Excerpt from Subcutaneous Purgatives: A Clinical Study on Phenoltetrachlorphthalein Barium chlorid, however, will produce purgation 11d ministered either subcutaneously or intravenously, and it is frequently used as such by veterinarians, 1 gm. Being sufficient to purge a horse weighing pounds. But barium is the most poisonous of the alkaline earths and it attects many organs. It accelerates the heart, enormously raises blood-pressure, and in large doses. Besides purging, causes vomiting and sometimes tonic and chronic ...
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Excerpt from Subcutaneous Purgatives: A Clinical Study on Phenoltetrachlorphthalein Barium chlorid, however, will produce purgation 11d ministered either subcutaneously or intravenously, and it is frequently used as such by veterinarians, 1 gm. Being sufficient to purge a horse weighing pounds. But barium is the most poisonous of the alkaline earths and it attects many organs. It accelerates the heart, enormously raises blood-pressure, and in large doses. Besides purging, causes vomiting and sometimes tonic and chronic convulsions. The widespread nature of its activity and its toxicity preclude its general adoption in this field. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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