Muriaticum Acidum - Chest symptoms - T.F. Allen

CHEST

Chest

Burning in the right chest externally, also in a small spot in the middle of the sternum, with a feeling internally as if something were sticking into it, afterwards only a sticking in the same place,

Pinching tension beneath the short ribs, frequently obliging deep inspiration, and disappearing after emission of flatus,

Tensive boring in the chest, persistent during inspiration and expiration,

Asthmatic pressure upon the chest in paroxysms,

Oppression transversely across the chest, in the evening, while walking and sitting,

Painful oppression of the chest, especially on the right side,

Stitches as from needles in the right true ribs, on expiration, while sitting,

Slow broad stitches extending upward in the sides of the chest externally,

A tensive jerking stitch extending from the left false ribs to the right ribs,

Sore pain and cutting in the chest, also with inclination to cough,

Scraping in the chest, with cough and expectoration of mucus,

Front.

Violent pressure in the sternum above the pit of the stomach, extending up to the chest, in the evening,

Stitches beneath the sternum, just above the pit of the stomach,

Sides.

Pressive pinching in the right side of the chest, always aggravated by inspiration,

Pressure and bruised pain in the left side of the chest,

Sticking pressure in the right side of the chest, beneath the nipple, gradually increasing and decreasing,

Pressive pain in the left side of the chest posteriorly, close to the spine, on inspiration,

Stitches between two true ribs of the left side, on expiration,

Dull stitch in the left side of the chest, with cough, in the evening,

Mammae.

Drawing sensation in the right breast beneath the nipple, extending towards the neck,

Violent stitches in the right nipple,

Fine burning stitches externally beneath the left mamma,

Respiration

Pressive pinching in the chest, without tightness of breath,

Sticking pain in the chest, on violent motion, and on breathing,

A boring stitch in the right intercostal muscles, not affecting respiration, while sitting,

Tensive pain on the sternum that prevents breathing, as if it came from the stomach, with pain in the spot, even on touch,

Cutting thrusts internally in the middle of the sternum, with dull pressure posteriorly in the thorax, general oppression of the chest, and tightness of breath, by paroxysms all day,

Pressive pain on the right side of the chest that constantly became more violent, not affected by breathing,

Sharp stitches in the left side of the chest, on the lowest true ribs, not affecting respiration,

Sticking in the praecordial region, so that she could only become erect with difficulty, with arrest of breathing, disappearing on rubbing (seventh day),

Expiration of white fumes,

Sighing,

Respiration frequent, and sighing (after twelve hours),

He snores loudly before midnight, and tosses about, but then can be easily awakened,

She breathed with snoring, occasionally stridulous noise, as if there was some obstruction in the larynx,

Deep respiration, with groaning,

Difficult, wheezing inspiration; expiration easy (second day),

Much difficulty in breathing; moist râles could be heard all over the chest (after three or four hours),

Suffocating sensation (immediately),

Heart and pulse

Praecordium.

Stitches deep in the praecordial region, extending to the axilla and back, with sticking in the thigh, extending down to the knee, while sitting, disappearing on rising, in the evening,

Fine stitches below the praecordial region, extending thence into the left costal region, with tearing behind the left ear,

Heart's Action.

Beating of the heart so violent during the fever at night, that he felt in the face,

Pulse.

Acceleration of the pulse,

Pulse rapid and feeble (after three-quarters of an hour),

Pulse very small and frequent (after twelve days),

Pulse 130, *very feeble (first day), 120 (second day),

Pulse varying between 96 and 120,

Pulse 84, and pretty full (after over one hour),

Every third pulse intermits,