MILK LEG
Categories: Obstetrics or MidwiferyThis is due to infection. It usually arises from an extension
of a blood clot (thrombosis) of the womb or pelvic veins, to the thigh
(femoral) vein, resulting in a partial or complete obstruction of the
vein. It may come in less frequent cases, from a lymphatic infection.
Symptoms. They may develop at any time between the tenth and thirtieth
days or even later. These are general feelings of weariness, stiffness and
in the region of the groin; or pain from the ankle to the groin and
followed by swelling. The skin of the leg becomes markedly swollen, white
and shiny. Later there is pitting on pressure, but not at first, because
the skin is extremely stretched. Fever may accompany the attack, but it
will subside long before the swelling of the leg has disappeared.
The vein may be felt as a hard lash-like cord, a red line of inflammation
marking its course along the inner and under side of the thigh. The
disease may last weeks, depending upon the severity of the trouble. The
affected leg is disabled for a number of months after recovery. Recovery
takes place as a rule. Absorption of the clot takes place, or the vessel
remains closed, and another (compensatory) circulation is established.
Treatment. The patient should lie in bed with the leg elevated and
swathed in flannel or cotton wet with some quieting lotion. The following
is a good lotion:--
Compound Soap Liniment 6 ounces
Laudanum 1-1/2 ounces
Tincture Aconite Root 1/2 ounce
Tincture Belladonna 1/2 ounce
Wet the flannel or cotton with this. After the acute symptoms have passed
the following ointment may be put on the leg:--
Ichthyol 45 grains
Iodide of Lead 45 grains
Chloride of Ammonium 10 grains
Alboline 1 ounce
The parts should not be rubbed lest a clot be loosened and travel in the
general circulation and thus endanger life.
Diet. Should be supporting. Salts for the bowels.
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MALIGNANT DISEASES OF THE WOMB
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Thin, stiff net woven in a hexagonal pattern, used in dressmaking. ... MALTA FEVER
This occurs in the Mediterranean countries, India, China, the Philippines and Porto Rico. The fever is irregular or marked by intervals of "no fever" for two or more days with febrile relapses lasting one to three weeks. Constipation, anemia (scarcity o... MANAGEMENT OF LABOR
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Heavy cotton fabric with a raised pattern of stripes or figures. ... MASSAGE
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Body opening or passage, such as the opening of the ear or the urethra. ... MEDICINES
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Unusually heavy or extended menstrual flow. ... MENORRHAGIA
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Sabina 3X dil. pains between sacrum and pubic bones most, bright red blood. Ipecac 3X dil. especially when there is much nausea. China 3X dil. especially when it is a chronic case. WHITES, Leucorrhea. Pulsatilla 3X dil. In blondes. Sepia 6... MENSES, suppression of
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Solvent used to extract compounds from plant and animal tissues and preparing drugs. ... MERCURIC CHLORIDE. Symptoms
Burning heat in stomach and bowels, vomiting, diarrhea, with bloody stools, tongue white, shriveled, suppressed urine, gums sore, salivation. Antidote. Milk or white of eggs; one egg for four grains of drug, flour paste. Treatment. Cause vomiting ... Messaline
Lightweight, soft, shiny silk cloth with a twilled or satin weave. ... Methyl Salicylate
Liquid ester C8H8O3 obtained from the leaves of wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) or the bark of a birch (Betula lenta); now made synthetically, and used as a flavoring and a counterirritant. ... Mezereon
Poisonous Eurasian ornamental shrub (Daphne mezereum) with fragrant lilac-purple flowers and small scarlet fruit. The dried bark of this plant was used externally as a vesicant (blistering agent) and internally for arthritis. ... Miliary
Appearance of millet seeds. Small skin lesions with the appearance of millet seeds. ... MILK LEG
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Yellow Poplar Bark 4 ounces Wild Gooseberry Roots 4 ounces Slippery Elm Bark 4 ounces Put in an earthern vessel with two quarts of water; put over a slow fire and simmer to one pint, then strain and add it to one gallon o... MITCHELL'S EYE SALVE
Saxoline Snow White 175 grains White Wax 65 grains Zinc Oxide 22-1/2 grains Oxide of Mercury 2-1/2 grains Oil of Lavender 5 drops Melt the white wax and saxoline together, and stir ... MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY OR INCOMPETENCY
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Mole is a congenital condition of the skin where there is too much pigment in a circumscribed place. It varies in size from a pin-head to a pea or larger. The face, neck and back are their usual abiding place. PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT for Moles. They sh... Mons Veneris
This is a rounded eminence surmounting the pubic bones, and is composed of fatty tissue, covered by skin and hair. ... MORPHINE HABIT. (Morphinomania--Morphinism)
This is usually acquired by the repeated use of the hypodermic syringe for pain. It is also used by the mouth or opium smoking. Symptoms. At first it causes a sense of well-being and exhilaration, but it must be gradually increased to produce the res... MORPHINE. 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 pump ... MOTHER SIEGEL'S SYRUP
Conc. Decoction of Aloes (1 to 4) 60.0 m. Borax 1.3 gm. Capsicum, Powdered 0.13 gm. Gentian, Powdered 2.3 gm. Sassafras Oil 0.3 gm. ... MOTHERS' REMEDIES
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"Equal parts of sulphur and pure glycerin. Grease parts." This preparation is very healing, and will often give relief even in severe cases. 2. Piles, Strongly Recommended Remedy for. Extract Belladonna 15 grains Acetate lead ... MOTHERS' REMEDIES for Toothache, Dry Salt and Alum for
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"Take a half pound of honey, one cup water; let these boil, take off the scum; pour boiling hot upon one-half ounce lobelia herb and one-half ounce cloves; mix well, then strain and add one gill of raspberry vinegar. Take from one teaspoonful to a dess... MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Bronchitis, Camphor and Lard for
1. "Grease a cloth well with lard to which has been added some camphor gum, then sprinkle on some dry baking soda and lay it on the chest. The camphor and lard should be made into a salve, then put on the soda. The lard and camphor gum penetrates the a... MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Constipation
1. Constipation, a Good Substitute for Pills and Drugs"Two ounces each of figs, dates, raisins, and prunes (without pits) one-half ounce senna leaves. Grind through meat chopper, and mix thoroughly by kneading. Break off pieces (about a level teaspoonf... MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Croup, Cold Application for
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l. "Raspberry Tincture. Take one-half pound of honey, one cup water; let these boil; take off scum; pour boiling hot upon one-half ounce lobelia herb and one-half ounce cloves; mix well, then strain and add one gill of raspberry vinegar. Take from one... MOTHERS' TOOTH POWDERS
1. "The ashes of burnt branches of the common grape vine make a very superior tooth powder. It will clean the blackest of teeth, if continued for a few mornings, to that of pure white." 2. Tooth Powder. "Precipitated chalk four ounces, powdered orris ... Motherwort
Eurasian plants of the genus Leonurus, especially L. cardiaca, a weed having clusters of small purple or pink flowers. ... MOUTH AND TEETH
Many young people owe their homely mouths to infantile habits. Sucking the thumb, and these horrible "pacificators" or "baby comforters" are responsible for some ill-shaped mouths. A large mouth, if not malformed, is not ugly unless filled with bad teet... MOVABLE KIDNEY. (Floating Kidney. Nephroptosis)
Causes. This condition is usually acquired. It is more common in women than in men, possibly due to lacing and the relaxations of the muscles of the abdomen from pregnancy. It may come from wounds, lifting too heavy articles, emaciation. Symptoms. T... Mugwort
Aromatic plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. vulgaris, native to Eurasia; used as a condiment. ... Mullein
Eurasian plants of the genus Verbascum, especially V. thapsus. Also called flannel leaf, velvet plant. ... Multiple Neuritis
Other names: Polyneuritis, Disseminated Neuritis, Peripheral Neuritis. Meaning--Multiple neuritis is an inflammatory disease of the peripheral (toward the end of the nerves or external nerves) nervous system. It varies much in extent and intensity and a... MUMPS
The swelling is in front and below and behind the ear. Hard to eat and the swallowing of vinegar is almost impossible. ... MUMPS
Mercurius 3X trit. (tablet form). Tablet everyone to three hours. Pulsatilla 3X dil. When it goes down. Give every hour. ... MUMPS (Parotitis)
This is an acute infectious disease of one or both of the parotid glands, located at the angle of the jaw, and extending up to the ear, and, also, to other salivary glands. It appears only once. One attack gives immunity. It may come at any age; but app... Muriate
Chloride; compound of chlorine with another element or radical; especially, a salt or ester of hydrochloric acid called. myrrh Aromatic gum resin from trees and shrubs of the genus Commiphora of India, Arabia, and eastern Africa, used in pe... MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM
This is a very painful affection of the voluntary muscles, called also neuralgia, or according to its location, torticollis (stiff neck, wry neck), pleurodynia, lumbago (rheumatism in the back). Causes. Predisposed to it by previous attacks, having a ...