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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908. Excerpt: ... INDEX Abdomen, preparation for examination, 135; operations on, 189, 190, 192-193, 194-195. Abdominal compresses, see Compresses. Ablution, 94-95. Abortion, threatened, 204, 205. Abstinence symptoms, 315-316, 359. See also Drug habitue1. Abusive patients, 265-266. Accidents, see Emergencies. Acid burns, 154; poisons, 163. Acts, impulsive, 302, 318, 340. See also Ideas, imperative. Acute mania, see Manic-depressive in-sanity. Addison's disease, 141. Administration of Medicines, see Medi-cines. Adornment of wards, see Wards. Affusion, 96, 171. Aged patients, see Senile insanity. Air, composition, 61; nature's means of purification, 62. See also Ventilation. Alcohol, use of, in employees, 19; ad-ministration to patients, 19, 27. Alcoholic delusional insanity, 312-314. Alcoholic habitue, see Drug habitue. Alcoholism, acute, 310-311; chronic, 311. Alienation, 287. Alkali, burns, 154; poisoning, 163. Almshouse, patients conveyed from, 394. Altruist, 251, 274. "Americanitis," 344. Amnesia, 297. Amusement of patients, 22, 29, 33, 51, 58-59, 210, 213-222, 354. See also Occupation of patients. Anemia, 97, 98,108,225,307, 368. Anesthesia, 186-191, 206, 303, 304, 366. Anesthetics, 149, 186; local, 191. Angina pectoris, 103, 181. Anorexia, 136. Antidotes for poisons, 163. Antiseptics, 183-184. See also Disin-fectants. Antitoxin in diphtheria, 173-174. Aphasia, 303. Apomorphia, 162. See also Emetics. Apoplexy, 147. Appearance of patient, general, 131-132. Appendicitis, 178-179, 191. See also Abdomen. Application for State hospital service, 1, 2. Artificial feeding, see Nasal feeding. Artificial respiration, 149, 189, 206. Asphyxia, 148-149. Association of ideas, 284, 286, 290, 335. Asthma, 179. Attendants, denned, 2; requirements for applicants, 2; wages of, 3-4; cloth...
