On the practical use of inhalations, in diseases of the throat and chest / by John Harwood.

  • Harwood, John, -1854.
Date:
1839
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Credit: On the practical use of inhalations, in diseases of the throat and chest / by John Harwood. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONTENTS. Objects of inhalation . . Situations of diseases of the organs of PAGES 1 breathing ...... Remarks on the formation and offices of the organs of breathing, on which organs 2 inhalations directly operate Mode of operation of the process of inhala- 2 . 17 tion • • • • .» • • Some of the advantages attending its proper 4 employment ..... 5 . 27 Improper use of inhalation . 29 . 32 Objections to inhalation . . . ' . . 31 Inhalers 10 . 14 The mechanical act of inhaling . Action of organs concerned in that process; 12 smoking ...... 13 . 14 Times of inhaling ..... . 26 Temperature of inhalations . 29 Activity of medicines, when inhaled . On the general action of medicines so em- . 16 . 27 ployed ....... Proposed classification of the medicines . 22 which are suited for inhalation Practical remarks on the more particular operation of these remedies ; and on the most convenient methods for their em- . 33 ployment ...... . 34