Vol. 60, 1909 - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

194 . THE CHARLOTTB MEDICAL JOURNA).
the uterus is left distended with tampons of albuminuria is an abnormal molecular diuiodoform
or sterilized gauze. All this is de- resis, a hyperactivity of the epithelial tissues
fective and often causes infection. His of the kidneys, an exaggerated permeability
treatment consists in the injection into the of the kidneys. Such infants are poorly
uterus of a few cubic centimeters of strong developed, under-weight, have vascular'
carbolized solution, in cleansing the vagina aplasia, small hearts, and low arterial tenthoroughly
with speculum in place, and sion. They are subject to nervous sympallowing
no injection. Abortion should be toms, spasmodic cyanosis of the extremities,
treated in the same way. Injections are of and cold feet. There may be an incomvalue
neither before nor after abortion, plete development of the kidney epithelium.
The writer detaches the ovum with hisfinger, First, in changing to the uptight position
makes the same small injection of a strong there is vascular anemia of the glomerular
solution, and allows no injection. This tissue; then a rapid alHux of blood to the
procedure is possible only when the case kidney; lastly an excessive filtration of
has not been much handled. Infection urinary substances from the blocd. He excaused
by abortive measures should not be amined 750 children from the Children's
confounded with puerperal fever. When Clinic at Florence experimenting with the
there is infection already present with a re- position of lordosis. The author considers
tained ovum or only debris, we must first that orthostatic albuminuria is caused by
cleanse the uterus through the speculum hypotonia of the vessels in and neuroarwith
a small tampon soaked in carbolic acid thritic subjects, or in times of development
solution. Chloroform should be given for and circulatory disturbance. It is indethis
cleansing to allow of thoroughness and pendent of any renal lesion,
that dilation may be practised'. We may .
use both carbolic and peroxide of hydrogen
on small tampons, pushed up to the fundus.
Having made your cavity antiseptic, remove
Miscellaneous.
all debris with the nail. There is generally A Superior Laxative. |
no need of curetting. When infection /s j j,^^,^ ^^^^ Abbott's Saline Laxative \
present curetage sulBcient to remove debris, ^^^ ^^^-^^^^ -^ ^^ ^^ superior to any laxative
but not to wound the uterus is necessary,
i have ever tried. The more I use it the
Then cleanse the cavity with carbolic or
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peroxide on a sound: next push up to the
,endid, claiming that it does not gripe 1
fundus a small tampon soaked m creasote ^^^^ ^^^^ j^^ ^^^^^ ^^-^^^^^ annovance j
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and glycerine, 2 to S per cent. This cau- ^^ ^^^ feeling.
terizes but leaves no slough that will putre- j^ -^y Cobb M D '
fy. Use no other tampon or injection, and '
have nothing in the vagina. Creasote is an
admirable, nontoxic antiseptic.
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Samples of Abbotts Salines with complete i
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literature may be obtained free on applies-
Functional Albuminuria in the Infant.- ^ion to the Abbott Alkaloidal Company, ,
Mori
Chicago, 111.
(Riv. di Clin. Fed.) has investigated
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many types of functional albuminuria in Dr. Givens' Sanitarium for nervous and 'i
the infant. Alimentary albuminuria is the mental diseases at Stamford, Conn., has a I
most important. It frequently occurs with '