Diseases Spleen
Spleen, Diseases Of.—the Spleen Shows Little Tendency To Primary Disease, But Is Easily Affected Secondarily In In Fectious States Of The Blood And In Dis Eases Of The Blood-forming Organs. Excluding Enlargements Of The Spleen Due To Malaria, Syphilis, Leukmmia, Rachitis, Etc., The Primary Enlargements Of The Spleen Are Divided ...
Diseases Of
Diseases Of Kidneys.—in The Treat Ment Of Albuminuria Digitalis Has Found Many Advocates; But, As Will Be Readily Understood On Recalling Its Physiological Relations, It Cannot Be Held A Remedy For What Is At Best But A Mere Symptom, Ex Cept Its Activity Is Directed Toward The Primary Lesion, And ...
Diseases Of Vascular System
Vascular System, Diseases Of. Arteries, Disorders Of. Arteriosclerosis (arteriofibrosis; Ath Eroma). Definition. — Arteriosclerosis Is Char Acterized By Thickening Of The Walls Of The Arteries, Due To Morbid Changes In The Intima And Giving Rise To Localized Or General Narrowing Of Their Lumen. Three Varieties Of Arteriosclerosis May Be Recognized: ...
Disinfection
Disinfection. — In Disinfecting A Room The Doors, Windows, Etc., Must Be Made Perfectly Tight, As The Diffusive Power Of The Gas Is Very High. The Gas May Be Generated Outside The Room In One Of The Various Generators To Be Had, And The Gas Conducted By A Tube Through ...
Dislocation Of Tiie Lower
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Dislocation Of The
Dislocation Of The Penis.—this In Jury Results From A Severe Blow To The Penis When In A Flaccid State, Tearing The Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue At Its Root, Forcing The Organ To Become Incarcerated In The Subcutaneous Tissue Of The Abdo Men, Scrotum, Perineum, Or Thigh. The Mucous Layer Of The ...
Dislocation Of The Gland
Dislocation Of The Gland Has Been Met With In A Few Instances As A Result Of Trauma, And In A Very Few In Which The Prolapse Was Congenital. In Other Rare Instances It Was Spontaneous In Origin. Case Of Traumatic Prolapse Of Lacrymal Gland In 2 'a-year-old-boy Due To Fall ...
Dislocations
Dislocations. Dislocation Is A Perma Nent, Abnormal, Total, Or Partial Displace Ment From Each Other Of The Articular Portions Of The Bones Entering Into The Formation Of A Joint. . A Sprain Is A Temporary, Partial Dis Placement, Reduced Immediately And Spontaneously. In Total, Or Complete, Dislocations The Articular Surfaces ...
Dislocations Of The
Dislocations Of The Knee.—these Occur Rarely And, In Order Of Frequency; Forward, Backward, Outward, Inward, And By Rotation. The Dislocation Is Fre Quently Compound, And The Prognosis Rendered Much More Grave By A Compli Cating Injury To Either Of The Popliteal Nerves Or To The Popliteal Vessels. Even If, After ...
Dislocations Of The Elbow
Dislocations Of The Elbow Stand Second In Order Of Frequency, And Are Most Common In Persons Under Twenty Five. 'among The Great Variety Of Forms Of Dislocations Of Both Bones, The Back Ward Are By Far The Most Frequent. The Divisions And Subdivisions Are As Follows:— Dislocations Of Both Bones ...
Dislocations Of The Inner
Dislocations Of The Inner End Of The Clavicle.—the Clavicle May Be Dis Located Forward, Backward, Or Upward, In This Order Of Frequency. Forward Dislocation May Be Complete Or Incomplete. The Head Of The Bone Is Prominent And May Be Displaced Inward. The Shoulder Sinks Downward And In Ward. The Arm ...
Dislocations Of The Lower
Dislocations Of The Lower Jaw.— The Dislocations May Be Single Or Double. Upward Or Backward Dislocations Are Very Rare. In The Former The Condyle Is Driven Through The Base Of The Skull, In The Latter Back Through The Anterior Wall Of The External Auditory Meatus. Forward Dislocations.—the Lower Jaw Projects ...
Dislocations Of The Pelvis
Dislocations Of The Pelvis And Coccyx.—dislocation Of The Pubic And Sacro-iliac Symphyses Occurs In Connec Tion With Fracture Of The Pelvis, The Symp Backward Dislocations. — The Dorsal Form Is By Far The Most Common Of The Dislocations Of The Hip. The Thigh Is Adducted, Rotated Inward, And More Or ...
Dislocations Of The Tarsus
Dislocations Of The Tarsus And Metatarsus. - These Dislocations Re Semble Those Of The Carpus And Meta. Carpus (q. V.). The External Cuneiform Alone Has Not Been Dislocated Individu Ally. Dysentery.—gr.,,)v;-, Difficult, And Intestine. Definition.—an Acute Or Chronic In Flammatory Disease, Which -usually Affects The Large, But Sometimes The Small, ...
Dislocations Of The Thumb
Dislocations Of The Thumb And Fing Ers.—metacarpo-phalangea 1 Dislo Cations Of The Thumb.—lateral (one Case) And Forward Dislocations Present No Es , Peeial Points Of Interest. The Latter Are Easily Reduced By Hyperflexion And Trac ! Tion. Backward Dislocations Of This Joint, However, Have Long Been The Sub Ject Of ...
Dislocations Of The_2
Dislocations Of The Patella.—the Patella May Be Dislocated Outward Or In Ward Or Rotated Around Its Long Axis, Or The Two Forms May Be Combined. Dis Placement Upward Or Downward Is Purely Secondary To Rupture Of The Ligamentum Patella Or The Quadriceps Tendon, And Need Not Be Here Considered. Outward ...
Disorders
Disorders. — In Fractures And Sprains The Solution Of The Silicate Is A Valuable Dressing, As It Rapidly Becomes Hard And Immovable When Painted Over The Bandages And Thus Forms An Immov Able Splint Which Is Cleaner Than Plaster Of Paris And Equally Effective. Morbid Growths, Warts, Etc., May Be ...
Disorders Internal Ear
Internal Ear, Disorders Of.— The Percipient Apparatus Of The Ear Is Relatively Rarely Affected And Furnishes But 2 To 10 Per Cent. Of The Cases In The Statistical Tables,—the Larger Figure Em Bracing Apparently Every Case Which Gives Evidence Of Nerve-involvement, However Secondary In Fact And Impor Tance To Tympanic ...
Disorders Of Menopa1tse
Menopa1tse, Disorders Of. General Considerations.—all The Or Ganic Diseases Of Various Kinds Begin To Show Their Full Effects At About 45 To 50 Years. If A Woman's Organs Are Not All Sound, She Is Apt To Break Down. At This Age; On The Other Hand, If There Are No Organic ...
Disorders Of Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Disorders Of. (see Also Abortion.) General Etiology. — Although Preg Nancy Is A Normal Physiological Condi Tion And As Such Should Be Subject To No Disorders Except Such As Are Purely Acci Dental, It Is But A Truism To State That The Variations From The Normal Are, In Fact, ...
Disorders Of The Cornea
Cornea, Disorders Of The (see Also Keratitis).—most Injuries Of The Cornea Are Of Importance Chiefly On Ac Count Of The Accompanying Injury Of Deeper Structures, Such As The Iris And Crystalline Lens, Or Because Of The Lodg Ment Of Foreign Bodies, Or Through Infec Tion Giving Rise To Keratitis, Or ...
Disorders Of The Mediastinum
Mediastinum, Disorders Of The. Mediastinal Abscess. Symptoms.—in An Analysis Of Over One Hundred Cases I Rare Found That The Inost Constant And Severe Symptom Of Medi Astinal Abscess Was Pain, Unless The Formation Was Cold Abscess, When The Pain Was A Very Unimportant Factor. In Both The Acute And Chronic ...
Disorders Of The Nervous
Disorders Of The Nervous System. —"palpitations." — The Symptoms Of "palpitation Of The Heart" And Of Attacks Of Syncope From Which Nv0111011 Suffer At The Time Of The Climacteric Arc Quite Similar Both In Kind And Degree To Those With Which A Certain Proportion Of Women Of All Ag-es Are ...
Disorders Of The Respiratory
Disorders Of The Respiratory Tract.—in The Treatment Of Diseases Of The Nose, Larynx, And Lungs Formaldehyde Has Been Recommended By A Number Of Observers, In Solutions Ranging From 2 To 40 Per Cent. Although These Reports Merit Credence, The Fact Remains That The Irritation Produced Is Such As To Deter ...
Disorders Of The Respiratory_2
Disorders Of The Respiratory Tract.—troublesome Cough—as Shown By Gorodtzoff, Who Employed It Satisfac Torily In A Large Number Of Cases—is Greatly Benefited By Mustard. The Disease Comprised Epidemic Influenza, Croupous Pneumonia, Exudative Pleurisy, Pulmonary- Tuberculosis, And Acute Bron Chitis. In Adults The Mustard Was Mixed With An Equal Amount Of ...
Disorders Of The Respiratory_3
Disorders Of The Respiratory Tract.—in Pneumonia, Nitrate Of Potash May Be Given, With Great Benefit, In Small Doses Grain), Combined With To Grain Of Dover's Powder Every Two Or Three Hours. In Asthma Relief Is Generally Obtained By Igniting Small Squares Of Bibulous Paper Previously Dipped In A 20-per-cent. Solution ...
Disorders Of The Uterus
Disorders Of The Uterus, Adnexa, And Pelvic Cellular Tissue, Especially Sal Pingitis, Are Conditions Which May Cause Confusion, Especially The Latter. Exam Ination Of The Genito-urinary Organs Sometimes Establishes The Differential Diagnosis. By Placing The Patient On Her Left Side With The Shoulders Low And The Legs Drawn Up, It ...
Disseminated
Disseminated Sclerosis.—this Dis Ease Can Be Eliminated By The Absence Of Head Rhythmical Tremors, Spastic Paraly Sis, And Hyperalgesia, Which Occur In Alcoholic Paralysis With Nystagmus. From Special Atrophic Paralysis By The Absence Of Pain In The Non-alco Holic. From Landry's Acute Ascending Paralysis By Tie Legs Being Affected First, ...
Disseminated_2
Disseminated Solerosis.—buzzard Says: "multiple Sclerosis, Like Hysteria, Is Common In Women At Puberty; A His Tory Of Some Moral Shock Often Precedes Both; There Are Few Cases Of Multiple Sclerosis In Which There Are Not Hyster Ical Symptoms Added; And Many Symp Toms Of The Former Have Long Been Looked ...
Disturbances Of Tile Equilibrium
Disturbances Of Tile Equilibrium. Has Been Mentioned That Acquired Deafness Is Often Accompanied By Disturb Ances Of The Equilibrium, Both At Its First Appearance And Immediately Afterward, And That This Complication Is Most Fre Quent In Cases Where The Deafness Has Been Caused By Cerebrospinal Meningitis. Mention Is Also Made ...
Double Infection Or Quotidian
Double Infection Or Quotidian In Termittent Fever.—in The Blood Will Be Found Two Groups Of Tertian Parasites In Different Stages Of Development And Reaching Maturity Or The Stage Of Segmen Tation Upon Alternate Days. In Conse Quence, Quotidian Or Daily Paroxysms Occur, Which Do Not Differ In Their Clinical Manifestations ...
Dropsy
Dropsy. — The Main Usefulness Of Apocynum, Especially When The Fluid Ex Tract Is Employed In Doses Of 7 To 8 Drops, Is In The Treatment Of Dropsies. Such A Dose, Repeated At Short Intervals If Nec Essary, Causes Copious Watery Discharges From The Bowels, The Flow Of Urine Being ...
Dyspncea
Dyspncea. — Quebracho Has Been Recommended As A Remedy For The Relief Of Dyspncea Of All Kinds, Whether Bron Chial, Cardiac, Or Nervous. In Asthma Accompanied By Emphysema, Even In The Presence Of Pleurisy Or Bron Chitis, Penzoldt Finds That The Dyspncea Is Relieved By The Fluid Extract Given In ...
Dystienorribea
Dystienorribea. — Gr., Hc, Diffi Cult;ttnrian, Menses; And I)e11,, To Flow. Definition.—dysmenorrhcea Is Not A Disease, It Is Only A Symptom. The Term Bas Often Been Used In A Very Loose Way To Signify Any Or All The Painful Or Other Disagreeable Sensations Which May Be As Sociated With The ...
Early Nerve Involvement In
Early Nerve Involvement In Syrinms.—syphilitic Toxins Occupy A Very Prominent Position In The Etiology Of Early Syphilitic Nerve Disease. They Also Bear A More Remote Relation To Same Of The Early Types Of Nerve-phenomena. They Apparently Act In Several Ways, Viz.: (a) By Direct Intoxication Of Nerve-tis Sue. (b) By ...
Eases Of
Eases Of, This Important Subject Is Fully Treated Respecting The Parts Named. The Spina Rentosa Of The Fingers Is A Tuber Cular Disorder. In Some Cases The Characteristic Symp Toms Are Totally Absent, Even Though The Disease Is Steadily Advancing; Indeed, Months Often Elapse Before The Tumefac Tion Is Sufficiently ...
Echinococcic Cyst
Echinococcic Cyst. — In This Dis Order There Is A History Of Close Associa Tion With Dogs; The Size Of The Tumor Constant And Slowly Increasing; Urea Is Not Demonstrable In Aspirated Fluid. In Fluid Removed By Puncture The Echino Coccus-booklets, Shreds Of Membrane, And Sodium Chloride Are Found. A ...