On the nature and treatment of the diseases of the heartJohn Churchill, 1851 - 587 pages |
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Page 129
... doses of an- timony . Indeed , it must happen that in all those diseases where changes have taken place in the structure of the lungs the derangement they produce in the pulmonary circulation cannot fail to exert more or less influence ...
... doses of an- timony . Indeed , it must happen that in all those diseases where changes have taken place in the structure of the lungs the derangement they produce in the pulmonary circulation cannot fail to exert more or less influence ...
Page 133
... dose of calomel a few hours after- wards , had the almost immediate effect of restoring the balance of the circulation , causing heat and moisture on the skin , and completely alleviating the local pain . The condition of the heart and ...
... dose of calomel a few hours after- wards , had the almost immediate effect of restoring the balance of the circulation , causing heat and moisture on the skin , and completely alleviating the local pain . The condition of the heart and ...
Page 137
... doses , fre- quently disturbs the heart's action , and , by producing rest- lessness , prevents its anodyne effect on the nervous system . Digitalis , too , the opium of the heart , has been much employed to subdue the action of the ...
... doses , fre- quently disturbs the heart's action , and , by producing rest- lessness , prevents its anodyne effect on the nervous system . Digitalis , too , the opium of the heart , has been much employed to subdue the action of the ...
Page 287
... doses . Opium and alcohol , in small doses , exhilarate , and , in larger quantities , cause depression ; so No class as signed to car- diacs . Value of such a classifica- tion . that they are both stimulant and sedative . The ...
... doses . Opium and alcohol , in small doses , exhilarate , and , in larger quantities , cause depression ; so No class as signed to car- diacs . Value of such a classifica- tion . that they are both stimulant and sedative . The ...
Page 288
... doses . But , it is of still greater importance , in viewing cardiacs as a class , to remember that each of them has its peculiar mode of acting upon the organs of circulation ; some of them increasing , and others diminishing the ...
... doses . But , it is of still greater importance , in viewing cardiacs as a class , to remember that each of them has its peculiar mode of acting upon the organs of circulation ; some of them increasing , and others diminishing the ...
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accompanied alimentary canal alterations antimony aorta apoplexy applied arise arterial blood arterial pulse arthritic auricle become bloodletting body brain breathing calomel capillaries cardiac congestion caused cavities cerebro-spinal system chest circulation cloth cold condition cough cutaneous derangement derived digestive organs diminished diseases disordered heart disturbed doses effects employed endeavoured endocardium evacuating excrementitious processes excretion frequently functions gout gouty heart's action hemorrhage impulse increased inflammation inflammatory influence leeches left heart left ventricle less likewise lungs Medical medicinal substances membrane morbid changes mucous mucous membrane muscles nature nausea nerves nervous system numerous observed palpitation parietes paroxysm pathological peculiarities pericardium phenomena portion powers produced pulmo-cardiac pulmonary vessels pulmonic quantity of blood relieved remarkable remedies respiration respiratory restoring rheumatism right auricle right heart serous serous membranes skin sleep sounds spinal chord stomach structure suffering symptoms syncope take place thoracic viscera tion tissues treatment valves veins venous blood ventricle vigour violent vomiting whilst
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Page 126 - There comes a token like a scorpion's sting, Scarce seen, but with fresh bitterness imbued ; And slight withal may be the things which bring Back on the heart the weight which it would fling Aside for ever : it may be a sound — A tone of music — summer's eve — or spring — A flower — the wind — the ocean — which shall wound, Striking the electric chain wherewith we are darkly bound ; XXIV.
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Page 406 - But, see, his face is black, and full of blood ; His eye-balls further out than when he lived, Staring full ghastly like a strangled man : His hair uprear'd, his nostrils stretch'd with struggling : His hands abroad display'd, as one that grasp'd And tugg'd for life, and was by strength subdued.