Venereal Disorders
Venereal Disorders. — In Many Of The Venereal Diseases Marked By Ulcera Tion Aristol Is Of Undisputed Value. The Majority Of Observers Agree That The Virus Should Be Removed From The Diseased Areas With The Curette Before Application Of The Drug. It Is Useful In Chancroids, Syphilitic Ulceration, And Chancre. ...
Venomous Wounds Andstings
Wounds And Stings, Venomous. ' Insect-bites And Stings. These May Be Divided Into Three Gen Eral Classes. In The First May Be Included The Minute Bites And Stings Of The Smaller Insects,—the Flea, The Mosquito, The Bed Bug, Etc.,—in Which The Lesions Are Purely Local And Of Slight Importance; In ...
Veratrum
Veratrum Viride.—veratrum Viride (u. S. P.), Or American Helle Bore Consists Of The Rhizome And Roots Of Veratrum Viride (indian Poke, Poke Root, Or Swamp-hellebore; Nat. Ord., Liliacecc): A Plant Indigenous To The United States. This Remedy Should Not Be Confounded With Phytolacca, Which Yields The Officinal Poke-berries And Poke-root. ...
Vesical And Urethral Disorders
Vesical And Urethral Disorders. —lamarque Recommends The Use Of A 1-per-cent. Solution For Irrigating The Bladder And Urethra And A 5-per-cent. Solution In Chronic Gonorrhoea. In Hwmaturia And Tuberculous Cystitis It Has Also Proved Of Value. Formol In 1-per-cent. Solution Used For Washing Out The Bladder And Urethra, And In ...
Vi
Vi. Diareticea.—a Diarrhcea Which Has As A Cause Simply A Wrong Propor Tion In The Food Is Very Rare. Frequent Almost Normal Movements, However, May Be Due To Too High Fat. Generally The Diarrhoea Is Due To Acute Or Subacute In Digestion In The Intestines. Buttermilk Used With Success For ...
Visceral Involvement
Visceral Involvement. — Visceral Engorgements And Infiltrations Are By No Means Uncommon In Syphilis, Congestion Characterizing The Early Secondary, Dif Fuse Infiltration The Late Secondary, And Distinct Gummy Deposit The Sequelar Period. Tenderness Over The Liver, Spleen, And Kidneys Is Occasionally Ob Served In Early Syphilis. Transient Albu Minuria Is ...
Visceral And Disturb
Visceral And Disturb Ances.—in Many Cases Of Hysteria These Symptoms Become Quite Pronounced, And Some Of Them May Persist For A Long Time, And Become Troublesome, Or Even Dangerous To Life. The Pharynx May Become So Irritable That Deglutition Is Difficult Or Almost Impossible On Account Of Spasm Of The ...
Vulva
Vulva. — Gonorrhoea Of The Vulva May Be A Primary Affection And May Ex Ist Without The Involvement Of The Other Parts, It May Transmit The Disease To Either The Urethra Or Vagina, Or It• May Have Been Complicated By Infection Of One Of These Canals From The Beginning. It ...
William Osler
William Osler And Rm'ert Norton.] Of Other Pathological Conditions Found In Cretinism We Know Little Or Nothing. At An Autopsy On A 6-month-old Child Who Had Died Suddenly, Having Shown During Life Some Evidences Of Myxcedema, The Site Of The Thyroid Gland Was Found Occupied By Some Small, Gland-like Bodies, ...
Wounds Septic And Gan
Wounds (septic) And Gan Grene. Septicaemia. Definition. — Septiclemia Is An Acute Febrile Affection Characterized By Marked Nervous, Cutaneous, And Visceral Mani Festations, And Due To The Introduction Into The System Of Bacteria Or Their Tox-. Ins, Or Both, Derived From An Infected Wound. Varieties.—there Are Two Varieties Of Septicemia: ...
Wounds And
Wounds And Injuries.—incised And Post-operative Wounds Dressed With Pure Ichthyol Heal By First Intention. Cracked Nipples Heal Well Under A 20-per-cent. Ointment, But It Must Be Wiped Off Before Nursing. Fissure Of The Anus And Other Anal Lesions Do Well Under The Use Of Pure Ichthyol Applied By Means Of ...
Wounds And Injuries Of
Nerves, Wounds And Injuries Of. Wounds Of Nerves. In Civil Life Division Of Nerves Is Fre Quently Met With Among Mechanics, As The Result Of Machinery Accidents, Cuts With Sharp Tools, Chisels, Knives, Etc. Brawls Are Common Causes Of Such Acci Dents, Breaking Of Glass Bottles And Tum Blers Or ...
Wounds Of
Wounds Of Tendons.—tendons Are Susceptible To Traumatisms Of Any Kind, But Their Density Causes Them To Resist Penetration. Puncture-wounds, There Fore, Are Seldom Met With, The Point Of The Instrument Being Diverged In The Majority Of Instances. The Sheath, How Ever, Is Usually Torn, But It Quickly Re Covers, If ...
Wounds Of The
'wounds Of The Pleura.—per Fora Tions Of The Pleura Containing Fluid Have Been Recorded As Curiosities Of Surgery. Such An Accidental Paracentesis Has A Romantic Rather Than A Scientific Interest. Puncture Or Incision Of One Layer Of The Pleura Without Injury To The Other Is, As May Well Be Imagined, ...
Xerotic Keratitis
Xerotic Keratitis Begins With Dry Ness Of The Conjunctiva; And A General Haziness Of The Cornea, Which Soon Leads To Ulceration, Perforation, And Loss Of The Eye. Both Eyes Are Generally Affected; The Disease Occurs In Feeble Infants That Rarely Survive. Diagnosis.—keratitis Is Recognized By Careful Inspection Of The Cornea ...
Yellow Fever
Yellow Fever. Symptoms. — The Symptomatology As Here Given Was Studied By Dr. Murray, Of The Marine-hospital Service. The Patient May Complain Of Having Sickened In The Night Or Early Morning, And Of Headache And Malaise, With Some Gastric Distress. A Chill Sufficiently Se Vere To Be Spoken Of Is ...
Ypertropitic
Ypertropitic Itiiinitis Is A Phe Lomenon Believed To Depend Wholly,' Pn Intumescence, Which Occurs Only :n Certain Areas Provided With Erectile Tisosue. Tile C ,n,tant Determination Of Blood ,o The Erectile Tissues Of The Turbinate 4/7d:es Has. The Tendency To Carts.e Hyper •rr.phic Thickening. Of The Mucosa In Thce Localities. ...
Zoster Atypicus Gaxgrzenosus Et
Zoster Atypicus Gaxgrzenosus Et Hystericus.—kaposi Noted A Peculiar Form Of Recurring Herpes In A Number Of Cases Reported By Him To Which He Gave This Name. Three Of The Subjects Were Women And One Was A Man. In All Dis Tinct Symptoms Of Hysteria Were Present. In Each Case The ...