A Text-book of nursingAppleton, 1885 - 396 pages |
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Page 75
... produced by inequalities in temperature , within and without , which set the air in motion . Artificial ventilation may be either by extraction or propulsion . A chimney with an open fire is a common type of the extraction method . The ...
... produced by inequalities in temperature , within and without , which set the air in motion . Artificial ventilation may be either by extraction or propulsion . A chimney with an open fire is a common type of the extraction method . The ...
Page 84
... produced by the passage of air through the fluid in the air - cells , bronchi , or cavities , are known as râles . Most disorders of the respiratory organs are accom- panied by cough . This is caused by irritation of the air - passages ...
... produced by the passage of air through the fluid in the air - cells , bronchi , or cavities , are known as râles . Most disorders of the respiratory organs are accom- panied by cough . This is caused by irritation of the air - passages ...
Page 86
... produce the same result . The degree of moisture or dryness of the skin , is always an important point . A high temperature with a wet skin , is much more alarming than the same temperature with a dry skin . Note in what part of the ...
... produce the same result . The degree of moisture or dryness of the skin , is always an important point . A high temperature with a wet skin , is much more alarming than the same temperature with a dry skin . Note in what part of the ...
Page 87
... produce this effect . Any discharge from the ear should be noted , its character and amount . Taste , like the other special senses , may be impaired or vitiated . With a disordered liver , there is often a bitter taste ; in phthisis ...
... produce this effect . Any discharge from the ear should be noted , its character and amount . Taste , like the other special senses , may be impaired or vitiated . With a disordered liver , there is often a bitter taste ; in phthisis ...
Page 90
... produced by over - use of cathartics or clysters . Diarrhoea may exist even with impacted fæces , the patient having frequent small movements without unloading the bowels . What is passed under such circumstances will be either fluid ...
... produced by over - use of cathartics or clysters . Diarrhoea may exist even with impacted fæces , the patient having frequent small movements without unloading the bowels . What is passed under such circumstances will be either fluid ...
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Page 132 - Carrageen moss, pour over it two cups of boiling water, and let it stand where it will keep hot, but not boil, for two hours.