[The points of interest in this case are the marked direction of the disease, and its retrogression of cure—the critical sweat of second day—and a secondary crisis (?) by epistaxis on the sixth day.] //Orchitis —//A. F. P. 29.
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 +{{anchor:​s124}}Sept. 15th, 1881. {{anchor:​s125}}An allopathic physician, has been suffering more or less for last fortnight with swollen left testicle. {{anchor:​s126}}Yesterday pain grew so severe he almost fainted—took 1/2 gr. of morphia without any relief. {{anchor:​s127}}Today cannot walk on account of the excruciating pain when anything touched it; “ //sore as a boil,// if not worse,” he says. {{anchor:​s128}}Has read Bumstead on venereal diseases, and wants to know if I am giving him //​Pulsatilla?//​ {{anchor:​s129}}Prescribed //Hepar// 1000, one dose in water, to be taken several times during the hour and then discontinued. {{anchor:​s130}}In two hours was able to take a long walk without inconvenience. {{anchor:​s131}}Next day reported himself entirely //cured.//
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 +====== DOCUMENT DESCRIPTOR ======
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 +^ Source: | The Homoeopathic Physician Vol. 01 No. 12, 1881, pages 584-599 |
 +^ Description:​ | CASES FROM PRACTICE. |
 +^ Author: | McLaren, D.C. |
 +^ Year: | 1881 |
 +^ Editing: | errors only; interlinks; formatting |
 +^ Attribution:​ | Legatum Homeopathicum |
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