NITRICUM ACIDUM.
RESPIRATORY ORGANS.
► Larynx, Trachea, and Lungs. ► Sticking pains in the region of the
larynx, [1]. ►
Sharp scraping sensation in the trachea (after nine days), [1]. ►
Voice. [970.] ► Hoarseness of voice in morning (after
three weeks), [45]. ► Voice hoarse at times, [1]. ► Voice
rough, [32]. ► *Hoarseness (after a few hours and
two days), [1]. ► *Hoarseness, so that she could not talk,
[1]. ►
Voice feeble, [31]. ► Cough and Expectoration. ► Violent cough at night, just after
midnight, lasting an hour, [1]. ► *Much more cough at night than during the day;
he is able to sleep only towards morning; even during the day
there is much more cough when lying down and falling asleep, [1]. ►
On being inhaled, it causes a constant and violent cough, with whistling
inspiration, redness, and sweat of the face and body; the paroxysm of
cough increases so much by continued inhalation of the gas that it
causes a taste of blood, nausea, and actual vomiting of mucus and food;
longer exposure to the gas apparatus causes oppression of breathing and
anxiety, so that it becomes necessary to leave the room and breathe
freely, in order to ease the cough; there remains behind, for from half
an hour to two hours, great rawness, soreness, and weariness of the
chest, [28]. ►
Cough (after three weeks), [45]. [980.] ►
Much cough (after three and four days), [1].
► Croaking cough, coming from the pit
of the stomach by paroxysms, but not at night, [1]. ► Hacking
cough in the morning (third day), [7].
► Frequent hacking cough, with
irritation and crawling in the larynx, after eating, [1]. ► Cough,
especially at night, so that there is not five minutes’ rest, with
shattering of the whole body, that frequently takes away the breath, as
in hooping-cough; stitches in the chest, sore throat, and fever, [1]. ►
*Dry cough during sleep, before midnight,
[1]. ►
*Rough dry cough, before midnight, [1]. ► Cough
on deep breathing, [1]. ► Cough caused by a constricted sensation
in the throat, especially at night, during sleep, [1]. ► Hacking
cough, in the evening in bed, [1].
[990.] ►
Dry barking cough, especially in the evening, [1]. ► Dry
cough, as after taking cold, [1]. ► He coughs and hawks much black blood, and
also blows the same from the nose, [1].
► Extremely fluent profuse coryza,
with great hoarseness and cough, with stitches in the throat, on every
paroxysm (after twelve days), [1].
► Expectoration of black clotted
blood, caused by a hacking cough, [1].
► Bloody expectoration from a hacking
cough, in the morning, in bed, preceded by rattling in the trachea;
followed by a sick feeling, chilliness, etc., [1]. ► Yellow
bitter-tasting expectoration, [1].
► Expectoration of mucus from
coughing, [1]. ► Respiration. ►
Sudden loss of breath and palpitation, when walking slowly, [1]. ►
Shortness of breath (first day), [1].
[1000.] ► Respiration slow and feeble, so that he
could hold out a minute without breathing, [1]. ►
Respiration rough and difficult, the quantity of air taken into the
lungs appearing to the ear applied to the chest to be but small;
afterwards the breathing became more labored, and each inspiration was
attended with a distinct low whistle; later respiration was more croupy
and hoarse, [31]. ► Tightness of breath, in the morning, so
great that she could scarcely draw a breath (after thirty days), [1]. ►
Sleep at night interrupted on account of the tightness of breath, [1]. ►
Began to experience difficulty of breathing (after one or two hours),
became rapidly worse, and died about ten hours after the accident, [40]. ►
Respiration painful, labored, and stridulous (second morning), [37]. ►
*Loss of breath, palpitation, and anxiety on ascending steps,
[1]. ►
Respiration difficult, [36]. ► *Oppression of breathing, caused by the cough,
[28]. ►
Whistling inspiration with the cough, [28].
► Oppressed respiration and anxiety,
on waking at night, and in the morning, [1].
[1010.] ►
Catching respiration, [1].
► Loss of breath, when walking in the
open air, and heaviness of the feet, [1].
► Dyspnœa, as from rush of blood to
the chest, [1]. ► Dyspnœa, while walking in the open air, [1].
CHEST.
►
Violent stitch through the lungs in the forenoon, [1]. ►
Spasmodic pains in the chest and opposite in the back, aggravated by
inspiration, after midnight, [1]. ► Spasmodic drawing in the chest, [1]. ►
Feeling of soreness across chest (after three weeks), [45]. ► Some
signs of commencing tubercle in right apex (after three weeks), [45]. ►
Rush of blood to the chest and heart at night, [1]. [1020.] ► *Rush of blood to the upper part of the chest,
[1]. ►
Itching spots, like freckles, on the chest externally, [1]. ► *Whistling
and râles in the chest on inspiration, [1]. ►
Throbbing in the chest, above the stomach, like palpitation, especially
after walking rapidly; relieved for some hours by drinking wine, but
afterwards returning, [1]. ► Oppression of the chest so great that she
could not get her breath (after twenty-two days), [1]. ► *Oppression
of the chest; short, anxious, difficult respiration, [1]. ►
Violent pressure in the chest, extending from the pit of the stomach to
the pit of the throat, early in the morning, [1]. ►
Sensation of pressure upon the chest, [1].
► *Tightness of the chest, [1]. ►
Tightness of the chest while sitting and walking, but especially on
bending backwards (third day), [1].
[1030.] ►
*Feeling of fulness in the chest, [1]. ► Cramp
in the chest for a moment (nineteenth day), [1]. ► Great
rawness, soreness, and weariness of the chest, for from half an hour to
two hours, from the cough, [28]. ► Sore pain within the chest while eating, [1]. ►
Sore pain in the chest, as from something sore in it, when coughing, [1]. ►
Pain in the chest caused by cough, [1].
► Pain in the chest externally,
especially on stooping, [1]. ► Pain in the chest, as if sore, on
respiration, [1]. ► Tightly adherent mucus in the chest, [1]. ►
Sensation of heat in the chest, [18].
[As with S. 661. -Hughes.] [1040.] ► Heat in the upper part of the chest in
the morning, recurring at times during the day, [1]. ► Burning
in the chest if he eats anything in the slightest degree salt, [1]. ►
Stitches and pain, as if suppurating, in both sides of the chest on
stooping, deep breathing, and reaching up high, [1]. ►
Stitches in the chest, as if externally, [1].
► Front. ►
Two small warts on the middle of the sternum, [1]. ►
Sticking and drawing on the sternum, [2].
► Sides. ►
Spasmodic pain in the chest anteriorly and in the back woke him from
sleep, [1]. ►
Spasmodic constrictive pain in the right upper pectoral muscles; was
obliged to bend quite together on account of the pain for several
minutes (after twenty-six hours), [1].
► Pressive pain on the ribs
anteriorly and a bruised sensation, noticed even on breathing, [1]. ►
Pressing pain in the right chest in the morning, after which empty
eructations, lasting half an hour (after sixteen days), [1]. [1050.] ► Constrictive pain in the left chest above
the heart, taking away the breath (after twenty-seven days), [1]. ►
Constrictive pain in the right chest, mostly while sitting, [1]. ►
Twisting pain in the right side of the chest, [1]. ► Sticking in
the right side of the chest and scapula (after fifteen days),
[1]. ►
Sticking and pinching, at one time below the breast, at another in the
back, at night, [1]. ► Pressure in the left chest, as if blood
would not go through the heart, [1].
► Violent stitch in the upper part of
the right side of the chest, inside the ribs, extending to the abdomen
and back, [1]. ► Violent stitches in the left chest, in
the morning, making respiration difficult, [1]. ► At
night, while lying on the back, he started up, and was attacked with a
stitch in the right chest, [1]. ► Stitches in the right side of the chest
on breathing, not on coughing, [1].
[1060.] ►
Stitches in and below the left chest, as from incarcerated flatus, [1]. ►
Stitches in the side of the chest, with nausea, [1]. ►
Stitches in the middle of the left chest on nearly every breath when
coughing and breathing, for several evenings, especially on lying down
in bed, [1]. ►
A violent stitch in the right breast, in the evening, after lying down, [1]. ►
Soreness in the folds beneath the breasts, [1].
HEART AND PULSE.
►
Violent palpitation for a moment, with diarrhœa, [1]. ►
Paroxysms of palpitation, with anxiety, causing oppression of the
breath, lasting an hour, [1]. ► Trembling of the heart in paroxysms, [1]. ►
Palpitation, at one time less, at another more violent,
especially after some motion, with weakness and anxiety, as if he would
become faint, [1]. ► Palpitation in the evening, in bed (after
three days), [1]. [1070.] ►
Every slight exertion causes heat and palpitation, soon after dinner, [1]. ►
Slight exertion causes palpitation and perspiration, [1]. ► Orgasm
of blood in the heart, [1]. ► Rush of blood to the heart, together with
anxiety, [1]. ► Rush of blood to the heart and
palpitation (first day), [1]. ► Slight emotional excitement causes
palpitation, [1]. ► Constrictive sensation in the region of
the heart, which made her anxious, which ceased as soon as the heart
gave a violent beat, [1]. ► He woke at 3 A.M., with violent beating
of the heart and palpitation below the clavicle, without anxiety, [1]. ►
Stitches in the heart, with heat and thirst, at night, [1]. ► Pulse
quick and hard, [42]. [1080.] ►
Pulse small, rapid (after sixteen days), [36].
► Febrile heat, with rapid pulse, [1]. ►
Pulse a little quickened (after twenty-five minutes), [30]. ► Pulse
frequent, feeble, intermittent every fourth or fifth beat; later 120, [31]. ►
Pulse 120 and very small (second morning), [37]. ► Pulse
small, [36]. ►
Pulse small and weak (after half an hour), [34]. ► Pulse
small, hard, and rapid, [33]. ► Pulse small, contracted, 92 to 96 (after
eight days), [32]. ► Collapse, with sinking of the pulse and
delirium, followed by death on the eighth day, [43]. [1090.]
► Pulse irregular; after a regular
beat, two small ones followed in quick succession; the fourth omitted
entirely, [1]. ► Small and frequent pulse, [46].
NECK AND BACK.
►
Neck. ► Glandular swelling
on the right side of the neck; the neck and tongue seem stiff (after
twenty days), [2]. ► Swelling on the right side of the neck,
similar to a goitre, [1]. ► Stiffness in the nape of the neck (after
twenty-four hours), [1]. ► Tensive pain in the cervical muscles, [1]. ►
Loss of power in the nape of the neck, [1].
► Back. ►
Violent burning pain in the back, [1].
► Tearing and sticking in the back
and chest on motion, especially at night, [1].
► Drawing in the back, in the
evening, [1]. [1100.] ► Pain in the back after taking the
slightest cold, [1]. ► Stiffness in the spine, [1]. ►
Cracking in the cervical vertebræ, [1].
► A violent persistent stitch in the
vertebræ while standing, [1]. ► Pinching in the flesh of the back during
rest and motion, [1]. ► Dorsal. ►
Spasmodic jerking in the dorsal muscles during manual labor (after
twelve days), [1]. ► Drawing in the cervical muscles, as if
something heavy were hanging upon them, [1].
► Pain in the left scapula and region
of the kidney while walking in the open air, [1]. ► Tearing
stitches in the scapula while walking in the open air; at night could
not lie upon it, [1]. ► Stitches between the scapulæ and in the
forepart of the chest, taking away the breath, more when stooping than
on sitting quietly, [1]. [1110.] ►
A stitch between the scapulæ from time to time, always followed by
eructations, [1]. ► Pain between the scapulæ (after two
and three days), [1]. ► Pinching, as with pincers, between the
scapulæ, [1]. ► Lumbar. ►
Burning pain in the right lumbar region (hepatic region?), in a spot as
large as the hand, that made him extremely ill-humored, sad, and unable
to think or work, [1]. ► Pain in the small of the back, so that he
could not lie upon the back, but was obliged to lie on the abdomen, at
night, [1]. ►
A stitch in the small of the back on coughing, [1]. ►
Stitches in the small of the back on coughing, [1]. ►
Pressive pain in the small of the back, [1].
► Drawing pain in the small of the back,
towards evening, [1]. ► Painful tension in the small of the back,
so that he could not take a deep breath, [1].
[1120.] ►
Violent pain in the small of the back, seeming to be in the bone, almost
only on motion, so that he could scarcely walk, [1]. ► Pain in the
small of the back, as if stiff (twelfth day), [7]. ►
Pulsation in the small of the back, [1].
EXTREMITIES IN GENERAL.
► Swelling of the hands and feet, [5]. ►
The extremities became cold; pulse small, very rapid; the patient fell
into a collapse, followed by death (after twenty-two days), [36]. ►
Extremities cold (second morning), [37].
► Weakness in all the joints, [1]. ►
Excessive weakness, prostration; all the limbs are affected, especially
the knees and elbows, they seem relaxed; after dinner, [1]. ► Great
sensitiveness of the joints, without distinct pain, in the morning, [1]. ►
All the joints feel weak and bruised, as after great exertion, [1]. [1130.]
► The hands and limbs seem weak and
paralyzed on pressure, or when lying in an uncomfortable position, as if
the circulation were arrested by a band (twelfth day), [7]. ► All the
joints seem weary, as after running, [1].
► Trembling and weakness in all the
joints, [1]. ► Drawing in all the limbs, wherewith
stretching seems very comfortable, [1].
► Drawing and burning in the limbs, [1]. ►
Jerking and tearing in the joints, [1].
► Cracking in all the joints on
motion, [1]. ►
Pain in the gouty joints, hitherto painless, [1]. ► The
joints are painful, as if dislocated, after walking, [1]. ► Her feet
and hands go asleep, [24].
[1140.] ►
Tension in the arms and lower extremities, [1]. ►
Sensation of heaviness in the limbs and joints, as from weariness, in
the morning in bed, with the most perfect rest, [1]. ► Pain
like a rigidity in the left arm and lower extremity, [1]. ► Bruised
sensation in all the limbs; she could scarcely raise the arms and lower
extremities, [1].
SUPERIOR EXTREMITIES.
► Paralysis of the right arm, [7]. ►
Falling asleep of the right arm at night, [1].
► Constant, persistent trembling of
the forearm and hand, [9]. ► Weakness of the arms, as after fever, [1]. ►
Violent tension and constriction in the shoulders and arms; it drew the
arms to the body, [1]. ► The arm seems paralyzed after shaking, [7]. [1150.]
► Drawing pain in both arms, [1]. ►
Dull weary pain and tingling in the muscles of the whole arm, [1]. ►
Pain, as from a sprain, in the left arm; she could move it neither
backward nor forward (after eighteen days), [1]. ► Bruised
pain in the right arm (after four days), [1].
► Pressure in the right arm (after
thirty-seven days), [1]. ► Tearing in the arm, especially on motion,
also disturbing sleep, [1]. ► Drawing in the hand and arm, as if he had
sprained them, [1]. ► Jerking and drawing in the arms and
fingers (after three days), [1]. ► Shoulder. ►
*Glandular enlargement in the axilla, [1]. ► *Painful
swelling and inflammation of the axillary glands (after
fourteen days), [8]. [1160.] ►
*Painful and inflamed redness of left axillary gland (after
three days), [22]. ► The right axillary gland was extremely
sensitive all the forenoon (after three days), [1]. ► Aching
pain in right shoulder and arm; the arm feels bruised, and at times she
cannot possibly raise it (after three days), [22]. ► The
left shoulder-joint is painful, [1].
► The left shoulder is painful, as
from a blow, [7]. ► Pressive pain on the shoulders, as if
he had carried something heavy upon them, [1].
► Pressure upon the right shoulder
(second day), [1]. ► Stitches in the left shoulder on touch,
respiration, or if she is chilly, not on moving the arm, [1]. ► Arm.
► The upper arm is painful, as if beaten;
cannot raise it on account of the pain, and therewith the hand becomes
cold, [1]. ►
Trembling of the muscles of the right upper arm, [1]. [1170.] ► Hammering pain in the humeri, as if they
had been paralyzed, [1]. ► Drawing in the humeri, [1]. ► Jerking
in the muscles of the upper arm, especially in the deltoid, without
pain, all day, [1]. ► Elbow and Forearm. ► Tearing in the elbow-joint and jerking,
extending thence to the wrist (after four hours), [1]. ►
Numbness, trembling, and tingling of right forearm (after three days), [22]. ►
Paralytic drawing pain in the forearm nearly all day, [7]. ► Tearing
in the left forearm and hand, with pain when touched, [2]. ► Drawing
deep in the muscles of the forearm, extending into the bones (after
twenty-eight days), [2]. ► Dull pain and sticking in the forearm,
extending to the back of the hand and fingers, [1]. ► Dull
pain and stitches in the forearm, extending to the back of the hand and
fingers (first day), [3]. [1180.] ►
Bruised pain externally on the forearm, on motion and touch, [1]. ►
Sensation of heat in both forearms, [1].
► Wrist. ►
Drawing on the right wrist for some seconds (after a few hours), [7]. ►
Tearing about the wrists, [1]. ► Tearing in the left wrist, [1]. ► Bruised
pain in the wrist, [1]. ► Pressive pain in the right wrist, [1]. ►
Hand. ► Trembling of the
hands, [1]. ►
Some visible twitches in the hands, [1].
► Falling asleep of the hands,
in the morning, in bed, [1]. [1190.] ►
Falling asleep and numbness of the hand immediately on resting it upon
anything, [7]. ► Her right hand goes to sleep, in the
morning (after three days), [22]. ► Her hands, which used to go dead and
numb, quite ceased to do so while taking the medicine, [21]. ►
Drawing pains in the hands, towards evening, [7]. ►
Cramplike pain in the hand on grasping anything, [7]. ► Stiff
pain in the palm of the left hand on grasping anything, [7]. ► Aching,
powerless feel in left hand, like
rheumatism, [25]. ► Drawing in the hands (after two
days), [1]. ►
Violent stitches in the palm of the left hand, [1]. ►
Stitches in the right hand (twelfth day), [7].
► Fingers. ► Painful swelling of the finger-joints, [1]. [1200.] ►
Swelling of the fingers, in the morning, on waking, [1]. ►
Paralytic drawing pain in the first joint of the thumb and in the hand,
on falling asleep and on waking (after two days), [1]. ►
Frequent drawing pain in the extensor tendons of the index finger,
extending from behind forward, [1].
► Falling asleep of all the fingers,
with crawling in them, [1]. ► Deadness of the fingers in the cold air, [1]. ►
Violent tearing in the left little finger (after one hour), [1]. ►
Bruised pain in the left little finger, [1].
► Burning pain in the fingers of the
left hand, [1]. ► The fingers are painful on moving them,
with tension in the middle joints, [1].
► Stitches in the middle
finger-joints; he could not bend them without pain, [1].® 2000
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