Copaiba
Copaiba. — "balsam" Copaiba, Or Copaiva, Is The Common Designation Of This Drug, But Is Exceedingly Inappro Priate, Since It Contains Neither Of The Requisites Of A True Balsam, Viz.: Benzoic Or Cinnamic Acid. It Is, In Fact, An Oleo Resin Supposed To Be Derived From Co Paifera Langsdorffii, But ...
Corn Ergot And
Corn-ergot And Corn-silk.— The Indian Corn Or Maize (z Ea Mays) Yields Two Medicinal Substances: One When The Plant Is Diseased With Smut, The Other Only When In A Healthy Con Dition. Ustilago Maydis Is A Fungus Growth: The Ergot Of Corn, In Fact. It Occurs In Globose Masses, Irregular, ...
Criminal
Criminal .abortion.—in All Civilized Countries Most Severe Punishment Is Inflicted Upon Criminal Abortionists; In Most Of Them The Penalties Are Increased If The Crime Is Committed By Professional Persons, Such As Medical Men, Midwives, And Druggists. Notwithstanding This, Criminal Abortion Is Extremely Frequent, Principally In Large Cities. It Is Generally ...
Croup
Croup. Definition And Varieties.—confusion Still Exists In The Classification And No Menclature Of Diseases Of The Larynx In Children. This Is Due Largely To The Fact That Those Diseases Are Not Well Defined, But Merge Into Each Other. In Young I Children Two Elements Are To Be Detected I In ...
Curara
Curara. — This Substance—known 1 Also As Curare, Woorari, Ourari, Urari, Woorara, Wourali, And Ourali, Though It Has Been Before The Medical Profession For More Than Half A Century—is Prac Tically Unknown As To Its Source And Composition. There Is Considerable Evi Dence To Show That It Is Derived In ...
Cutaneous
Cutaneous Disorders.—in Parasitic Skin Diseases Carbolic Acid May Be Ap Plied In To 2-per-cent. Solution: Scabies, Favus, Tinea Tonsurans, Tinea Circinata, Pityriasis Versicolor, Etc. In Most Of These Diseases Other Remedies Are Preferable. In Subacute Eczema When There Is A Great Amount Of Weeping And Itching, A Cerate Of 10 ...
Cutaneous
Cutaneous Diseases.—the Hopes At First Entertained Have Been, To A Great Degree, Dispelled By The Results Obtained. In Psoriasis Thyroid Extract Has Not Shown Itself As Effective As Other Forms Of Treat Ment. In Lupus And Leprosy Indications Would Seem To Warrant Further Trial. The Same Might He Said Of ...
Cutaneous Disorders
Cutaneous Disorders. — Poitevin Suggests The Application Of A Layer Of Absorbent Cotton Dipped In A 2-per-cent. Formalin Solution And Covered With An Oil-silk Or Rubber Bandage In Parasitic Diseases (ringworm) Of The Skin. Its Vapors Diffuse Readily, Even Through Masses Of Fatty Matter, Which Makes It Specially Suitable For ...
Cutaneous Disorders_2
Cutaneous Disorders. - Salicylic Acid And The Salicylates Have Been Used With Benefit In Various Cutaneous Dis Orders. For The Relief Of Eczema And In Tertrigo A 4-per-cent. Ointment May Be Used. In Eczema Of The Face, In The Moist Or Weeping Stage, The Following Will Be Found Efficient: Salicylic ...
Cutaneous Disorders_3
Cutaneous Disorders. — In Acute Eczema, When There Is Much Serous Dis Charge, No Application Is More Efficient Than The Following: Sodium Carbonate, V, Drachm; Water, 1 Pint; Cover The Eruption With Lint Soaked In This Solu Tion, Which May Be Made Stronger In Old Cases Where The Skin Is ...
Cutaneous Disorders_4
Cutaneous Disorders. — In Scabies Sulphur Ointment Is One Of The Best Rem Edies. It Should Be Well Rubbed Into The Affected Parts, After Previous Scrubbing With Soap And Hot Water. Sulphur-waters Arc Useful Externally In Scabies, Acne, Furunculosis, And Hyper Idrosis; Internally, To Stimulate The Glands Of The Alimentary ...
Cutaneous Symptoms
Cutaneous Symptoms. — The Skin Usually Appears Congested And Red, But It May Be Bluish Red, Very Pale, Or Cedein Atous. It Is Usually Dry, Hut A Contrary Condition Sometimes Prevails, Drops Of Perspiration, Giving Off An Unpleasant Odor, Covering The Entire Field Involved. The Nails May Assume A Curved, ...
Cutaneous_2
Cutaneous Disorders.—in Skin Dis Eases Phosphorus May Often Be Substi Tuted For Arsenic, With Advantage. In Boils And Carbuncles, In Acne Indurata Or Inveterate, In Psoriasis, And In Eczema Of Nervous Origin Calcium Phosphate Or The Alkaline Hypophosphites Are Valu Able. In Lupus Erythematosus, L. D. Bulkley, Of New York, ...
Cutaneous_3
Cutaneous Disorders.—in Cutane Ous Disorders, Especially Those In Which The Mucous Layer Is Principally Involved, Tar Is An Effective Remedy. In Eczema And Psoriasis The Tarry Preparations Are Very Useful, And Are More Effective When Applied Directly To The Diseased Surface. In Eczema It Gives The Best Results When Applied ...
Cutaneous_4
Cutaneous Disorders.—resorcin Has Been Used Topically In Skin Affections Of A Subacute Or Chronic Character, In Lution Or Ointment Varying In Strength From 1 To 10 Per Cent. Or More. It Should Be Borne In Mind That Weak Solutions (1 To 3 Per Cent.) Harden The Skin, While Stronger Ones ...
Cutaneous_5
Cutaneous Disorders.—it Is Claimed That Pitting In Small-pox May Be Pre Vented By Puncturing The Vesicles, On The Fourth Or Fifth Day, With A Needle Dipped Into A 4-per-cent. Solution Of Nitrate Of Silver. Others Paint The Skin With A T Or 2-per-cent. Solution, And Claim That It Is Equally ...
Cy Ticercus
Cy:-ticercus. — Feletti Has Observed Tr,provement In Several Cases Of Cysti , Rcus Di,(ase Following The Use Of The P.hercal Extract Of Male Fern, More Espe Illy When The Lesions Were In The Sub Utam °us 4-,r Muscular Tissues. Malt.—malt Is Prepared From The ‘ped Of Barley (liordeum Distichum, Order ...
Cylindrical Cell
Cylindrical-cell Carcinoma Starts As A Small Nodule In The Mucous Membrane That May Spread Superficially, Producing Extensive Ulceration. It Extends Quite Early Into The Uterus, But Does Not Cross To The Pavement-epithelium Of The Vag Inal Portion Until Late. In Other Cases The Cervical Walls Are Infiltrated Before The Ulceration ...
Cyst Of The Iris
Cyst Of The Iris Is Apt To Follow A Penetrating Wound In Which A Bit Of Epi Thelium Or Eyelash Has Been Implanted On The Iris. It May Have The Form Of A Serous Cyst Occupying A Large- Part Of The An Terior Chamber, Or An Epithelial Pearl On The ...
Cysticercus Cellulose
Cysticercus Cellulose. — The Ripe Ova Of The Tcenia Solium Are Occasionally Received Into The Human Stomach, Either By Being Accidentally Swallowed Or Forced Into The Organ From Below. The Human Then Becomes The Intermediate Host Of This Cestode, Which Is Usually The Sus Domesticus. It Thence Invades Various Tissues ...
Cysts
Cysts. — Symptoms And Etiology. Cysts Of The Vagina Are Not Of Frequent Occurrence. They May Occur Singly Or There May Be Several On One Or Both Vaginal Walls. They May Be Retention Cysts Containing Lymph Or Litmus, To Which Blood May Have Been Added By Rupture Of Contiguous Vessels. ...
Dacryoadenitis
Dacryoadenitis. — Inflammation Of The Lacryinal Gland Is Of Rare Occurrence, Either In The Acute Or Chronic Form. It Is Indicated By Swelling And (-edema Of The Upper Lid, And Pain And Tenderness On Pressure Of The Gland And The Adjacent Supra-orbital Margin. The Disease May Assume A Purulent Form, ...
Deaf Mutism
Deaf-mutism. Definition. — Deaf - Mutism, Strictly Speaking, Signifies The Abnormality Which Is Characterized By The Co-existence Of Deafness And Dumbness. Various Cir Cumstances, Which Will Be Treated Of In The Following Pages, Necessitate, How Ever, A More Limited Definition. Deaf Mutism May, Therefore, Be Defined As A Pathological Condition ...
Deep Incisions Of The
Deep Incisions Of The Os Cervicis. —deep Incisions Into The Os Uteri After The Disappearance Of The Cervix Are Some Times Indicated In Cases Demanding Rapid Delivery. Four Incisions Are Made, Reaching From The Cervico-vaginal June Tion Downward In Such A Manner As Com Pletely To Dilate The Os By ...
Deep Vulvo Vaginal Incisions
Deep Vulvo-vaginal Incisions, On One Or Both Sides, Is A Means Of Dilating The Vaginal Outlet When, From Imma Turity On The Part Of The Patient, Spasm Or Old Cicatrices Make Delivery Highly Dangerous To The Integrity Of The Parts Or Impossible. Starting At A Point Supe Rior To The ...
Defects Of Development
Defects Of Development. — Short, Depressed, And Otherwise Imperfectly-de Veloped Nipples — Generally The Result Of Corset-pressure—are Frequently The Seat Of Inflammatory Disorders During A Period Of Lactation And Should Be Care Fully Watched. Out Of 525 In Childbed Only One-half Could Suckle Thoroughly In The First Two Weeks. The ...
Deficient Development Of The
Deficient Development Of The Mental Facuurres.—there Can Be No Doubt That The Want Of Such An Important Sense As Hearing Must At Least Result In A Slow Development Of The Mental Facul Ties, As The Psychological Function Of The Brain Develops Not Only In Proportion To Its Receptivity To Impressions ...
Degenerative Changes In The
Degenerative Changes In The Cyst-walls.—the Cyst-walls Can Un Dergo The Following Degenerative Proc Esses: First, Calcification; Second, Fatty Degeneration; Third, Atheromatous Changes; Fourth, Changes Due To Infarc Tions. Treatment. — No Other Treatment Is Now Recognized As Worthy Of Considera Tion In The Treatment Of Ovarian Cysts Other Than Their ...
Delayed
Delayed Operation.—when Primary Operation Has Been Omitted Or Has Failed, A Plastic One Is Necessary For Restoration Of The Perinea] Body. These Operations Should Not Be Undertaken Until From Six To Twelve Months After The Original In Jury. During This Interval The General Health Of The Patient Should Be Looked ...
Delayed
Delayed Abortion.—when This Oc Curs Prolonged Expectant Treatment. Exposes The Patient To Dangerous Hnm Orrhage And Septiemmia; Hence Early Active Measures Are Indicated. If The Adnexa Are Not Expelled In Twenty-four Hours, Injections Of Hot Carbolized Water Into The Uterus, Between Its Walls And The Ovum, Every Three Hours, Using ...
Delayed Union
Delayed Union. — When The Ends Are Not In Apposition The Pathological Changes Depend To A Degree Upon The Distance Between Them. Even Here, If The Ends Are Not Too Far Apart, Reunion With True Regeneration Of The Nerve Structure Often Occurs, The Axis-cylinder And The Myelin Being Regenerated To ...
Der314tology
Der31_4tology. — It Has Been Found Useful In Powder, 12 To 25 Per Cent.; Collodion, 5- To 10-per-cent. Strength; And Ointment, 1, 5, And 12 Per Cent., In Dermatitis, In Acute Eczemas Of All Sorts, In Chronic Eczemas; In Syphilis And The Parasitic Skin Affections It Was Not Of Much ...
Dermatitis
Dermatitis. Definition.—inflannuation Of The Skin. Varieties.—there Are Seven Varieties Of Dermatitis: Dermatitis Traumatica, Due To Traumatic Irritation Of The Derma; Dermatitis Venenata, Due To Contact With Poisonous Agents; Dermatitis Medica Mentosa; Dermatitis Herpetiformis; Der Matitis Gangrenosa; Dermatitis Maligna; And Dermatitis Exfoliativa. Dermatitis Traumatica. Under This Heading Are Included Such Superficial ...
Description Op Colored Plate
Description Op Colored Plate On The Location Of Appendicular Abscesses. A Circle Of An Inch And A Half In Diameter,— The Size Of A Silver Dollar,—drawn About The Centre Of The Posterior Surface Of The Excum, Will Touch The Base Or Point Of Origin Of The Appendix In About 9g ...
Description Of
Description Of Plate.-fig. 1. Asym Metry Of Expression In The Lower Part Of The Face In The Ease Of An Imbecile. Fig. 2. A Case Of Acute Melancholia With Visceral Delusions. Fig. 3. Asymmetry In The Forehead, Assumed With Certain Emotional States, In A Young Phthisical Woman. Fig. 4. Another ...
Desquamation
Desquamation. — Desquamation Be Gins As Soon As The Eruption Has Faded, And Follows The Order Of Its Appearance. It Rarely Continues More Than Ten Days In Any Given Area, And May Be Of Much Shorter Duration. It Is Most Intense Where The Eruption Has Been Most In Tense. It ...
Developed
Developed Hysteria.—as Isolation Is Of The Utmost Importance In The Treat Ment Of Hysteria, Considerable Judgment And. Skill Are Necessary In Selecting Those Who Are To Form The Companions Of Hys Terical Subjects. The Nurse Should Be Faithful, Educated, And Well Trained, And Have Good Sense, Tact, Patience, Gentle Ness, ...