Plumbum

Questions

Give the general action of Plumbum. Lead causes constriction of muscular fibre, both voluntary and involuntary. Lead colic. The walls of the abdomen become retracted; obstinate constipation from constriction of the intestinal muscular fibres.

What are the indications for its use in Lead colic ?

Horrible griping pain in the abdomen, with retraction of the abdominal walls; the pains radiate in all directions, following the course of the nerves. liTame some other remedies useful as antidotes to Lead colic. Nux vomica, Ahcmina, Platina, Opiufn, Alum and Belladonna.

What are the paralytic symptoms of Plumbum ?

Paralysis of the extensor muscles of the wrist, wrist drop; the paralysis is accompanied by atrophy of the affected parts, or they suffer from fatty degeneration.

Give a few general symptoms of Plumbum. There is a blue line along the border of the gums; the patient's complexion is waxy, pallid and greasy, or shin3?

looking; there is a sweetish taste in the mouth and everything tastes sweet. It has also many hysterical symptoms.

What are the characteristics of the Plumbum Constipation?

There is a marked retraction of the abdomen, and a spasm or contraction of the sphincter ani; there is urging to stool, and the stool is passed in little, round balls, which are black and hard; they are passed with great difficulty, and are often accompanied by colic or a sensation of a string pulling the anus up into the rectum.