The Science of Therapeutics - Classical Homeopathy Online

Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 618 of 653As after diseases we notice a long-lasting weakness of the wholeorganism, obstinate derangements of the digestive functions or inthe composition of the blood, a high degree of anaemia, hectic fea cachectic appearance followed by dropsy or marasmus.As a rule the prognosis is doubtful. Very acute cases withtrifling or no remissions are almost always fatal. Frequent hemorrhages; foul-smelling excretions, a fetid breath and perspirationsoporous conditions, the access of gangrenous decubitus, partialparalysis, rapid prostration with collapse of the features, discotion of the petechise, subsultus tendinum and grasping at flocks,vitiated constitution and depressing social circumstances are unfavorable prognostic signs.Treaffnent, When treating ichorous abscesses, ulcers or ichorous wounds, or any other pathological processes where gangrenehas supervened, we must always be prepared for the superventionof septic phenomena. In many cases septicaemia can be preventedby diligent washing of the abscesses, ulcers, wounds or gangrenouSepticasmia. 733places with chlorine-water or with a solution of Xreosote, by frequently and carefully ventilating and fumigating the sickand by observing the most scrupulous cleanliness and attending tothe most careful nursing of the sick.As soon as chills or shiverings set in, we at once administer Quinine 1, or Chiniru arsenicos. 1 for the reasons that we have statwhen treating of pyaemia.In cases with precursory symptoms we likewise have chills whichare generally succeeded by a more or less intense fever, as in otacute diseases. From the beginning to the end the treatment isthe same as that for typhus.In great prostration with fetor of the mouth, fetid breath andsweat, we give Ars. 8 every hour.This remedy not only moderates the burning fever and prevent*the rapid prostration, but it has likewise a decided effect upondecomposition of organic material, by which means the furtherprogress of the septicaemia is arrested and hemorrhages, petechiedecubitus are prevented.Even if all reasonable ground for hope had disappeared, Arsen,may still prove an efficient remedy if the skin is cool, the featare collapsed, the patient is exceedingly prostrated, in a soporocondition with muttering delirium, grasping at flocks, subsultustendinum, petechise, ecchymoses, involuntary, bloody and cadaverously-smelling stools and even gangrenous decubitus.Carbo veg. 6 in solution, a dose every hour or two hours mayprove serviceable in similar circumstances.If the symptoms of adynamia prevail ; if the patients are sunkin apathy or sopor ; if they faint when trying to raise themselvein bed ; if, on trying to hold a thing, their hands tremble ; if,http://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt