On rheumatism, rheumatic gout, and sciatica : their pathology, symptoms, and treatment / by Henry William Fuller.

  • Fuller, Henry William, 1820-1873.
Date:
1856
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Credit: On rheumatism, rheumatic gout, and sciatica : their pathology, symptoms, and treatment / by Henry William Fuller. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    General symptoms of rheumatic carditis. Usually more marked in cases of pericarditis than in cases of endocarditis. In some instances characteristic: in some altogether absent. To be valued accordingly ...... 190 199 Head symptoms, when occurring in the course of acute rheuma- tism, usually symptomatic of cardiac inflammation . . 199—201 Resume of the principal facts relating to rheumatic inflammation of the heart, with hints as to the prognosis in different cases . 201, 202 Abstract of 16 fatal cases of acute rheumatism, with a record of the appearances found on dissection .... 203—218 CHAPTER VIII. ON THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATIC INFLAMMATION OF THE HEART. Chief points for consideration in reference to rheumatic inflamma- tion of the heart ..... Calomel given so as to affect the system considered by some per- sons to be a safeguard for the heart. Not so in reality Those remedies only can assist in preserving the heart from mischief which have the power of warding off, or arresting, an attack of rheumatism ..... Pathological conditions to be attended to in the treatment of rheu matic cardiac inflammation Vensesection. When, and how far serviceable Local bloodletting often useful. Leeching, when to be employed and when cupping ..... Mercury. Its action in rheumatic carditis. How to be adminis tered. Its effects sometimes difficult to obtain. When most beneficial. When prejudicial to the patient's safety Opium. Its inestimable value in these cases. Suggestion as to whether it may not exercise some directly curative influence Blisters. Always useful. When most efficient . Alkalies, colchicum, and diuretics, most important remedies Rest and abstinence of the utmost consequence Symptoms which justify the commencement of active treatment Caution to be observed in watching for any mischief about the heart, even during the patient's convalesencc . Treatment to be adopted, when much irritability of the heart remains Cases illustrating the author's plan of treatment, and showing the influence of remedies, and the share which each remedy takes in effectuig a cure 219, 220 220, 221 222 223 224—226 226, 227 227—232 233, 234 234, 235 235 235, 236 236—240 240, 241 241 241—255