This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...air is essential; and simple fanning is the best means of removing slight degrees of faintness. Dyspnoea, the most constant and striking of all the symptoms of cardiac failure, is referable to a variety of conditions which have developed in consequence of the incom-petency of the heart. Disturbance in the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...air is essential; and simple fanning is the best means of removing slight degrees of faintness. Dyspnoea, the most constant and striking of all the symptoms of cardiac failure, is referable to a variety of conditions which have developed in consequence of the incom-petency of the heart. Disturbance in the distribution and delay in the movement of the blood within the chambers, pulmonary congestion and oedema, oppression of the lungs and heart by hydrothorax and ascites, general anaemia and renal congestion, all interfere with oxygenation, oxidation and depuration of the blood and induce automatic acts of relief. These are reinforced by voluntary efforts consequent on a sense of respiratory distress, in the form of orthopnoea and greater frequency and depth of breathing. Any increase of these diffi-culties, or addition to them by movement or flatulence, induces immediate aggravation of the distress, which may be paroxysmal in character. Dyspnoea yields, as might be expected, to the radical methods employed directly against the cardiac failure. Kest, purgation, cardiac stimulants quickly enable the patient to breathe more comfortably. Paracentesis gives great relief, particularly removal of fluid from the chest, which is perhaps not sufficiently practised. In very urgent cases venesection or leeching is indicated, and used with good effect. For passing attacks of dyspnoea a dose of ordinary stimulant mixture is usually sufficient; the nitrites and even morphine may have to be resorted to in other cases. Cough in failure of the heart, as far as it is a symptom of the disease itself, is referable to pulmonary congestion and oedema and bronchial catarrh. In its typical form it is induced by movement or other exciting causes of increased pulmonary...
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