treatment

(trét’ment). The management and care of a patient or the combating of his disorder. Abram’s t., treatment of thoracic and abdominal aneurysm by percu ing the seventh cervical spine. active t., that which is directed immediately to the cure of a disease or injury. Albert in i’s t., complete rest and abstinence from food in aneurysm of the aorta. antigen t., the production of active immunity by the injection of antigens, including bacteriotherapy, and the use of vaccine and tuberculins. Apostoli’s t., the electric treatment of uterine disease, the positive pole being inserted into the uterus and the negative pole being applied externally. auto serosal vars an t. See Swift-Filis t. auto serous t., treatment of an infectious disease by inoculating the patient with his own serum. Bacelli’s t., treatment of tetanus by the intramuscular injection of carbolic acid, together with the use of enemata of chloral hydrate. Balfour’s t., treatment of aneurysm by pota ium iodid, which lowers the arterial blood tension and roduces contraction of the aneurysmal sac. ting t., treatment of obesity by a diet that is free from carbohydrate, but is rich in nitrogenous matters. Baunscheidt’s t. See baunscheidtism. Beard’s t., treatment of cancer by trypsin. Bergeron’s t., a method of treating tuberculosis of the lungs by injecting a mixture of hydrogen sulphid and carbon dioxid into the rectum. Bier’s t. See Bier’s hyperemia, under hyperemia. Bird's t., treatment of bed-sore by mild galvanic currents. Blanchard's t., the procedure of plugging tuberculous bone-cavities with a mixture of white wax and vaselin. Boeck’s t., the treatment of lupus vulgar is by applying a preparation of pyrogallic acid, resorcinol, salicylic acid, gelatin, and talc. Bouchardat’s t., treatment of diabetes by use of a diet that excludes substances rich in carbohydrates, as sugar, milk, etc. Brand t., a method of treating fever by immersing the patient in a bath of the temperature of the room (from 65° to 70° F.) every three hours when the rectal temperature reaches 102.2° F. The patient remains in the bath about fifteen minutes, during which time he is systematically rubbed. He is then put back to bed and dried between the sheets. Before entering the bath he is given stimulants, and cold water is applied to the head and face. Brandt’s t., treatment of diseases of the fallopian tubes by pre ing out their contents into the uterus by ma age. Brown- Séquard t. Same as orgunotherapy. Biilau’s t., the use of siphon drainage in treating empyema. Calot t., treatment of Pott’s disease by plaster jackets having an opening over the kyphos on which pre ure is made by means of pads. Cantani’s t., treatment of cholera by the repeated injection into the bowel of a large quantity of water containing tannic acid and tincture of opium at a temperature of from 100° to 104° F.