Volume 1

A dictionary of practical medicine : comprising general pathology, the nature and treatment of diseases ... with numerous prescriptions ... a classification of diseases ... a copious bibliography with references, and an appendix of approved formulæ ... / by James Copland.

  • Copland, James, 1791-1870.
Date:
1858
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    I. The Modes in which Poisoning takes place, §§ 2—10 - - - iii. 312 The several tvays in which poisons may he exhibited or employed - — 312 314 II. Of the Action of Poisons, § 11 - 314 i. Of the local and primary action of poisons, §§ 12—15 ibid. ii. Of the remote or consecutive action of poisons, § 16 - - - 315 III. Of the Media or Channels by which Poisons act, § 18 - i. The nature of the local and primary action of poisons, §§ 19—23 ii. The sympathetic operation of poisons considered, § 24 iii- The organic action of poisons, § 25 - ibid. ibid. — 316 ibid. iv. Their chemical action noticed, § 27 317 IV. The General or usual Effects of Poisons, § 28 i. Depressing or sedative effects, §§28— 30 - ii. Exciting or stimulating effects, § 31 iii. Exhausting organic nervous force, and sensory and motive functions, §32 - - - - - • iv. Perverted or morbid actions of poi- sons, § 33 - V. The Special Operation of Poisons, §34 - - - - - - i. Depressing or refrigerating action, § 35 ii. Benumbing or destroving sensibility, §36 iii. Impairing the irritability and paraly- sing voluntary actions, § 37 - iv. Diminishing vital cohesion, and pro- ducing a septic action, § 39 - v. Exciting ganglial, spinal, and sen- sory nerves, &c., §§ 41—44 - vi. Astringing and irritating the tissues, § 45 - - - - - - vii. Affecting and perverting the irrita- bility of contractile tissues, § 46 - viii. Acting on the secretions and excre- tions, § 47 - - - - ix. Substances irritating, altering, &c, the parts, § 49 - YI. The Circumstances which modify the Effects of Poisons, § 51 - i. The states of the poisonous sub- stances, &c, § 52 ii. Combinations, admixture, andchemi- cal conditions, §§ 53—55 iii. The nature of the parts to which they are applied, §§ 55—57 iv. Habitual use.idiosyncrasy, and moral and physical states of the recipient, §§ 58—60 VII. Circumstances which should sug- gest Suspicions of being Poi- soned, § 61 i. The sudden occurrence of severe symptoms, especially after taking any substance, &c, §§ 61—64 - ii. The state of the patient's spirits and feelings, &c, § 65 VIII. Matters requiring Attention when Suspicions are excited, § 66 - - - - - - IX The Symptoms caused by Poisons, § 67 i. The characteristic symptoms, §68 - - - - - ibid, ibid, ibid. -318 ibid ibid, ibid. - —319 ibid, ibid, ibid. — 320 — 321 ibid, ibid. — 322 ibid, ibid, ibid. 323 ibid. ibid, ibid 324 ibid, - 325 and Treatment. ii. The duration of the symptoms, § 70 - iii. 325 a. Acute or rapid poisoning, §71 - ibid. b. Chronic or slow poisoning, § 72 - ibid. XI The General Diagnosis of Poison- ing, §§ 73—90 - - - — 326-3301 i. The general diagnosis of poisoning during life, § 73—77 - - - — 326 ii. The diagnosis furnished by post- mortem examination, §§ 78—87 - — 3271 ii. By chemical analysis and moral cir- cumstances, §§ 88—90 3291 The Diagnosis of Poisoning during Disease, §§ 91—97 - 330J i. General review of, and remarks re- specting, § 91 - - - - ibidX ii. Diseases and states of disease, in which poisoning may result from ignorance and heroic practice, §§ 92-5 - - - . md] iii. Eelonious poisoning during disease, and the puerperal states, § 93 - ibidl XII. The General Phlnciples of Treat- ment for Poisoning, §§ 98—105 — 3311 i. The prevention of the action of poisons, §§ 99—102 - - - ibid\ ii. The counteraction of the operation of the poison, § 103 - 332j iii. Removal of the progressive effects of poison, and opposing the tendency to death, § 105 - - - - ibidM XIII. Classification of Poisons, § 106 3331 i. Arrangements proposed by writers, § 106 ibidM ii. Arrangement adopted by the Author ibidM XIV. Of the Special Effects and Treatment of Poisons, § 108 3341 Class I.—Acrid and coRROsrvE Poi- sons, '§ 109 - i. Symptoms and Diagnosis of corro- sive poisoning, § 109 ii. Acids.—A. Acetic acid, concen- trated, § 125 - B. The mineral acids, the hydrochloric, the ni- tric and sulphuric acids, § 132 - C. Oxalic acid, § 159 - iii. Alkalies and their carbonates, § 167 — 314 iv. Antimony, chloride of, § 175 345.3 v. Iodine and bromine, § 179 - - ibid. vi. Lime, unslaked, § 189 - - - vii. Phosphorus, § 192 - viii. Salts—Alkaline corrosive, § 196 - A. Bichromate of potash, § 197 - B. Binoxalatc of potash, § 198 348; ix. Salts—Metallic corrosive, § 199 - A. Of antimony, § 200 B. Bismuth, trisnitrate of, § 201 C. Copper, preparations of, § 205 D. Gold, chloride and iodide of, §211 E. Mercury, bi-chloride of, § 216 Nitrates, bicyamde, and some other preparations of, §226 F. Silver, nitrate of, § 229 G. Tin, the chlorides of, § 231 - H. Zinc, chloride and sulphate of, § 232 - x. Vegetable acrids, § 234 a. Anemone, the poisonous species of, § 235 - - - - I. Arum maculatum and A. dra- cunculus, § 236 - ibid. ibid. — 3381 — 342 ibid.Jj ibid. ibid. ibid, ibid, ibid, ibid. ibid. 350 351 ibid. ibid, ibid. ibi