Oleander - Chest symptoms - T.F. Allen

CHEST

Chest

External soreness of the right chest, as if pressed hard,

Oppression of the chest, in the pit of the stomach, while lying down, and a quarter of an hour after lying down vomiting of mucus, water, and small bits of bread previously eaten; the oppression of the chest was relieved on rising up (after seven hours and a half),

Sensation as though something heavy were lying upon the chest that compresses it, causing deep anxious inspiration, while walking, standing and lying (after ten hours),

Stitches in the diaphragm, while lying down, during in and expression, that ceases on rising up (after thirty-one hours),

Dull stitches in the chest, while walking, aggravated by expiration (after eight hours),

Great emptiness in the chest, as if it were eviscerated,

Front and Sides.

A dull continuous stitch in the sternum (after twenty-four hours),

Tensive stitches in the sternum, more violent on stooping (after twelve hours),

Tensive stitch in the middle of the chest (after thirty-one hours),

Crawling stitches in the sternum,

Dull pressure on the upper part of the sternum,

Dull pain in the sternum (after ten hours),

Some intermitting dull thrusts in the ribs of the left side,

Intermitting gnawing on one of the ribs of the left side, opposite the pit of the stomach,

Jerking in the right pectoral muscles (after fifteen hours),

A burrowing aching in the costal cartilages of the right side, with intermitting pressure upon a small spot, aggravated by pressing upon it,

Dull stitch in the left chest, persisting during inspiration and expiration (after twenty-nine hours),

A stitch, as with a knife, in the left chest (after forty-eight hours),

Fine stitches in the left chest (after one hour and a half),

Dull stitches in the left side of the chest, while walking,

Pinching stitch in the left side of the chest, coming out at the false ribs (after six hours),

Dull stitch in the right chest, persisting during inspiration and expiration (after five hours and a half),

Dull stitches in one of the false ribs, near the right side of the sternum, where it hurts when pressed upon,

Fine stitches in the thyroid cartilage,

Pulse

A beating, like dull thrusts, on the chest, below the right shoulder,

Respiration

While lying down the chest seems too tight; he is obliged to take long and deep breaths (after six hours),

Violent palpitation, with sensation as if the chest had become larger; he then breathes with great heaving of the chest, without anxiety,

Stertorous breathing,

Heart and pulse

Dull drawing pain about the heart, more violent on stooping and lasting during expiration (after fifty-five hours),

Distress at the heart and anxiety,

Anxiety about the heart, without anxious thought, with trembling of the whole body, lasting several hours (after seven hours),

Several attacks of palpitation,

Pulse full and rapid, in the evening,

Quick pulse; later it sank to a thread,

Pulse slower than usual, in the morning, after rising,

Pulse small, irregular, periodically intermitting,

Pulse weak, very slow,

Intermission of the pulse every four or five beats; afterwards every ten to twelve beats, then thirteen, etc. (second day),

Pulse very irregular, at one time rapid, at another slower; at one time full, at another soft, small, and weak,