Principles of medicine : an elementary view of the causes, nature, treatment, diagnosis and prognosis of disease : with brief remarks on hygienics, or the preservation of health / by Charles J.B. Williams.

  • Williams, Charles J. B. (Charles James Blasius), 1805-1889.
Date:
1864
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    Paragraph. Section IX.—Albumen and other Animal Principles Dissolved in tiie Serum p- 161—103 216 Natural proportion and offices of albumen. 217, 218 Excess. Examples. Causes. Remedies. 219, 220 Defect. Examples. Effects. Dropsical diathesis. Remedies; by checking waste ; by increasing supply. Section X.—Fatty and other Combustive Matters . . p. 163—166 221 Kinds of fat in the blood. Sources. Sugar in the blood. 223, 224 Excess. Examples. Milky serum. Depends on the presence of unassimi- lated chyle. Fat formed by degeneration of albumen; fatty cachsenria ; re- medies. Obesity. Defect. Examples. Causes of atrophy; remedies. Section XI.—Saline and Mineral Matters . . . p. 166—1C8 225 Thirst caused by salt. Natural, proportions ; uses. Excess—scurvy ? 227 Defect: in yellow fever and malignant cholera. Effect of saline injections. Use of salines in fevers. Treatment of cholera. Section XII.— Water p. 168—170 228 Natural proportion. 230 Excess. Examples and effects. From too much drink. Deficiency. Ex- 231 amples. Symptoms. Causes. Effects of cholera—of abstinence from li- quids. Remedies for excess and defect. Water cure and dry diet. Drink- ing ; use and abuse. Water increases waste of tissues. Section XIII.—Changes in the Blood by Respiration . p. 170—175 232—234 Analysis of changes. Excess. Examples in disease ? Inhalation of oxygen ; effects. 235, 236 Defect: the element of asphyxia. Effect proportioned to suddenness as well 237 as degree. Explanation of this Analysis of asphyxia. Classification of 238 symptoms. Defect gradually induced. Hybernation. Cyanosis: state of 239 the functions; little muscles and much fat; with defective respiration. 240 Emphysema. Remedies for defect; Lowering functional activity. Treat- 241, 242 ment of asphyxia. Stimulants. Warm bath. Promoting respiration. 243 Other means of arterializing the blood. Treatment of congestion of apucea. 244 Diet in dyspnoea. Section XIV.—Changes in the Blood by Secretion . . 175—182 245 Defective secretion of urine. Experiments of Prevost and Dumas. Effects 246 of diseased kidneys. Views of Frerichs. Acute and chronic albuminuria. 249 Detective secretion of bile. Examples. Effects on blood, &c. Bilious 251 attacks. Perspiratory nature of secretion; checked by cold ; effects. Vi- carious action of skin and kidneys. Rheumatism ; increased acid in blood; materies morbi. Remedies to be directed to this element. 252 Treatment of rheumatism ; by nitre; lemon juice; the author's plan. Water cure. Section XV.-Changes in the Blood from the Transformation of Chyle and of the Textures of the Body . . 182—188 253 Natural changes imperfectly known. Gout and other lithic acid diseases. 254 Decay of textures. Causes: rich and too highly azotized food. Treat- ment of uraemia. Treatment of cholaemia; of bilious attack. Morbid effects of lithic acid on the kidneys. Nephralgia and nephritis. Gout m