UREMIA

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(See also "BRIGHT'S DISEASE")

(Retention of some harmful substance in the blood which is normally secreted by the kidneys, causing suppression of urine, convulsions, coma, etc.)

Belladonna. Acute uraemia in full-blooded and healthy patients when kidney ceases to function and urine becomes dark and .turbid. Twitching of the muscles with violent convulsions.

Helleborus. Uraemia with unconsciousness, pupils dilated and insensible to light; convulsions; Strang urinous odour from the body.

Cantharis. Uremic delusions with sense of persecution. Suppres sion of urine with restlessness, flushed face, sparkling eyes. Urge to pass urine but nothing is voided, there being no urine in the bladder.

Cuprum Ars. Acute form of uremia with diarrhoea, cholera infantum or indigestion. The patient may be suffering from diabetes in which case urine suddenly becomes spanty, dark red with strong odour of garlic.

Urtica Urens. Uremia with suppression of urine with body fcaving highly urinous odour. Give in 5 drops doses of mother tincture in hot water.

Plumbum. Uremic coma with a pulling sensation at the navel. Urine suppressed; no urin in the bladder; face deathly pale; breathing slow. Give single dose in 1M potency.

Terebinth. Uraemia with spasms and lock-jaw which may be occurring every fifteen minutes. Violent convulsions producing most frightful opisthotonos.