A reference hand-book for nurses

Name: A reference hand-book for nurses
Author: Beck, Amanda K. (Amanda Kathryn)

Beck, Amanda K. (Amanda Kathryn)

Nursing

=Tenicides.=—Medicines which kill the tapeworm.
    =Tonics.=—Medicines which permanently increase the systemic
            tone by stimulating nutrition.

    =Vermicides.=—Medicines which kill intestinal worms.
    =Vermifuges.=—Medicines which cause the expulsion of
            intestinal worms.
    =Vesicatories.=—Blisters.




ROMAN NUMERALS.


        I—   1
       II—   2
      III—   3
       IV—   4
        V—   5
       VI—   6
      VII—   7
     VIII—   8
       IX—   9
        X—  10
       XI—  11
      XII—  12
     XIII—  13
      XIV—  14
       XV—  15
      XVI—  16
     XVII—  17
    XVIII—  18
      XIX—  19
       XX—  20
      XXX—  30
       XL—  40
        L—  50
       LX—  60
      LXX—  70
     LXXX—  80
       XC—  90
        C— 100
        D— 500
        M—1000




POPULAR AND OFFICIAL NAMES OF MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS.


    =Baking soda=       Sodium bicarbonate.      Sodii bicarbonas.
    =Basham’s mixture=  Solution of iron and     Liquor ferri et
                              ammonium acetate.      ammonii acetatis.
    =Blaud’s pills=     Pills of iron carbonate. Pilulæ ferri
                                                        carbonatis.
    =Blue mass= or      Mass of mercury.         Massa hydrargyri.
       =blue pill=.
    =Blue ointment=     Ointment of mercury.     Unguentum hydrargyri.
    =Borax=             Sodium borate.           Sodii boras.
    =Brown mixture=     Compound licorice        Mistura glycyrrhizæ
                                mixture.                compositæ.
    =Calomel=           Mild chlorid of mercury. Hydrargyri chloridum
                                                        mite.
    =Castor oil=                                 Oleum ricini.
    =Cod-liver oil=                              Oleum morrhuæ.
    =Corrosive=         Corrosive chlorid of     Hydrargyri chloridum
       =sublimate.=        mercury.                corrosivum.
    =Cream-of-tartar=   Potassium bitartrate.    Potassii bitartras.
    =Croton oil=                                 Oleum tiglii.
    =Dover’s powder=    Powder of ipecac and     Pulvis ipecacuanhæ
                                opium.                  et opii.
    =Epsom salt=        Magnesium sulphate.      Magnesii sulphas.
    =Fowler’s solution= Solution of potassium    Liquor potassii
                               arsenite.                arsenitis.
    =Glauber’s salt=    Sodium sulphate.         Sodii sulphas.
    =Gum Arabic=                                 Acacia.
    =Heroin=            Diethylmorphin
                                hydrochlorid.
    =Hive syrup=        Compound syrup of        Syrupus scillæ
                                squills.              compositus.
    =Hoffmann’s=        Compound spirit of       Spiritus ætheris
       =anodyne.=          ether.                  compositus.
    =Huxham’s=          Compound tincture of     Tinctura cinchonæ
        =tincture.=        cinchona.

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A reference hand-book for nurses

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