Obstetrics for NursesReed, Charles B. (Charles Bert)
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Obstetrics for Nurses
Reed, Charles B. (Charles Bert)
Maternity nursing
_Uses._—Vomiting of pregnancy, seasickness.
_Dose._—2–10 gr. several times daily.
=Charcoal.= Administered in tablet form or as a powder between two
slices of buttered bread.
_Uses._—Acid stomach. Vomiting of pregnancy.
=Chinosol.= Nonpoisonous, nonirritating and odorless. Antiseptic
deodorant, styptic and analgesic. Dissolves instead of coagulates
secretions.
_Uses._—Antiseptic solutions for hands and sponges, deodorizing
wash for vagina post partum, intrauterine douche, wash for
gonorrhœa and cystitis.
_Dose._—For douche or hand solution 1:1000 or 1:5000. For dusting
powder, 1 part to 10 or 20 of starch, talcum, boric acid, or
bismuth subnitrate.
Chinosol will corrode unplated steel. It may be mixed with salt,
but not with soap.
=Choral Hydrate.= White crystal masses. Pungent in odor and taste.
Hypnotic, antispasmodic, antiseptic and analgesic.
_Uses._—Insomnia, eclampsia, convulsions, and to restrain
secretion of milk.
_Dose._—By mouth, 10–30 gr. By rectum, not to exceed 60 gr. In
infants 1–2 gr. by rectum in an ounce of water.
=Chymogen.= A preparation of rennin (10%) made by Armour & Company.
=Coagulen Ciba.= A physiological nontoxic styptic, prepared from the
natural coagulants of the blood. A 10% solution in water will
hasten the beginning and end of coagulation. May be applied to
bleeding surfaces directly, or given under the skin, into the
muscle, or into a vein. 3½% to 5% solution in distilled water,
should be sterilized by boiling 2–3 minutes. Do not filter.
Inject.
=Cocaine Hydrochlorate.= Anæsthetic, sedative, anodyne, anti-pruritic.
_Uses._—Vomiting of pregnancy, with _caution_.
_Dose._—Internally ½–1½ gr. Externally a 4%–10% solution in water.
=Codeine.= Alkaloid of opium. Less narcotic than morphine.
_Uses._—After-pains and pain of over-distended breasts.
_Dose._-¼–1½ gr. by mouth. ¼–¾ gr. hypodermically.
=Compound Licorice Powder.= _See Senna._
=Condylomata.=
_Use_—
℞ Acid. Salicyl. gr. x
Acid Boric. gr. xxx
Calomel. ʒ i
M.
Sig.: Apply twice daily.
=Digitalis.= Cardiac tonic. Diuretic. Stimulant.
_Uses._—Weak heart. Syncope. Collapse.
_Dose._—For adult: of the tincture, 5–15 ♏︎, fl. ext. 1–3 ♏︎, ext.
gr. 1/6½.
_Digipuratum._ A preparation of digitalis from which the inactive
substances have been removed. It is used in the same conditions as
digitalis.
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