Notes on the Practice of Osteopathy: From the Lectures of Dr. George M. Laughlin, Dr. George a Still, and Dr. Frank L. Bigsby (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

M. Laughlin, George

 
9781331059332: Notes on the Practice of Osteopathy: From the Lectures of Dr. George M. Laughlin, Dr. George a Still, and Dr. Frank L. Bigsby (Classic Reprint)

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Causes: Usually secondary to acute rhinitis or pharyngitis. Cold and exposure. Infectious diseases. Lesions in upper dorsal and cervical regions.

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Excerpt from Notes on the Practice of Osteopathy: From the Lectures of Dr. George M. Laughlin, Dr. George a Still, and Dr. Frank L. Bigsby

An acute inflammation of the bronchial tubes, usually involving the larger tubes.

Causes: Usually secondary to acute rhinitis or pharyngitis. Cold and exposure. Infectious diseases. Lesions in upper dorsal and cervical regions.

Exciting Causes: Some infection.

Symptoms: Little temperature, headache, dullness, anorexia, cough, feeling of depression and slight pain over chest. Rales are present due to mucous in tubes. Trouble may last four or five days and then clear up.

Differentiation (bronchial pneumonia). Very difficult to differentiate especially in infants. In bronchial pneumonia symptoms are more severe. Rales are present. Dyspnea is more marked.

Treatment: Put patient to bed; give hot bath; hot drinks and sweat baths are good. Relax muscles. Spring spine.

Chronic Bronchitis.

Probably almost all causes of chronic bronchitis occur in older persons. Usually secondary to other chronic diseases, such as asthma, chronic nephritis, cardiac trouble, etc. Is more serious than acute.

Causes: Repeated attacks of acute. Some chronic trouble. Lessened ennervation.

Bronchorrhea.

In which the patient coughs up much fluid. Oftentimes hypertrophy of mucous membrane as a result of inflammation may lessen lumen. More often the pressure of air causes a dilatation of tubes. The enlargement is not symmetrical. This is called atelectasis of the bronchial tubes.

Symptoms: No temperature. Patient feels weak: has rigid spine; lessened movement of ribs; cough; rales are present at all times; loss of weight.

Treatment: If secondary, treat primary trouble. Emphysema is secondary condition. Give vigorous, relaxing treatment in order to break up spine; get movement of ribs and loosen up chest.

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