Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Hand Book on the Diseases of the Heart and Their Homeopathic Treatment
Many people will not submit to a physical examination of the chest for fear serious disease of the heart will be discovered. To capture the confidence of these people, especially ladies, demands both tact and the evidence of much general knowl edge of the relations of the heart to other organs of the body. Here a little knowledge is a dangerous thing all around. People know that sudden death is often caused by disease of the heart and they infer that those who may have disease of this vital organ are liable to die suddenly, therefore the result of the examination should not leave them in doubt to live in fear and trembling all their days. [see Diseases of heart caus ing sudden death, p. The physician can explain that there are many slight diseases of the heart as well as serious ones - functional as well as structural. He should explain that fear shocks the heart, stops it for a moment, during that time the blood leaves the brain and faintness is felt. We lay the person down so that the blood can get back more easily to the brain. Water dashed into the face shocks the nerves and starts the heart to more vigorous action. All should know that excitement and overwork are the chief causes of serious diseases of this organ; also that rheumatism is an accidental cause that all may be liable to. Digestive disorders may give rise to car diac disturbances and vice versa. Functional disturbances when long lasting may bring about structural change. Physiology (carpenter) tells us that concentrated attention will disturb and derange any organ, so that great tact is often usees sary in the diagnosis and subsequent management of cases with disease of the heart. Diverting the attention (as practiced by Christian Scientists so-called) may benefit some cases, while in others the strong will of the patient may be necessary to assist the work of a feeble heart and so prolong life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
