Diseases of children for nurses . Fig. 29.—Illustrating a very good and common position for mouth and throat examina-tion (Kerr). Fetor of the breath is frequently due to some localcondition, such as chronic rhinitis, tonsillitis; to retainedparticles of food; to caries of the teeth; to certain lung dis-eases; to dyspepsia; and to the ingestion of certain drugs. The condition of the appetite may be inordinate, lost,or perverted. The following names have been appliedto the different varieties of appetite: DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT 103 Bulimia is the term applied to an inordinate appetite.
Diseases of children for nurses . Fig. 29.—Illustrating a very good and common position for mouth and throat examina-tion (Kerr). Fetor of the breath is frequently due to some localcondition, such as chronic rhinitis, tonsillitis; to retainedparticles of food; to caries of the teeth; to certain lung dis-eases; to dyspepsia; and to the ingestion of certain drugs. The condition of the appetite may be inordinate, lost,or perverted. The following names have been appliedto the different varieties of appetite: DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE TRACT 103 Bulimia is the term applied to an inordinate appetite. Anorexia is the term applied to loss of appetite. Pica is a craving for unnatural foods. Dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing may result fromlocal inflammations, stricture of the esophagus, or paral-ysis. Malformations.—In infants these are not conditions most frequently seen are hare-lip, cleft. Fig. 30.—Ranula. The growth lies in the middle of the mouth and seems to be dividedinto two parts by the constriction of the frenum (from Grunwald, Diseases 0} the OralCavity). palate, and tongue-tie. A large protuberant tongue isseen in cretinism. The principal difficulty experiencedin such malformations is in feeding. The child is unableto grasp the nipple and feed properly. Not enough foodis obtained, and they die from inanition unless the deform-ity is corrected. Ranula is a cystic tumor of the floor of the mouth dueto degeneration of the sublingual gland or its excretoryduct. At times it interferes with swallowing. 104 DISEASES OF CHILDREN FOR NURSES Feeding in Malformations of the Mouth.—Hare-lip.—Here it is impossible for the child to suck. Often,if the cleft is held together by the fingers, the child cannurse. If this fails, milk is given by means of a medicinedropper. Cleft Palate.—Here the roof of the mouth is the partlacking; this also makes sucking impossible. At t
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