Notes on asthma : its nature, forms and treatment / by John C. Thorowgood.

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1870
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    nerve-tonic medicines of use.—Caprice of asthma with respect to atmospheric causes prevent our laying down any absolute directions as to climate.—As a rule, the air of towns, most generally agreeable, cause of this.— Habits and diet of asthmatic persons.—Medicinal treat- ment—Tonics often of great service.—Cases illustrating effects of treatment—Treatment of asthma due to con- stitutional diathesis.—Colchicum, arsenic, sulphur baths and waters.—Cutaneous affections and their connection with asthma.—Use of zinc, silver, bismuth, mineral acids, quinine, nux vomica.—List of illustrative cases ... 57 CHAPTER VI. Effects of inveterate asthma on the lungs, heart, and system generally.-Asthma complicated with organic disease of the lungs.—Its signs and symptoms.—Production of em- physema in asthma. —Paralytic conditions of the lungs with difScult expiration, may be quite distinct from emphysematous asthma. — Treatment. — Expectorants useless.—Nux vomica.—Quinine.—Iron of great service. — Inhalations.—Condensed air.—Use of galvanism.— Climate.—Eegimen CHAPTER VII. Bronchitic asthma, or the dyspnoea of chronic and sub- acute bronchitis.—Sudden attacks of dyspnoea from obstruction of a bronchial tube.—Production of dilated bronchial tubes.—This a troublesome and often per- manent complication.—Treatment of bronchitic asthma. —Curative power of climate.—Importance of subduing any persistent inflammation.—Use of mercury and other remedies.—Illustrative cases ... ... ...102
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