TABACUM.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
►
Constrictive pain in the larynx, [45].
► Terrible tickling in the larynx,
with alteration of the voice, [164].
[810.] ►
Irritation of the upper part of the trachea, followed by expectoration, [46]. ►
Voice. ► Voice weak, [167]. ►
Voice feeble and low, [128]. ► Voice hoarse, [47], [78].
► Cough and Expectoration. ► Almost constant cough, with sensation of
burning in the larynx, [36]. ► Dry cough (second, third, seventh, and
thirteenth days), [2]; towards
evening, [4d]. ► Dry cough the whole morning, with a
stitch in the pit of the stomach (twelfth day), [2]. ► Dry
short cough, [159]. ► A dry cough, which soon became
frightfully severe; a genuine whooping-cough, continuing night and day,
only intermitting during a meal, [96].
► At times tickling cough, [76]. [820.]
► Cough and hiccough at the same
time, as if she would suffocate, lasting a quarter of an hour (tenth
day), [2]. ►
Cough, with dark sputa, [167]. ► Hæmoptysis; she had raised several
ounces of blood and mucus this morning; she had now a cough and
continued to expectorate small quantities of blood; on close examination
the matter expectorated was found to contain numerous dark particles
diffused through it; in some spots several of these had coalesced and
formed large masses, although she had not touched snuff for four days;
the next day the hæmorrhage had gradually lessened, but the snuff was
still diffused through what was brought up, and continued so the whole
of this day and the next. I ascertained that the attempt to introduce a
spoonful of snuff into the mouth has, from the first, been frequently
followed by a convulsive cough. Her friend from whom she learned the
habit is troubled with a constant cough, and has become emaciated and
weakly, [73]. ► (Expectoration of gray mucus, in the
morning), (second day), [2]. ► Respiration. ►
Respiration very free and more easy than usual, [50]. ►
Respiration very rapid, short, or at times slow and deep, apparently
omitting entirely at times, [77]. ► Rapid difficult respiration, [11]. ►
Quick breathing (woman), [32]. ► Respiration spasmodic, deep, 6 per
minute, [80]. ► Prolonged respiration (after fifty
minutes), [133]. [830.] ►
Respiration slow, [43], [167]. ►
Breathing slow and stertorous, [168].
► Respiration slow and regular, [79]. ►
Slow respiration, sinking to 8 in a minute, interrupted by continual
yawning, [131]. ► Respiration slow, the thorax scarcely
expanded, [17]. ► Respiratory movements irregular and
sighing, [148]. ► His wind, as he called it, became so
short that he was compelled to give up active exercise, [122]. ► (When
he bends towards the left side and presses he can breathe more easily), [2]. ►
Stertorous respiration, [37], [161]. ►
Breathing stertorous, the cheeks flopping with each expiration, [89]. [840.]
► Respiration anxious, moaning, deep
and difficult, [78]. ► Very feeble respiration, [83]. ► *Difficult
respiration, [33], [40], [53a].
► Respiration difficult, sighing, [117]. ►
Difficult respiration, with a hoarse voice, for a long time after the
poisoning, [77]. ► Sudden difficulty of breathing, [64]. ►
Laborious breathing, [37], [52]. ►
Oppression of breathing, [55]. ► Dyspnœa, [159].
► Dyspnœa, drew long sighs, [166]. [850.]
► Moaned frequently (after third
day), [121]. ►
Feeling as though he would suffocate, [159].
► Paroxysms of suffocation, from
which he frequently awoke with the most frightful anxiety, [159]. ►
Attacks of suffocation, [55]. ► Asphyxia and syncope, [54]. ►
Dyspnœa to a very great degree (man), [32].
► Dyspnœa, from almost constant
sibilant râles, and which was very troublesome, [96]. ► Great
dyspnœa, palpitation, and distress in cardiac region, on going upstairs
or ascending any eminence, [137]. ► They almost invariably experienced great
dyspnœa on ascending, [142]. ► Average weight of carbonic acid expired,
11616.46 grains (for five days before smoking); 11664.50 grains (for
five days while smoking), [87]. [860.] ►
Average weight of carbonic acid expired, 10456.53 grains (for five days
before smoking); 10458.27 grains (for five days while smoking), [87a]. ►
Average weight of aqueous vapor expired, 4884.66 grains (for five days
before smoking); 4585.20 grains (for five days while smoking), [87]. ►
Average weight of aqueous vapor expired, 4449.45 grains (for five days
before smoking); 4289.51 grains (for five days while smoking), [87a].
CHEST.
►
Smoking of tobacco tends to render the lungs flaccid, and to bring on a
true marasmus, [85]. ► Various diseases of the chest, [9]. ►
Oppression of the chest, relieved by deep breathing, [1]. ► The
chest is oppressed, constricted; cannot take a deep breath, associated
with a feeling of apprehension and anxiety; she cannot rid herself of
the thought that some misfortune would happen to her (third day), [2]. ►
Oppression at the chest great, [64].
► *Very violent constriction of the chest
(tenth day), [2]. ► Constriction across front of upper chest,
dyspnœa and disposition to take a full inspiration, with the darting
pain extending from the heart to the vertex, [147]. [870.]
► On a Saturday an attack of angina
supervenes, of half an hour’s duration; a second fit recurs next day,
and he is found dead in his bed on the Monday morning, [106]. ► *On
taking a deep breath, it seemed as if the chest were too tight
(second day), [2]. ► One evening, while smoking, he was seized
suddenly with violent pain in the chest, as if he had been squeezed by a
vice; his pulse was insensible. The attack lasted ten minutes, [103]. ►
After seven years was suddenly seized with intense pain in the chest,
gasping for breath, and a sensation as if a
crowbar were pressed tightly from the right breast to the left, till it
came and twisted in a knot round the heart, which now stopped deathly
still for a minute, and then leaped like a dozen frogs. After
two hours of deathlike suffering, the attack ceased, and ever after the
heart missed every fourth beat. For
the next twenty-seven years, continued to suffer milder attacks like the
above, lasting from one to several minutes, as often as two or three
times a day or night. After the discontinuance of tobacco the attacks
ceased, [81]. ► The smoker feels a pain, dull, and
although not acute, yet distressing, from the constant sense of
oppression which attends it. Its seat is behind the breast bone, and
rather tending to the left side. It is neither aggravated nor diminished
by full inspiration, nor by any change of posture; comes on usually in
the afternoon, but irrespectively of meals, and sometimes increases in
severity during the night, so as to interfere with sleep, yet almost
completely vanished before morning, and this without appreciable
disturbance of the circulation, respiration, or digestion, [98]. ►
Flitting pains in the chest, [76].
► When taking a deep breath it seems
as if the intercostal muscles were being cut to pieces from the front
towards the back; worse when touched; the pain brought tears to the eyes
(first day), [2]. ► Pain, like a soreness in the chest,
during rest (twelfth day), [2]. ► Shocks in the chest and region of the
heart; at first always in the night, but after awhile in the daytime,
with rushing of blood to the head, which would momentarily deprive him
of consciousness, [59]. ► Anxiety, beginning in the chest and præcordial
region, [53a]. [880.] ►
Pressure in the chest, with anxiety, [48].
► Pressure and stitches in the chest
(second day), [2]. ► Stitches in the chest, on taking a deep
breath (fourth and eighth days), [2].
► Many transient stitches, extending
from before backward, through the chest, aggravated by deep breathing, [1]. ►
Stitches in the side and chest, on breathing, with great weakness of the
head, as if intoxicated, and flickering before the eyes, so that he
could not distinguish objects far off (first day), [2]. ► Front and
Sides. ► Pain in the
sternum, as if a knife were sticking into it (after five minutes), [1]. ►
Pressure beneath the sternum (fifth day), [2].
► Pressure on the sternum, as if
something heavy were lying upon it (third day), [2]. ►
Stitches beneath the sternum, with impossibility to take a deep breath
(first day), [2]. ► Stitches beneath the sternum, on deep
breathing (fourth day), [2]. [890.] ►
Fine stitches in the middle of the chest, extending to the sternum, [1]. ►
Dull pains in the sides, which seem to alternate with sore throat, [92]. ►
Great pain and distress in the left side of chest, especially around the
præcordial region, [166]. ► Stitches in the right side of the chest,
on talking (fourth day), [2]. ► Stitches in the right side of the chest
(fourth day), [2]. ► Sharp stitches in the right side of the
chest, near the axilla, relieved by inspiration (after half an hour), [1]. ►
Sore sticking in the right side of the chest, worse during rest (third
day), [2]. ►
Some stitches beneath the right short ribs, with tightness of the chest,
[4c]. ►
Some stitches beneath the left short ribs (third day), [2]. ► Mammæ.
► A violent sore pain in the right
female mamma, with a feeling as if the nipple itself were bitten off
(twelfth day), [2]. [900.] ► Great oppression at breast (woman), [32]. ►
A burning stitch beneath the left breast (first day), [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Præcordia. ► Three had
heart disease, [143]. ► They very generally thought they had
idiopathic heart disease; complained of pain and soreness in the region
of the heart, and they could not lie very long on the left side, at
night, [142]. ► Heart disease is very common among
tobacco provers, [142]. ► Præcordial oppression, [108]. ►
Suddenly seized in the evening with violent præcordial anxiety,
followed by complete sleeplessness and springing from bed, [108]. ►
*Suffered chiefly at night from paroxysms of præcordial oppression,
with palpitation and pain between the shoulders, [105]. ►
One morning was suddenly seized with pain in the region of the heart,
with transversal constriction in the upper part of the chest. He could
neither walk nor speak; the pulse was insensible; the hands cold; the
attack continued half an hour, [101].
► Darting pain, extending from the
heart upwards to the vertex, and sensation of constriction across front
of upper chest, with dyspnœa and disposition to take a full
inspiration, [147]. [The cardiac
and thoracic pains were probably an aggravation of symptoms caused by
partial suppression of a habitually profuse and offensive footsweat.] [910.] ►
Aching pains in cardiac region, generally worse at night, with frequent
intermission of the pulse and of the heart’s action, [137]. ►
Slight disturbance at the heart, [96].
► Heart’s Action. ► Both sounds of heart clear, but the
action was relaxed and occasionally intermittent, [148]. ► The
heart sounds were muffled and seemed to almost run into each other, [166]. ►
Systolic murmur in aortic area and in course of large vessels, [167]. ►
On applying the hand over the cardiac region, the impulse conveyed to it
was of marked peculiarity, much resembling, as was conceived at the
time, the purring tremor, or fremissement
cataire of French writers, which is likely to accompany
aortic regurgitation, [89]. ► Sounds of the heart inaudible, and its
movements scarcely felt (after three days), [121]. ►►
*Palpitation, [56], [57], [58],
etc. ► Palpitation and pain in
cardiac region, [167]. ► Palpitation while lying in bed on the
left side, which ceases on turning to the right side (twelfth day), [2]. [920.]
► For some time he suffered from
palpitation, with pain and constriction of the chest, which came on in
the form of an attack from inhaling the fumes, [102]. ►
Palpitation with the tightness of the throat, [104]. ► For
about a month, during the night he frequently had attacks of
palpitation, with oppression and pains about his shoulders, [100]. ►
Strong pulsation of the temporal arteries [96].
► Violent palpitation (third and
fourth days), [2]. ► Violent palpitation all night, [155]. ►
Most distressing palpitation of the heart, [125]. ► Heart
beating so violently that he is compelled to give up active exercise, [122]. ►
Heart beat somewhat irregularly, with a slight anæmic murmur, [109]. ►
The heart beat very irregularly; this was evinced by palpitation and
tremulous motion of the organ, especially when lying upon the left side,
[166]. [930.]
► Beat of the heart weak, slow,
intermittent, [77]. ► Beat of the heart weak and intermittent, [78]. ►
*Heart’s action very feeble, [149].
► Heart scarcely beat, [117]. ► Heart
perfectly paralyzed, [119]. ► The most powerful influence seemed to be
exerted on the heart’s action, [155].
► Pulse. ►
Pulse rapid, [4], [42]. ►
Violent pulse, [33]. ► Pulse more rapid by 10 beats, and fuller
(soon), [4b]. ► Pulse small and very frequent, [175]. [940.]
► Pulse small, rapid, irregular, [49], [168].
► Pulse averaged 85 (before
experiment); 92 (during experiment), [87].
► Full, hard, rapid pulse, [47]. ►
Pulse quick and feeble, [119]. ► Small, hard, rapid pulse, [48]. ► Pulse
full, slow, [45]. ► Pulse slightly compressive and perfectly
regular, at barely 60, [93]. ► Man’s pulse hard and quick, [32]. ►
*Pulse soft, full, and feeble, [148].
► While he sits, the pulse beats but
48 in a minute. It is large and full to the finger, under which it
passes slowly, and readily compresses; any movement at once increases
the beats, and more than occurs in the healthy state, [122]. [950.]
► Woman’s pulse rather soft, but
frequent, [32]. ► *Pulse slow, 45, [43]; 50 to 60, [107].
► Very slow pulse, [40]. ► *Pulse
small, 82, [60], [108]. ►
Pulse 60, regular, small, and weak, [167].
► Pulse 48, and small, [128]. ► Pulse
very slow and weak, [35]. ► Extremely weak, small pulse, [116]. ►
Pulse small, slow, 34, [33a], [51]. ►
Pulse remarkably slow, scarcely perceptible, intermittent for fifteen
seconds, [77]. [960.] ►
Pulse small and intermittent, 78, [105].
► Slow and intermittent pulse, [55]. ►
*Pulse small and weak, 70, [89],
[117]. ►
The pulse becomes small and weak, the skin cold, and covered with clammy
sweat, [3]. ►
Frequent intermission of the pulse and of the heart’s action, with the
pains in the cardiac region, [137].
► Among eighty-eight inveterate
smokers, there were twenty-one instances of marked intermittence of the
pulse, occurring in men from 27 to 42 years of age, [118]. ► Pulse
irregular, variable, and intermittent; at one time 136 per minute, and
in a short time thereafter down to 38 per minute, [166]. ►
Basis, 74 1/2 pulsations: Six minutes, 81, 81, 81, 83, 82, 82; average
81.6. Seventeen minutes, 85, 89, 89, 93, 96, 90, 94, 94, 93, 92, 93, 95,
95, 96, 94, 97, 93; average 93, [110].
► Basis, 74 1/2 pulsations: Six
minutes, 79, 77, 80, 78, 78, 77; average 78.1. ►
Seven minutes, 83, 87, 88, 94, 98, 102, 102; average 93.4. Eight
minutes, 105, 105, 104, 105, 105, 107, 107, 110; average 106. After
smoking eleven minutes, 112, 108, 107, 101, 101, 100, 100, 100, 100, 98,
91, [110a]. ►
Smoking seven minutes, 76, 75, 79, 79, 76, 78, 82. Smoking ceased ten
minutes, 81, 88, 81, 83, 82, 84, 83, 83, 80, 82, [110b]. [970.]
► Basis, 70 1/2 pulsations: Six
minutes, 68, 70, 71, 70, 72, 74; average 70.8. Six minutes, 76, 77, 86,
89, 91, 94; average 85.5. Four minutes, 98, 95, 96, 95, [110c]. ►
Smoked fast three minutes, 94, 94, 96. Pipe recharged, 87, 93, 96, 96,
96, [110d]. ►
Basis, 82 pulsations: 85, 85, 84, 80, 94, 94 (one missed), 84, 84, 88,
89, 86, [111]. ► Basis, 65 pulsations: Seven minutes, 64,
64, 64, 65, 67, 64, 65; average 64.7. Seven minutes, 70, 70, 70, 71, 74,
68, 71; average 70.5. Five minutes, 76, 77, 77, 81, 81; average 78.4, [111a]. ►
Basis, 84 pulsations; 84, 84, 85, 84, 86, 84, 83, 85, 86, 84, 87, 86, [112]. ►
Basis, 73 pulsations: Ten minutes, 76, 75, 73, 74, 71, 74, 71, 74, 73,
73; average 73.4. Six minutes, 77, 79, 81, 87 (missed one), 74, 75;
average 77.1, [112a]. ► Pulse not perceptible at wrist, and
action of heart scarcely so in præcordial region, [80]. ► Pulse
almost imperceptible, very small, intermittent, extremely slow, 45, [17]. ►
Pulse scarcely perceptible, 83, [149],
[150]. ►
No pulse at the wrist (third day), [121].
[980.] ►
Pulseless (after fifty minutes), [133].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. ► Stiff neck, so
that he could not turn the head to the right side (eighth day), [2]. ►
*Neuralgic pains in the neck, with the tightness of the throat, [104]. ►
Burning and tension in the skin of the right side of the neck (second
day), [1]. ►
Great heaviness and pain in the nape of the neck, so that he was obliged
to remove the neckerchief (first day), [2].
► Back. ►
Tenderness of the spine along its whole length, the more especially in
the cervical and lumbar regions, [57].
► Pain between the shoulders, with
the præcordial oppression, [105].
► Burning beneath the scapula (second
day), [2]. ►
Stitches in the right scapula (fourth day), [2]. ► Dull
pain in the middle of the spine, with bruised feeling over the body,
especially in the upper extremities, in the morning, [4]. [990.] ► Pain in the small of the back and loins,
especially after sitting, [4], [4a],
[4b], [4c]. ► Intolerable pain in the small of the
back, greatly aggravated while sitting and lying, [4d]. ► Pain
in the small of the back, constrictive, especially violent after a stool
(fourth day), [2]. ► Pressive pain in the lumbar region on
rising from a seat and on beginning to walk, disappearing on walking, [1]. ►
Beating pain in the region of the sacrum, in the evening (first day), [4].
EXTREMITIES.
►
Extremities outstretched, relaxed, powerless, with almost incessant
trembling and frequent convulsive twitchings, [77]. ►
Trembling of the limbs, [38], [48], [55a],
[82]. ►
Trembling of arms and hands, [147].
► Rigidity of the limbs, [36], [57].
► Limbs began to be very stiff
(second day), [121]. [1000.] ► Paralysis and relaxation of the limbs, [34]. ►
Cataleptic condition of the arms and legs; if a leg or arm were extended
or flexed or uplifted, it would retain that position for at least five
minutes, or until it was reduced to a more comfortable posture, [66]. ►
Great weakness and trembling of the hands and feet (first day), [2]. ►
Weariness and prostration of the limbs, [1].
► Complete loss of power of the upper
and lower extremities, [168]. ► Limbs relaxed, [33]. ► A
feeling as if the fingers were longer when smoking Tobacco in a pipe,
after about three inspirations of it; if he continues smoking, he feels
as if he had lost the use of his legs from knees downwards; can smoke a
cigar in open air, but if he smokes half of one indoors, his calves feel
as if they did not belong to him, and as if they were dropping away, [165]. ►
Pain in all the limbs, [42].® 2000
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