Chest.
Slow, but regular, heaving of the chest, with some subsultus of the muscles. Moist crepitation over lungs. Tension in the chest and bruised feelings in the joints (fourth day). Oppression of the chest, with slow respiration for a long time (fifty day). Sternum. Pain in the right margin of the sternum, deeply seated (fourth day). Pressure behind the sternum (fifth day).
Heart and Pulse.– Precordium.
Pressure on the heart (sixth day). Stitches in the region of the heart and upper half of the left lung (sixth day). Internal pulsation of the heart, like a trembling, rather more while sitting, with oppression of the chest, nearly the whole day (fifth day). Heart’s Action. Action of heart occasionally tumultuous. Beating of the heart powerful, rapid, felt through the whole chest into the arms, and moving the book held in the right hand (first day). Beating of the heart felt in the chest without being noticed in the hand (fourth day). Heart beat so feebly that it required sustained attention to perceive its weak and rare contractions. Heart-sounds feeble. Pulse. Pulse frequent and undulating. Pulse rapid and weak. Pulse more rapid than usual (immediately). Pulse at first increased, afterwards small and indistinct. Pulse 78, soft and tolerably full (after twenty minutes). Pulse 100 and feeble; afterwards insensible. Pulse 100 to 120, soft (second day). Pulse slower than normal (at first). Pulse became slower, and suddenly stopped. Pulse 64, usually 75 (third day). Pulse about 60 (after ten minutes). Pulse 60 (after half an hour) (fourth day). Pulse 56 (after one hour, (fourth day). Pulse 50, very weak. Pulse weak and slow, afterwards, just before death, it became full and strong; then rapid (160), and weak. Pulse 95 (after ten minutes); 65 (after half an hour); 70 (after three-quarters of an hour); 54 (after one hour and a quarter); 66 (after two hours and a half).
Pulse 63, irregular; before the proving 70 to 75 (fifteen minutes after 12 drops) (fourth day). Pulse soon after taking small, irregular, scarcely perceptible, 80; after a few minutes 85, regular; after half an hour 70, for several beats in succession; then again some very slow beats; 62 (after three quarters of an hour), firm; 64 (after one hour); 58 (after one hour and a half); 70 (after two hours and a half) (fifth day). Pulse very irregular, at one time very slow, then soon again rapid beats in quick succession (second day). Pulse small (third day, three quarters of an hour after 8 drops). Pulse small and fast failing.
Pulse became very weak. Almost imperceptible pulse. Almost pulseless. Pulse suddenly ceased, face became pale. Pulse, from beating at the rate of 100, stopped as if it had been struck with lightning.
Neck and Back.
Veins of neck swollen. Dull pains in the region of the kidneys (second day).
Extremities in General.– Objective.
During commencing anaesthesia, twitching of the muscles of the extremities, especially of the arms. Cracking in the joints and loss of power in them, on moving (fifty day). Excessive weakness in the limbs (fourth day). Complete resolution of the limbs. Subjective. Compressed sensation in the right ankle and left elbow (second day). Bruised pain in the shoulder and ankle- joints (third day). Feels very much bruised in all the limbs (sixth day).
Superior Extremities.
Bruised sensation in the arms (fifty day). Forearm.
Pressing pain in the muscles of the right forearm and in the flesh above the hollow of the right knee (second day). Hand. Peculiar unsteadiness of the hands, with sensation of prostration (second day). Fingers. Finger-nails blue (fourth day). Fingers convulsively pressed against the palms of the hands, leaving impressions of the nails.
Inferior Extremities.
Staggered in walking (after half an hour). Constant painful weakness in the whole left leg, especially the lower leg and calf (first day). Great weakness in the feet (fifth day).
General Symptoms.– Objective.
Great nervous excitement. The muscles stiffened. Muscles become relaxed. Frequent stretching and yawning (fifth day). Very feeble. Every exertion of the muscles fatigues very soon (third day). Restless and tossing about before death. Subjective. Anaesthesia, with muscular resolution. Absolute general anaesthesia. Complete loss of sensibility and recognition, but not of self-consciousness.
(Hirschell). Sense of touch perverted. When under its influence, felt extremely comfortable; could have remained as she was forever. She felt as if floating on wings. Excessive weariness in all the joints, especially the ankles (third day). Sensation as if the seat were tottering (fifth day). While sitting, a sensation as if the chair and table were moving in different directions (third day). Felt queer twitchings in her body, which lasted over twenty-four hours. Felt as if hammers were beating all over her.
Skin.
Skin very blue, with coldness of the eyes (fourth day). Tingling of the limbs. Crawling in the left fingers (first day).
Sleep and Dreams.
Yawning (fourth day). Much yawning and closing of the eyes, even while waking (sixth day) Excessive yawning, as though he would dislocate the jaw (third day). Great sleepiness and much yawning (fourth day). A very agreeable sensation of sleepiness, with a very quiet mood (fourth day). A very agreeable sensation of sleepiness, with a very quiet mood (fourth day). Very sleepy, with chilliness and cold extremities (sixth day). Much sleep (fourth day). Apparently deep unconscious sleep, from which she could not be awakened. Comatose sleep. After vomiting had been induced, sank quickly and suddenly into a profound and alarming coma, characterized by excessive pallor of the features, sunken eyes, contracted pupils, insensibility of the cornea, perfect and universal muscular relaxation, complete anaesthesia, coldness of the extremities.
Fever.– Chilliness.
Skin cold, pale. Cold skin, especially on the extremities, with chilliness in the back, during the whole proving. Surface of body cold and clammy. Constant chilliness, with cold extremities (third day). Internal chilliness (fourth day). Much internal chilliness, with cold skin (fifth day). Very cold, Temperature during narcosis diminished, but before death increased. Chilliness deep in the back, extending to the temples (sixth day). Great coldness in the innermost portion of the spine, with coldness and paleness (after one hour and a half) (fourth day). Extremities cool. Heat. Feverish excitement (after sixteen hours). (280.) Heat in the head (sixth day). Head hot. Heat in the occiput (fifth day). Warmth in the stomach (fourth day). Sensation of warmth in the bronchi that increases to a biting-burning, with a very troublesome constriction of the larynx, and with difficult interrupted sighing respiration, even amounting to a suffocative anxiety. Sweat. Sweat copious before death.
Conditions.– Aggravation.
(On closing eyes), Sensation in head.
(On inspiration), Scraping, etc., in fauces.
(External pressure), Pressure in stomach.
(Sitting). Pulsation of heart.
Amelioration
(Brandy), The symptoms.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.