Cuprum Nitricum

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General

Nitrate of Copper, Cu 2 NO 3 , 6H 2 O. Blue, very deliquescent crystals, very soluble in alcohol.

Authority. Chevallier and Bris de Loury, poisoning of workman by cleaning copper in dilute nitric acid, Ann. d'Hyg., 1843, etc., from Bull. de. l. Soc. Méd. Hom. de France, 2, 20.

Head

Headache (soon).

Eye. Protruding eyes.

Face

Tongue expressive of fearful distress. Bluish lips.

Mouth

Tongue enlarged and moist. Short and broken speech.

Stomach

Loss of appetite.

Respiratory Organs.

Cough (soon).

Cough frequent, loose, easy, with expectoration of a stringy yellow fluid, coming by gulps, and so abundant that the patient had a vessel on either side of him.

Respiratory sound feeble and dull, with a general moist, coarsely bubbling râle.

Breathing short, hurried, difficult.

Pulse

Pulse 98, small and regular.

General Symptoms.

Gradually increasing sense of oppression, obliging him to lie down.

Fever

Skin moist, almost cold, especially of the extremities, with subjective chilliness.

Conditions

Symptoms aggravated at night.