KIDNEYS
Categories: Kidney and BladderThe kidneys are deeply placed and cannot be felt or distinctly
identified when normal. They are most accessible to pressure just below
the last rib, behind. The right kidney usually lies lower than does the
left, but even then, the lower part of this kidney is an inch above the
upper part of the hip bone, or an inch above a line drawn around the body
parallel with the navel. The kidney is about four inches long. The long
axis
the left kidney lies one-half inch higher than the right.
As stated before, each kidney is four inches long, two to two and one-half
in breadth, and more than one inch thick. The left is somewhat longer,
though narrower, than the right. The kidney is covered with what is called
a capsule. This can be easily stripped off. The structure of the kidney is
quite intricate. At the inner border of each kidney there is an opening
called the pelvis of the kidney, and leading from this, small tubes
penetrate the structure of the kidney in all directions. These tubes are
lined with special cells. Through these tubes go the excretions (urine)
from the body of the kidneys, to the pelvis, and from the pelvis through
the ureters, sixteen inches long, to the bladder.
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IRITIS
Pain is severe and worse at night, the iris looks cloudy, muddy, the pupil is small. There is congestion around the iris (ciliary congestion). ... IRON TONIC BITTERS
Elixir Calisay and Iron 4 ounces Alcohol 1 ounce Pure Water 2 ounces Syrup Simple 1 ounce Mix. Dose: One teaspoonful four times a day. The above amount would cost about 35 cents.... Irreducible Rupture
This is when the rupture cannot be returned into the abdominal cavity, and it is without any symptoms of strangulation. They are of long standing and of a large size. This condition is often due to carelessness of a patient in not keeping in a reducible... ITCH
Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form). One tablet four times daily and sulphur ointment. ... ITCH OINTMENT
Lac. Sulphur 160 grains Naphthaline 10 grains Oil Bergamot 4 drops Cosmoline 1 ounce This is good. Rub Lac. Sulphur into fine powder, sift it into the melted cosmoline and stir until nearly cool, then add na... ITCH. Common Itch (Scabies)
Itch is a contagious disease, due to the presence of an animal parasite. There is intense itching in this disease. The parasite seeks the thin, tender regions of the skin, the spaces between the fingers, wrists and forearms, the folds in the arm-pit, th... ITCHING OF THE ANUS. (Itching Piles) (Pruritus ani).Causes
An inherited or an acquired nervous constitution. Disease of the colon, rectum or anus. Improper diet. Skin affections in that region. Operations about the rectum and anus with resulting discharge sometimes. Diseases in the neighboring organs. Disease ... ITCHING OF THE VULVA
Vulvae or Pruritus. This intense itching is the characteristic symptom. With the itching there is more or less swelling of the parts and extreme nervous irritability. Causes. This is doubtful; some think it is a purely nervous condition. Parts irri... IVY POISONING
The parts usually affected are the hands, face, the genitals, the arms, the thighs and neck. Symptoms. These usually appear soon. Red patches, with scanty or profuse watery pimples, with a watery discharge after bursting. There is swelling, intense b... JAUNDICE
Aconite 2X dil. Beginning from taking cold. Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). Constipation prominent. Chamomilla IX dil. From fright, anger, teething. ... JAUNDICE (Icterus)
A symptom consisting in discoloration by bile pigment of the skin, whites of the eyes, other mucous membranes and secretions. Causes. Obstruction of the gall ducts, from gall stones, inflammation, tumor, strictures, from pressure by tumors, and other ... Jocose
Given to joking; merry; humorous. ... JOHNSON'S LINIMENT
Chloroform 4 drams Sulph. Ether 4 drams Oil Spearmint 2-1/2 drams Oil of Wintergreen 2-1/2 drams Tincture Myrrh 1 ounce Tincture Capsicum 1 ounce Tincture Arnica 1 ... Kamala
Asian tree (Mallotus philippinensis) that bears a hairy capsular fruit; vermifugal powder is obtained from the capsules of this tree. kino Reddish resin from several Old World trees of the genera Eucalyptus, Pterocarpus, and Butea and from ... KELLOG'S RED DROPS
Spirits of Camphor 1 ounce Spirits of Origanum 1 dram Oil of Sassafras 1 dram Oleum Terebinth 2 drams Color Tincture (about) 2 ounces Mix. The above amount would cost about 25 cents. ... KELLY'S TONIC
Tincture Nux Vomica 2 drams Dilute Nitro-hydrochloric Acid 3 drams Compound Tincture Cinchona 1-1/2 ounces Compound Tincture Gentian 3 ounces Mix. Dose: Two drams in water three times a day. The ... KICKAPOO INDIAN OIL
Camphor Gum 1/2 ounce troy Oil Turpentine 1 fluid dram Oil Peppermint 1/2 fluid dram Oil of Wintergreen 1/2 fluid dram Tincture Capsicum 1/2 fluid ounce Alcohol suff... KIDNEY (NEPHRITIS). (Inflammation of the Kidneys)
Aconite 2X dil. Ten drops in a glass half full of water and two teaspoonfuls everyone to two hours, when there is much fever. Belladonna 3X dil. can follow. ... KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE
Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada 1 ounce Fluid Extract Uva Ursi 1 ounce Fluid Extract Buchu 1 ounce Tincture Gentian Compound 1/2 ounce Syrup Simplicis to make 16 ounces Mix. Dose: Teaspoo... KIDNEY STONE. (Renal Calculus. Nephro-Leithiasis)
Forming of a stone or gravel in the kidney or its pelvis may occur in intra uterine, (before the child is born), in the womb, or at any age. A family tendency, sedentary life, excesses in eating and drinking and very acid urine predispose. They vary in... KIDNEY STONES
Pain goes from the kidneys down through the ureter into the bladder and into the scrotum. There may be sand in the urine that makes it look like blood. LA GRIPPE--The onset is usually sudden, with a chill, and all of the symptoms of an active fever, ... Kidney Trouble, an Easily Prepared Remedy for
"Steep plantain leaves into strong tea. Take half cup every night. This has been found good for kidney trouble." Also good for ivy poisoning, burns, scalds, bruises, and to check bleeding; pound leaves to a paste and apply to parts. ... KIDNEY TROUBLE. MOTHERS' REMEDIES
1. Kidney Trouble and Inflammation of the Bladder, Cornsilk for. "Get cornsilk and make a good strong tea of it by steeping slowly, and take one ounce three or four times a day. This acts well on the kidneys, and is a harmless remedy to use." 2. Kidn... KIDNEYS
The kidneys are deeply placed and cannot be felt or distinctly identified when normal. They are most accessible to pressure just below the last rib, behind. The right kidney usually lies lower than does the left, but even then, the lower part of this ki... KNEE JOINT DISEASE. (White Swelling)
This is simply a tuberculous knee. Treatment. Rest. Stop motion of the joint by some form of splint or plaster of Paris cast. Get a good physician at the beginning in these cases and you will save lots of after worry and blame for yourself. It does n... Kumiss (koumiss)
Fermented milk of a mare or camel, used as a beverage in western and central Asia. ... La Grippe
Influenza. ... LA GRIPPE
Gelsemium IX dil. Put ten drops in a glass half full of water and give one to two teaspoonfuls everyone-half to two hours. Feels sick, achy and bad all over; generally good at the beginning. Belladonna 3X dil. if throat is raw and sore, throbbing, bea... La Grippe, Red Pepper Treatment from a Canadian Mother for
"Take a bottle of alcohol, put enough red pepper in it so that when four drops are put in a half cup of water it is strong. This is what I always break up my grippe with." Peppers thus prepared stimulate and warm up the stomach and bowels and increase ... Labor
Labor may be defined as the physiological termination of pregnancy whereby the mature foetus (child) and its appendages (after-birth, etc.), are separated from the maternal organism. ... Lancinating
Sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing. lard White solid or semisolid rendered fat of a hog. ... LARD (Adeps)
This is a common household article known to all. It is frequently used as the basis for ointments and cerates and in domestic practice as a lubricant. Tincture benzoin added to it prevents it from becoming rancid. It can be used in corrosive poisoning a... LARGE INTESTINE, INFLAMMATION
Aconite 2X dil. at the beginning. Chilly, fever, hot dry skin, usual symptoms and dose. Arsenicum alb. 3X trit. (tablet form). One to two tablets every one to three hours, with retching, vomiting, intense thirst, great prostration. Mercurius viv. 3... LARYNGEAL DIPHTHERIA, Formerly Called Membranous Croup
Diphtheria in the larynx may occur alone or with the pharyngeal kind, and was formerly called "Membranous Croup." After several days of hoarseness and coughing the breathing suddenly becomes hard, generally at night, and it is at first in paroxysms, bu... Laudanum
Tincture of opium, formerly used as a drug. ... LAUDANUM. Symptoms
Excitement at first, soon weariness weighty limbs, sleepiness, pin-point pupils, pulse and breathing slow and strong, patient roused with difficulty and later it is impossible, snoring breathing. Treatment. This is a dangerous poison. A stomach pum... LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETS
Aloin 1/9 grain Podophyllin 1/9 grain Sodii Bicarbonatis 1 grain Quinine Sulphate 1 grain Acetanilid 2 grains Mix. The above makes one capsule. Would cost about 25 cents f... LEAD POISONING. (Plumbism-Saturnism). Causes
It is common in lead smelters and grinders, painters, glaziers, and plumbers, whose hands are not washed before eating. The lead is absorbed by the mouth, skin and lungs. It may be taken into the system by drinking water, cider, etc., in new lead pipes... LEMON
Lemons, owing to their pleasant flavor and agreeable acidity, are very useful in a sick room. The rind yields an oil of great fragrancy. Each lemon yields two to eight drams of acidulous juice and contains seven to nine per cent of citric acid, besides ... Lens
A lens is made of glass and prisms graded in strength, one surface curved, and has the power of refracting or changing the direction of the rays of light. A prism is wedge-shaped and bends rays of light towards its base. A great many people are troubled... LEPRA ANAESTHETICA. (Nerve Leprosy)
Before the development of this form of leprosy there may be one or two years of ill-health. Usually the skin at this time becomes in localized patches over-sensitive, sometimes there is over-sensitiveness and special nerves, because of their enlargeme... LEPRA MACULOSA
This form is more common in tropical countries and is distinguished chiefly by its macular (spotty) lesions. In size they vary from a small coin to areas as large as a platter. They are diffused or circumscribed, roundish or shaped irregularly, yellowis... LEPRA TUBEROSA. (Tuberculated, Nodulated or Tegumentary (skin) Leprosy)
This nodular type comprises from ten to fifty per cent of cases. After the occurring of the symptoms just mentioned spotted lesions appear, which are bean to tomato in size, reddish brown or bronze-hued patches, roundish, oval or irregular in contour,... LEPROSY. Definition
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, caused by what is called the "Bacillus Leprae," and is characterized by the presence of tubercular nodules in the skin and mucous membranes (tubercular leprosy), or by changes in the nerves (anaesthetic leprosy).... LEUCORRHEA. (The Whites)
This is an over-secretion from the glands that pour out their contents into the vagina or the cervical canal of the womb. Causes. It is dependent upon many causes. Tear of the neck of the womb (cervix), displacements, inflammation of the womb and vagi... LEUKAEMIA
An affection characterized by persistent increase in the white blood corpuscles, associated with changes, either alone or together, in the spleen, lymphatic glands and bone-marrow. 1. Spleen and Bone-Marrow, (Spleen-Medullary) type. The changes are e...