The Marshall republican., 1906-08-03
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Home Health
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PLEURISY.

The affection ~ picuriSy. ct pleu.
rltis. N an inflammation Of the plcura
Tho pleufn IL tbs momhrnnpug lininI
of tho chest aui covering n tb'
lungs.
The trouble may have Que of sew
eral or a combination of causes. IN
asiDnch ms there ore several kinds %.
he disease. There is the lilnpaihi
tthe disease proper. aud then Their
" pleuritis as a complication NJ snm'
ether trouble. such M perlcardltls lin
Illumination " tn p"ricardlumi scar
letina. measles. Brieht's dlssnfs. pnsu
monia. y%ariola. etc. aud there ~
some few cases where acute pl"nriF
H. the result Of tnborcuIlr infection
pud dlso NJ alcoholism Il
ldIopathic plsnrIsy " c,uscd hy ~
pnsnr" ar an injury The latte
however. IL hnraiT correct. ss :
would then be q ios1lt Of another ah
normal condition. II may alno SEQ,
rather questionable 10 some ~ 81
that p'eurltls r. the result Of eypcFur'
OF course. I am speaking of the idi
rathlc disease. and not as y cumpl
cation A great many are conhdsp
they have Heen various cases wher
there had heon no exposures. aud 20
scyere plonrltis resulted.
a great many cases are coptracts'
even while the patient w sitting t"as,
Ing his feet before q hre. put III
does not change the exposure claus
In the least The door ~ window
which vas open. allowing q coli
draught 10 strike him. was not take
Into consideration.
A great many ave chagriued 10 I'm
they have contracted \ case ~ ricu
risy after having cen out In the cold
they have taken unusual p%recautinu'
and cannot understand why the
should have this IL result. Let us IN
vestlgate.
u people knew better how tn pro
tect themselves. II would be n hsr
row indeed for the doctors 10 hoe
Numerous people wear what they ar
pleased 10 term chest protectors Al
Of MS know how they are constructed
they are n protection merely for .
small portion ot the chest. aud JUS
where protection is least needed
The question now Is: Does this ~,
tie article protect one from exposure
which would he likely IN affect the
pleuraP The plslra does nj require
nearly so much protection where this
article lies as n does elsewhere. This
membrane Is mucl nearer the surface
az the sides aud under the shoulder
blades than In the chest.
This ia the rsnson why some per
sons are so chagrined 20 find that,
although they have taken the precau-
ton 10 wear a chest protector. they
have contracted q severe case Of the
difficulty now under consideration.
This cold causes. frst, congestion.
aftor which the pleura relaxes, thus
permitting a gorglng OF the blood yes
sells. which would not otherwise APP
pear. This causes excessive heat and
inflammation. The affection may he
of only a portion, or OF one entire
side. or both,
The remedies usually prescribed are
blisterings OF some sort. probably
mustard or cantharides. Bromide Of
potassium is nlso frequently pre-
scribed for this trouble. But I would
consider these remedies Injurious
rather than otherwise.
There Is a simple remedy which Is
az nearly infallible as any remedy
can well be, and It has the additional
merit OF being very simple and harm
less. The condition existing In plen-
r,sy after the trouble Is fully estab-
lished is excessive heat In the region
affected, aud that which needs to be
done Ia to overcome this.
The patient whom We are to treat
ir In bed and suffering intense pain;
tho reepirationg sle short. weak and
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