Chelidonium Majus - Chest symptoms - T.F. Allen

CHEST

Chest

Rush of blood to the chest, lasting several hours,

Sensation of rush of blood to the chest (soon),

Anxiety in the chest (after one hour),

Anxiety and oppression of the chest (fourth day),

Pain in the chest,

She was obliged to sit upright, and could not move on account of the pains in the chest, which become intolerable (second morning),

Pains in the chest and back,

Pains in the chest and small of the back, and pain in the larynx on coughing,

The pains in the chest, neck, and back return after four hours and last till evening, at 2 P.M. (after four hours and a half),

The pains in the chest increased in severity till 9 A.M., after which they diminished (second morning),

Pains in the chest on inspiration, aggravated by motion, in the afternoon (third day),

Pain within the chest on every inspiration, with a short dry cough, which aggravates the pain, and which troubles her at short intervals (second morning),

The pain in the chest was always felt while walking, but was not increased thereby (four hours after 150 drops),

Wandering pains in the chest and extremities (second day),

Burning in the lower portion of the chest (after a quarter of an hour),

Tensive pain in the whole of the thorax (sixth day),

Tensive pain around the thorax coming and going, in the evening (fourteenth day),

Great tightness of the chest (first four hours),

Constriction of the chest, as from a coat of mail (fifth day),

Drawing in the thorax (fifth day),

Drawing pain in the chest and pit of the stomach (sixteenth day),

Drawing pains in muscles of chest and back (70 to 140 drops),

Drawing pain through the pectoral muscles, extending to the umbilical region, now more, now less severe (second day),

Pressure upon the chest (after five minutes),

Pressure upon the chest, on waking in the morning; cannot get air enough on inspiration, so that I was obliged to expire quickly in order to inspire soon again; relieved by several deep inspirations (fourth day),

Pressure and oppression on the chest (tenth day),

On inspiration, it seems as though something were pressing on the chest, after dinner,

Pressive pain in the chest, with great oppression,

Pressive pain in the chest and back, extending to between the shoulders (second day),

Oppression of the chest, , etc.; (fourteenth day),

Oppression of the chest, at 4 A.M. (third day),

Oppression of the chest and forepart of the stomach,

Evening, in bed, slight oppression of chest (first day),

Awoke with oppression of the chest and dyspnoea, soon after midnight (third day),

Oppression of the chest on expiration,

Oppression of chest (when walking), (after three hours),

Oppression of the chest; the clothing seemed too tight upon the chest (second morning),

Some oppression, with thick cough, about 6 P.M. (second day),

Stitches in the chest,

Stitches in the upper part of the chest,

Fine needle-like stitches in succession in the chest, on inspiration, extending from the left to the right side, rather externally (after three-quarters of an hour),

Dull pulsations at the base of the right lung and in the liver,

Front.

Pain in the forepart of the chest (after one hour),

Is unable to take a deep inspiration, on account of a pain in the forepart of the chest (second morning),

Tension on the forepart of the chest (after half an hour),

Drawing pain in the forepart of the chest, extending down into the abdomen as far as the navel (sixth day),

Waking, with drawing pain in the forepart of the chest and dyspnoea, about midnight (fourteenth day),

Stitches in the forepart of the lower portion of the thorax, extending into the intestines below the navel,

Pain in the sternum just above the pit of the stomach,

Pain internally behind the sternum, especially noticed on inspiration,

Attack of violent pain in the sternum, on every inspiration (after seven hours),

Drawing pains in the lower portion of the sternum, extending towards the right side of the spinal column (third day),

Awoke at 4 A.M. with pains about the sternum, as if it were pressed in, lasting an hour, followed by profuse sweat, wherewith the pains disappeared,

Severe pressure on the sternum (after 200 drops),

Spasmodic pressure behind the middle of the sternum, in a spot about two inches in diameter, awoke him at night; this pressure extended into the bronchi, with sensation of constriction in them,

Stitches in the upper part of the sternum and in the left lower leg,

Soreness behind the sternum,

Sore place behind the upper part of the sternum, on coughing,

Jerking in the sternum and right shoulder,

Sides.

Pain in the ribs of the right and left sides, on bending the thorax to that side (after half an hour),

Sudden cessation of the pains in the ribs, after supper (sixteenth day),

Tensive pain in the sides of the chest (fourth day),

Drawing pain in the sides of the chest, extending thence into the abdomen (fourteenth day),

Pressure in the chest below both arms, compressing, as if the chest were constricted,

Stitches in the side, at 4 A.M. (third day),

Stitches just below the clavicle and in the cheek-bone,

The seventh and eighth ribs of both sides are painful to touch, and feel, on every inspiration, as if they had been injured; worse on the right side, where it is also more continuous than on the left (eighth day),

Pain in the lower portion of the right wall of the chest, extending into the side, involving a place of a hand's breadth, aggravated by every inspiration (after a quarter of an hour),

Sudden violent pain in the right side, in the region of the seventh and eighth ribs, aggravated by motion; appeared after the sudden cessation of the headache, and lasted two hours, followed again by pressure in the brain (seventh day),

Pain between the sixth and seventh ribs of the right side, on bending the thorax towards the opposite side (after half an hour),

Transient pains in the right side of the chest,

Sudden transient pain in the right side of the chest,

An obscure pain, or rather a sort of numbness, in the whole right side of the chest (third day),

Drawing in the right side from above downward (second day),

Sticking in the right side of the chest, in the region of the nipple, while sitting, not aggravated by inspiration or expiration, without cough; it does not seem to be seated in the lung; afterwards the same pain appears in the left side (three hours and a half after 150 drops),

Stitches in the right side, ; (after a quarter of an hour),

Stitches in the right side of the chest, lasting two hours,

Stitches in the right side behind the ribs,

Stitches in the right side, just beneath the breast, afterwards extending into the praecordial region,

Violent stitches in the right side of the chest, from 2 to 6 P.M.; she is obliged to inspire slowly and caustiously on account of the stitches; she could also only speak very softly, in the afternoon (fourth day),

Severe transient stitches in the right side of the chest,

Violent stitches in the lower portion of the right side of the thorax, on inspiration, aggravated by motion and by cough, at 2 P.M. (third day),

Stitches in the ribs of the right side,

Stitches in the ribs of the right side, on every inspiration,

Stitches beneath the right ribs,

Stitches below the right ribs,

Sensation of soreness in the lowest ribs of the right side (third day),

Sore pain in the last right ribs (sixth day),

Sore pain in the right lower half of the thorax, so that even the touch of the clothes aggravates the pain (third day),

The ribs of the right side are painful to touch, as if sore (fifth day),

1.30 P.M., deepseated pain, as from an abscess in the right side of the chest (seventh day),

Pain in the left side,

Pain in the left side and back (fourth day),

Pains in the left side, extending to the back, aggravated by motion (fourth day),

Pains drawing back and forth in the left side and back (fourth day),

Transient pain in the left side of the chest,

Tensive pain from the upper part of the left pectoral muscles towards the throat (after ten minutes),

Severe aching in the left lung,

Pressure on the left side of the chest (after five minutes), (second day),

Pressure and oppression in the left side (first day),

Pressure beneath the left clavicle, extending up into the throat,

Pressive pain on the left side in the ribs (after ten minutes),

Sticking and burning in the left side of the chest, extending to the back (after three to four hours),

Sticking pain in the left clavicle, then in the right forearm, and just below the right scapula,

Stitches in the lower part of the left thorax,

Stitches in the left side, extending towards the scapula (sixth day),

Stitches in the left side, while sitting,

Stitches along the margins of the left ribs,

Fine stitches in the left nipple,

Jerking stitches in the left clavicle became very painful,

Soreness in the left lung; it is especially painful on coughing or sneezing,

Pain, as if bruised, in the left side of the chest and in the left hypochondrium, aggravated by motion (second day),

Jerking in the left clavicle,

Wavelike pain in the left side of the chest (after one hour and a half),

Pain in the right, then in the left side of the thorax,

Dull pain beneath the ribs of the left side, afterwards on the right side, where it is more severe; it comes and goes, without being aggravated by anything special (three hours after 150 drops),

Stitches in the left, and then in the right side of the thorax (after some minutes),

Pulse

1.30 P.M., beatings isochronous with the pulse under the top of the sternum (seventh day),

General dry heat, with pulse 100 to 110, at 4 P.M.; ears cold,

Very great warmth and full pulse, in the afternoon (fourth day),

Respiration

Uneasy feeling in the chest, which renders breathing difficult, for an hour and a half or two hours, without alteration in the pulse (third day),

Painful tension about the base of the inner side of the thorax, on taking a deep breath (after a quarter of an hour),

Drawing in the lower portion of the thorax, with difficult breathing and pressure in the throat, as if it were compressed (second day),

Oppression of the chest, with short breath,

Oppression of the chest and of the breathing,

Oppression of the chest and difficult breathing (after five minutes),

Oppression of the chest, with difficult respiration (fourth day),

Pressure over the forepart of the chest, with difficult breathing (second morning),

She is unable to take a deep breath, on account of pains in the ribs and vertebrae (fourteenth day),

Both ribs are still painful to touch the whole day, worse in the afternoon, when again the cold sensation and pressure in the stomach, with difficult breathing, return (ninth day),

Cannot take a deep breath on account of stitches in the side, lasting a quarter of an hour, at 4 A.M. (third day),

Stitches in the right side of the thorax, lasting several minutes, which compel short respiration, and are intolerable when attempting to take a deep breath, several times,

A sore sensation in the left lung, which had been inflamed four months previous, aggravated by deep breathing,

Stitches in the region of the heart, through the left side of the chest; on inspiration, she can only take short and quick breaths (twenty-first day),

Hot breath; mouth and lips very dry (after ten minutes),

Loud snoring, rapid, whistling respiration during sleep, on account of which I was awakened by my wife; I had just been dreaming that I was in a dissecting-room with a corpse, which sprang from the table and seized my throat with the hands (first night),

Rapid breathing, with eructations five times, after which breathing became more quiet,

Necessity for breathing deeply, lasting five minutes (after two hours),

Shortness of breath, ; (second day),

Shortness of breath and oppression, as if the chest were constricted and she could not get her breath through (first day),

Short and difficult respiration, with oppression and anxiety in the chest (after ten minutes),

She was obliged to take short and rapid respirations, for only thus could the pains in the chest and back be endured (second morning),

Respiration short and rapid during the fever (after three hours),

Breathing obstructed, as by a foreign body in the bronchi (seventh day),

Oppressed respiration (after half an hour),

Difficult respiration (first day), ; (fourth day), ; (after two hours),

Difficult respiration, especially when walking, without cough,

Difficult respiration, with very quiet mood (first day),

Difficult breathing; cannot take a deep breath on account of stitches (third day),

Difficult breathing in the left pectoral region, extending backward, after dinner,

Dyspnoea, etc.; (after nine hours), ; (fourteenth day),

Slight attack of dyspnoea about 2 o'clock (sixth day),

6.30 P.M., severe dyspnoea, without shivering or acceleration of pulse, which is merely fuller than ordinary (fourth day),

Sensation as though she could not get her breath, on account of the swelling of the larynx (after ten minutes),

Longing for fresh air, in order to breathe more easily (fourth day),

Sudden asthmatic attack while urinating, at 11 P.M.; he is only able to breathe short and with great exertion, with anxiety as if he would suffocate; followed by nausea, which was relieved by eructations of air, with difficult breathing, even after lying down in bed (second day),

Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi.

Burning pain in the larynx (fifth day),

Sensation of swelling in the larynx, lasting two hours (after ten minutes),

Sensation of swelling of the larynx, with oppression of the larynx and air-passages (after ten minutes),

Sensation as if the larynx were swollen, especially on the right side (third day),

Feeling as if the throat in the region of the larynx were swollen, and as if the swelling hindered breathing (first day),

Sensation as if the larynx and trachea were contracted by a swelling, with tickling in the larynx, and short dry cough after waking (first night),

Pressure in the larynx (after half an hour),

Pressure upon the larynx, as if it would be constricted,

Pressure in the region of the larynx, toward evening (first day),

Sensation as if the larynx were pressed from without against the oesophagus on which account swallowing was impeded, but not breathing (after five minutes),

Severe sticking in the larynx, with contractive sensation (after 100 drops),

Stitches through the larynx in quick succession, extending outward and inward into the throat (after ten minutes),

Pain in the cartilage of the larynx, with sensation as if the throat were swollen externally in the region of the larynx,

Curious spasmodic movements in the glottis, without cough, before going to sleep (first day),

Feeling of dust in the trachea and behind the sternum, which cannot be removed by coughing,

Bronchial catarrh returned in the evening (fourth proving),

Sensation of heat in the bronchi (after a quarter of an hour),

Irritation to cough, in very short paroxysms (after five minutes),

The irritation to cough became very severe in the evening, so as to cause lachrymation (fourth day),

Irritation to cough, with dry cough, which relieves the spasmodic attacks (after 100 drops),

Voice.

Hoarseness, in the morning,

Some hoarseness,

Frequent hoarseness, with a dry cough, with expectoration of lumps of mucus,

Cough and Expectoration.

Cough, with painful contraction of the whole abdomen with every cough,

Cough, from constant tickling in the larynx (first day),

Cough, caused by irritation in the larynx,

Cough after waking and on rising, with sensation of dust under the sternum,

Cough, with some expectoration of mucus (fifth day),

Violent and somewhat spasmodic cough, as in incipient hooping-cough,

Paroxysms of coughing,

Paroxysm of coughing, without expectoration and without previous irritation (after five minutes),

Paroxysm of coughing, towards evening,

Frequent paroxysms of cough, ; (first day),

Violent paroxysm of coughing, without expectoration,

Short paroxysms of cough, ; (first day),

Slight paroxysms of cough, at long intervals, more indoors than in the open air, with spasm of the glottis during expiration (second day),

Hollow cough at long intervals (seventh day),

Short cough (second day),

Awakened by short cough (first night),

She was frequently awakened from sleep by a short cough, with pains in the back and violent itching in the occiput (second night),

Constant short cough, in two paroxysms in quick succession,

Dry cough, at long intervals (third day),

Frequent dry cough (fifth and fourteenth days),

Frequent, short, dry coughs (after nine hours),

Frequent, short, dry cough, caused by irritation in the larynx (after three hours),

Frequent attacks of short dry cough (third day),

Paroxysm of dry cough at 4 P.M.,

Paroxysm of coughing, without expectoration and without provocation (after a quarter of an hour),

Expectoration of mucus (ninth day),

RESPIRATORY ORGANS.

Heart and pulse

Praecordium.

Stitches in the praecordial region, with dry cough,

Violent stitches in the praecordial region six times in succession, with violent palpitation, anxiety, and uneasiness,

Stitches in the borders of the ribs about the praecordial region,

Stitches below the heart,

Stitches just below the heart,

Heart's Action.

Beating of the heart and pulse not perceptible (after seven hours),

The beating of the heart is neither frequent nor irregular, but so much stronger than usual that she can perceive the motion of the clothes caused by its beating against the walls of the thorax; she hears the beating so loud that it seems as though others would hear it, for five minutes,

Palpitation (first hour, first day, and first evening),

Palpitation for an hour in the morning,

Palpitation for half a minute while walking in the street, and in the evening after lying down (she has never suffered from palpitation before), (eighteenth day),

Palpitation, with anxiety for several minutes, in the afternoon (second day),

Short attack of palpitation after sitting, towards evening; she felt fatigued from an unusual exertion (nineteenth day),

Periodic palpitation at 1 P.M. (tenth day),

Violent palpitation in the evening, often lasting several hours (from which she had formerly suffered after dancing),

Pulse.

Pulse decidedly more frequent than usual (small and compressible),

From the fourth to the fifth day, a slight (permanent) increase in the frequency of the pulse and the tired feeling in the limbs, and a little heaviness,

Pulse 85 (seventh day),

Pulse 90, full (after three hours),

Pulse 90 (second morning),

Pulse 90 (fourth day),

Pulse 90 (usually 60 to 65), (fourth day),

Evening, pulse 90,

Pulse about 100 through the day (fifth day),

Pulse larger, fuller, but not more frequent than usual (third day),

Hard, not rapid pulse (while sitting), (after three-quarters of an hour),

Pulse 68, with increased warmth of the whole body, at 5 P.M.,

Pulse 62, full and hard (after one hour and a half),

Pulse 50 (usually 70),

Feeble pulse,

Pulse 50, irregular (after seven hours),