The Nurse's Dictionary of Medical Terms and Nursing Treatment; Compiled for the Use of Nurses and Containing Descriptions of the Principal Medical and

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...may dry up and die, and cavities are formed, and phthisis may set in. The Greek term for inflammation is "itis;" hence we get glossitis, inflammation of the tongue; peritonitis, inflammation of the perineum; and so on. Inflation. Blown out and extended by air or gas. Influenza. Epidemic catarrhal fever. It visited England in 1890 and 1891, causing a great increase in the death rate. It was on these occasions marked by sudden prostration, pains in the limbs, and fever. The subsequent exhaustion was great, and semi-convalescents frequently fell victims to pneumonia. The nursing treatment consists in securing rest, giving nourishing food and the tonics which will probably be ordered. Grea'. care must be taken that the patients are not subjected to a chill before they are fully recovered. Infundibulum. A term applied to several funnel-shaped organs of the body. Ingcsta. Food taken into the body through the mouth. Inguinal. The region at the lowest part of the abdomen on either side of the symphysis pubis. Inhalation. Act of breathirg in vapour or fumes into the mouth, a form of treatment frequently ordered in disorders of the throat or chest. The ordinary inhaler consists of a jug-like vessel fitted with a glass mouth-piece coming out of the lid; the hot water and tho medicament ordered are put in the jug and the patient takes the mouth-piece in his mouth and inspires the vapour which rises through it. The steam-spray inhaler is on the same principle as the antiseptic spray. The Chloride of Ammonium Inhaler is usually charged in the dispensary, and consists of a bottle holding hydrochloric acid,another holding liquid ammonia, and a third containing distilled water. The water should be changed every morning. In private or district nursing, a tea-pot ma...