Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-26
oHRoNIc BRONCHITIS.


Bronchitis is an Inflammation OF the
mncus membrane OF the bronchial tubes,
and is one OF the most common OF the pull
monary affections Chronic brochitis more
often appears later in lie. When cold
settles on the lungs the disease either ends
in bronchitis or pneumonia III 1t ends in
bronchitis 1t usually passes off as cold on
the chest, and still the patient does not feel
entirely well. He feels tired and languid,
and is incapable Of taking his usual amount
OF exercise and experiences shoftness of
breath, with more or less warmth in the
palms Of his hands Soon after this cough
appears, accompanied by an expeetoration
OF thick mucus, followed by hectic flush.
loss OF flesh and strength and night sweats
continue, when the patient assumes all the.
appearances of having genuine case of
assumption. Bur this is simply catarth of
the lungs OF chronic bronchitis.
In the later stage of the disease the mucus
membrane of the larger bronchial tube
softens, while In the smaller tubes and air
cells OF the lungs the mucus membrane be-
comes congested and inflamed. There are
no cavities nor tubercles in the lungs. but
merely wasting away of the larger bron-
struction OF The bronchial tubes and air
cells OF the lungs. The patient dies from
exhaustion aud suffocation, being unable
to expectorate the mucus which accumu-
lates In the passage leading to the lungs,
which in sone cases is sticky and small in
quantity, but more commonly copiou !, OF a
lieht straw or yellow sh green. D tentimes
streaks OF blood make their appearance in
the mucus, and at times there is a disagree
able smell. Persons thus afflicted are liable
to take cold, at which times the mucus
becomes clear and frothy, and II Is not uu-
commonly the case that the patient dies in
one OF these attacks.
Humid bronch tbs (irom humor, 10 be
moist,) is so called from the profuse quanti-
tv OF watery secretions which comes from
the air passages of the lungs. AT times II
becomes quite ropy. like the white OF an
egg. This form OF disease usually attacks
Dry Sronchitis.- disease, the very
opposite OF the above, is a very common af.
lection. Very many people who regard
themselves quite healthy are to-day under
coming the victims Of this treacherous com.
plaint This is the most insidious OF all
pulmonary diseases. There may at first be
a slight. hacking cough, and an expectora-
lies the danger This mucus, inhabiting
the air cells OF the lungs, being difficult to
raise, after time becomes solid ned, per
manently obstructipe portions of the lungs,
oppression on the chest, particularly alter
meals or on slight exertion. After time
the cough becomes more severe and comes
on in paroxysms, and as the shortness OF
breath increases, y almost assumes the
brane also becomes more and more thick
ened, which arises.from the frequent fresh
colds, and the patient ut last becomes fully
aware of the terrible changes that have
taken place. and the inevitable results that
are to follows.
Inhalation is the only system which VIM
cure these diseases, and yet the treatment
OF the two are entirely different Ia the one
we must allay the irritation, while in the
other we must stimulate a healthy action.
This win convince us of the necessity of
fully understanding the systems OF Medi-
Gated Limitations in the treatment of the
various diseases Of the pulmonary organs,
for when properly applied there is no sys.
TEN OF medicine to be compared with II.
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