35th. Vin. scill. ℥ss. o. m. &c. This produced diuretic effects.
44th. Tapped. Terminated fatally.
Obs. Here the medicine was continued till it ceased to produce diuretic effects; and these effects were not aided by any strengthening remedies.
CASE III.
George R——, Æt. 52. Ascites, general anasarca, and dyspnœa. His legs so greatly distended that it was with great difficulty he could draw the one after the other.
Infus. Digital. ʒiiiss. ad. aq. ℔ss. cap. ℥i. altern. horis donec nauseam excitaverit. Rep. 3tiis diebus. tempore intermedio cap. sol. guaic. ℥i. ter in die ex inf. sinap.
1st Day of taking it. Became sickish towards night.
2d Day. Made a great quantity of water during the night, and spat up a great deal of watery phlegm. The first dose he took in the morning has produced a sickness which has continued all day, but he has never vomited.
3d. Day. The change in his appearance so great as to make it difficult to conceive him to be the same person. Instead of a large corpulent man, he appeared tall, thin, and rather aged. Breathes freely, and can walk up and down stairs without inconvenience.
4th Day. Decoct. bacc. junip. and cyder for common drink.