CASE II.
Mrs. C—— of K——, Æt. 80. Orthopnœa, with sense of oppression about the prœcordia. Unable to lie down in bed for some nights past. Anasarca of the lower extremities. Urine very scanty. Complaints of six weeks standing. Had taken sal. diuret. c. ol. junip.—Calom. c. jalap, et gambog.—Et ol. junip. c. ol. Terebinth. without effect.
Feb. 7. Infus. Digital. e. ʒiii. ad aq. &c. ℥viii. cochl. ii. 4tis horis. Ordered to drink largely of infus. baccar. junip. The third dose produced great nausea which continued ten hours, during which time the urine made was about a quart. The next day her apothecary directed her to begin again with it. The second dose produced vomiting. During the next twenty hours she made two quarts of water, about four times as much as she drank.
From this time she took no more of the infus. Digital. but continued the inf. bacc. junip. until about March 2d, when all the swellings were gone down, her respiration perfectly free, and she herself quite restored to her former state of health. On the 29th she had an attack of jaundice which was some time after removed; since which she has enjoyed a good state of health, excepting that for some little time past her ancles have been slightly œdematous, which will I trust soon yield to strengthening medicines.