PART III. 



CHAPTER 22. 



ACUTE DISEASKS OF THE OUGANS OF RESPIRATION. 



407. Of the organs of Respiration 408. Nature of the diseases affecting 

 the organs of Respiration . 409. Causes. 410. Coughs. — Causn of Coughs. 

 411. Distinctive signs of different sorts of Cough. 412. Catarrh or 

 Common Cold. —Nature of Catarrh. 413. Causes. 414. Sym/itoms. 

 415. Treatment. 416. Laryngitis and -Sore Throat. — Seat and 

 nature. 417. Causes. 418. Symi.>toms. 419. Treatment 420. Further 

 treatment 421. Signs of recovery. 422. After-treatment. 423. Bron- 

 chitis, Pneumonia, Pleuritis, and Pleuro-pneumonia. — iStrticture 

 of the organs aff'ected. 424. Structure of the Lungs and Bronchia. 425. 

 Structure of the Pleurse. 426 Different seats of disease. 427. Certain 

 formations of Chest predisposed to disease. 428. Bronchitis. — Nature, 

 seat, and Causes. 429. Treatment. 430. Signs of recovery. 431. After- 

 treatment. 432 Pneumonia. — Seat and symptoms. 433. Subsidence of 

 the attack. 434. Increase of the. attack. 435. Pleuritis or Pleurisy — 

 Nature and seat. 436. Symptoms. 437. Subsidence of attack. 438. In- 

 crease of attack. 439. Pleuro-pneumonia. — Nature, seat, and causes. 

 440. Symptoms. 441. Treatment op Pneumonia, Pleuritis, and 

 Pleuro-pneumonia. — Treatment of the premonitory symptoms. 4A2. 

 Treatment of the attack. 443. Another mode of treatment. 44:4!. Un- 

 favorable terminations. 445. Effusion. 446. Exudation and organisation 

 of Lymph. 447. Suppuration and form,ation of Abscesses. 448. Gangrene 

 and Mortification. 449. After-treatment. 



407. Of the organs of Respiration. 



IB No class of organs in the body is of more importance than those which 

 are connected with the functions of Respiration. None, moreover, are 

 more liable to sudden and serious disease. 



The proper breathing organs are the limgs and bronchi. The sub- 

 sidiary organs are the nasal passages, the larynx, and the trfichea. 



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