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Example sentences for "small doses"

  • Concerning the 36 men above mentioned, he says, "the cure of all, who chose to adopt the means, was easily effected by small doses of the spts.

  • Of the various diaphoretics employed, we had reason to be least dissatisfied with the combination of opium and ipecacuanha in small doses.

  • The simultaneous exhibition of small doses of arsenic and bichloride of mercury, besides augmenting the effect of iron upon the red blood-cells, completely obviates the tendency to vascular congestion and hemorrhage.

  • Several correspondents remark that the relative infrequency of iodism is easily explainable by the fact that syrup is rarely employed in conditions which demand an active iodin medication and that it is, therefore, always taken in small doses.

  • Vanadiol accelerates the work of digestion by producing HCl in small doses; it does not hinder the peptonization of albuminoids as do beta-naphthol, salicylic acid, boric acid, etc.

  • Apparent freedom of any iodin preparation from undesirable effects is generally due to the use of small doses.

  • Small doses of morphin given alone are preferable when sleeplessness is due to severe pain.

  • For the prevention of ague in situations where it prevails endemically, small doses of quinine should be taken two or three times a day, and flannel clothing should be constantly worn.

  • In paralysis arising from lead, small doses of strychnine and its preparations may be cautiously administered.

  • It forms salts with the acids, which, in small doses, produce restlessness and trembling; and in larger ones, purging.

  • In small doses it appears to be both alterative and tonic, rapidly diffusing itself through the body, and exerting a stimulating action on the organs of secretion.

  • No physician now employs it (except in small doses as a general tonic) for febrile conditions, unless in malaria.

  • Small doses of ipecac were highly recommended at one time.

  • Now it is settled that while quinine in small doses is an excellent tonic, it has no effect at all upon fevers in themselves nor upon fever-producing conditions.

  • Small doses of cocain were suggested, and the painting of the back of the throat with cocain.

  • Carbolic acid is an antiputrid which is of marked benefit in edematous pneumonia; it should be given in small doses diluted in alcohol.

  • Nonirritating laxatives, such as castor oil, sweet oil, or calomel in small doses, should be given.

  • Alcohol rectifies the latter danger, and is a useful stimulant to the heart and digestive system, if given with care in small doses.

  • Small doses of Glauber's salt and bicarbonate of soda, used from the outset, stimulate the digestive tract and prevent constipation and its evil results.

  • The former, when given in small doses, are probably absorbed in this way.

  • In small doses it is frequently of use in cases of debility and scrofula.

  • It is produced by the remedy when taken in excess, and not when given in small doses.

  • In small doses, it exerts a specific influence upon the mucous membranes, relieves nausea and irritation, and subdues inflammation.

  • In the vast majority of cases we prefer the vegetable alteratives, but in rare instances they exert a beneficial influence, in small doses.

  • Some persons' bowels are readily acted upon by small doses, while others require more.

  • This cathartic acts upon the lower part of the bowels and sometimes causes piles; though some late authors claim that in small doses it is a valuable remedy for piles.

  • Venous pressure was not much affected by small doses of epinephrin, but with large doses it rose from 10 to 80 mm.

  • If there is doubt as to the condition of the cardiac arteries, digitalis should be given in small doses.

  • If arteriosclerosis is present, sodium iodid in small doses, 3 grains two or three times a day, is valuable.

  • Small doses at first and gradually increased.

  • Calcium Sulphide: small doses, frequently repeated, to hasten maturation or healing, especially in deep-seated suppuration.

  • The preservative was given at first in small doses such as might be consumed in commercial food that had been preserved with borax; gradually the quantities were increased in order to reach the limit of toleration for each individual.

  • In small doses it therefore tends to relieve pain, if this be present.

  • There remains a very curious phenomenon, known not only to students of physiological response but also known in medical practice, namely that of the opposite effects produced by the same reagent when given in large or in small doses.

  • The same reagent which becomes a 'poison' in large quantities may act as a stimulant when applied in small doses.

  • It is sometimes found that while a reagent acts as a poison when given in large quantities, it may act as a stimulant in small doses.

  • Digitalis was once exhibited in small doses, but to no better purpose than many other medicines.

  • The Digitalis was given in small doses, in hopes of temporary benefit, and it did not fail to fulfil our expectations.

  • He took various medicines, and Digitalis in small doses, but without any good effect.

  • The poisoning of Perrotte Mace had also been accomplished by small doses.

  • Dr Guyot spoke of the case of Francoise Huriaux, and was now sure she had been given poison in small doses.

  • The final test on the portions of Rosalie's body carried out with hydrochloronitric acid--as best for the small quantities likely to result in poisoning by small doses--gave a residue which was submitted to the Marsh test.

  • His present opinion, however, was that his father and sister had died from injections of arsenic in small doses.

  • By giving it at first in small doses, mixed with other palatable food, they soon learn to eat it with relish.

  • The administration of small doses of spirits of turpentine has, in some instances, proved successful.

  • Narcotic and irritant; in small doses, sedative and stimulant; one to four drachms.

  • Boric acid and borax are perhaps on a slightly different footing, but are never present in natural foods, and there is no good evidence that their long-continued ingestion in small doses is without injurious effect.

  • The juice of the cooked Amanita is devoid of hemolytic power, but is poisonous for animals in small doses, a fact that agrees with the observation that these mushrooms, after cooking, remain intensely poisonous for man.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "small doses" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


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