On the wasting diseases of infants and children / by Eustace Smith.

  • Smith, Eustace, 1835-1914.
Date:
1868
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Credit: On the wasting diseases of infants and children / by Eustace Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. l'AGE Wasting, a sign of defective nutrition . 1 Importance of detecting the cause of malnutrition . . 1 Wasting not always the first sign, and may even be absent in slight cases 2 Defective nutrition may be the result of acute disease . 2 Liability of badly nourished children to secondary acute diseases 3 Peculiarities of these secondary diseases . 3 Insensibility of the nervous system in cachectic children 4 Infrequency of reflex convulsions ... 4 Importance of diagnosing the secondary diseases 5 Information to be derived from examining the face of the infant 5 M. Jadelot's traits ... 5 Colour of face . . b' Breathing . . . 6 Cry .... 7 Causes of large belly in infants 7 Infrequency of mesenteric disease . . . 8 Mode of examining liver and spleen . 9 General treatment of wasting ..... 9 Uselessness of tonics so long as there remains any derangement of the stomach and bowels .... 9 Importance of minuteness in giving directions about diet 9 External applications . . 10 Frictions . . ... 10 Counter-irritants . . . . . 10 Baths—Hot bath . 11 Mustard bath . . . 11 Cold bath . . 12 Internal remedies .12 Cod's liver oil must not be given in too large doses . . 13 Stimulants . 13