Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-30
CHRONIC BRONCHITIS.

CHRONIC 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 life. When cold
settles on the lungs the disease either ends
in bronchitis or pneumonia. III II ends In
bronchitis 1t usually passes of as a 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 shortness of
breath, with more or less warmth in the
palms Of his hands. Soon after this cough
appears, accompanied by an expectorAtion
oil thick mucus, followed by hectic flush,
loss of flesh and strength and night swe ats
continue, when the patient assumes all the
appearances of having a genuine case of
con- umption. But this is simply catarrh of
the lungs or chrome bronchitis
In the later stage ofthe 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 eongested and infiamed. There are
no cavities nor tubercles. in the lungs. but
clial tubes and death takes place from OBJ.
struction of the bronchial tubes and air
cells OF the lungs. The patient dies from
exhaustion aud suffocation. being unable
to expectorafe the mucus which accumu-
iates In the passage leading to the lungs
which in some cases is sticky and small in
quantity, but more commonly copiou |, OF a
light straw or yellow'sh green. Oitentimes
streaks of blood make their appearance in
the mucus, and at times there Is disagree
able smell. Persons thus afflicted are liable
to take cold, at which times The mucus
becomes clear and frothy, and It Is not un-
commonly the case that the patient dies in
Humid bronch It's (from humor, to be
moist.l is SO called from the profuse quanti-
ty of watery secretions which comes from
the air passages of the lungs. At times IL
becomes ns. quite roPy; IKE the white Of o. an an
Dry Bronchitis disease, the very
opposite Of the above, Is q very common af
fiction; Very many people who regard
its influence and are slowly but surely be-
coming the victims OF this treacherous com
plainf. This is the most insidious OF all
pulmonary diseases. There may at irst be
slight, hacking cough, and an expectora-
tion Of bluish white nucus. Aud herein
lies the danger. This muous, inhabiting
the air cells OF the lungs. being dificnlt to
raise, after a time becomes solid fed per-
causing shortness OF breath and a feeling oi
oppression on the chest, particularly alter
meals or on slight exertion. After time
the cough becomes more severe and comes
on IN paroxysms. and IS the shoriness Of
breath increases, II almost asSumes the
character Of asthma. The munus mem
brane also becomes more and more thick
ened. which arises.from the frequent fresh
colds, and the patient at 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 will
cure these diseases, and yet the treatment
of the two are entirely different. In the one
we must allay the Irritation, while in the
other we must stimulate a healthy action.
This will convince US Of the necessity Of
fully understanding the systems of Aedi-
Gated Limitations In the treatment of the
various diseases OF the pulmonary organs,
for when properly applied there Is no sys'
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