Identifier: diseasesofchildr00grah (find matches)
Title: Diseases of children
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Graham, Edwin Eldon, b. 1864
Subjects: Children Disease
Publisher: Philadelphia and New York, Lea & Febiger
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
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normal. As a rule, however, they develop slowly, are late in talking,and behind the normal child in acquiring knowledge. The deformityin the sacral region and pelvis caused by defective ossification of theinnominate bones may make normal labor difficult and necessitate theuse of forceps, or, possibly, the performance of Cesarean section. Diagnosis.—The condition has been confounded with hydrocephalus,rickets, and cretinism; but careful examination will invariably resultin a correct diagnosis. X-ray plates will show the short and curvedbones of the arms and legs, and will aid in the recognition of the disease. Prognosis.—The general nutrition of the infant is affected, as isevident from the poor ligamentous and muscular development. Manyof the, children die during birth, or, owing to poor development, soonafterward; others, as has been stated, may live to extreme old age.They marry and have children, and their offspring may either showachondroplasia or be absolutely normal. PLATE I
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Achondroplasia. ^r^slTf?^r.f^^^^^^l ^f^ ^^ epiphyses with ^.ery short shafts. TheTZs Ina the th h ° proportion than the trunk. The upper feg^ below ;het?eel proportionately shorter than the forearn^s an/lhe CHAPTER VIII.INFANT FEEDING. Cows Milk.—The infant may be fed on cows, goats or asss milk,but as the milk of the cow is almost always obtainable, and that ofthe ass and goat is often difficult to procure, cows milk is, for practicalpurposes, the one which is universally adopted in the United States. Our first thoughts in regard to cows milk should be of the cowsand the farm. The herd should be healthy and free from any taintof tuberculosis. They should be properly fed both in and outside ofthe barn, and care should be taken to see that the pasture fields do notcontain weeds and rank growths. The cows should be carefullygroomed, given an abundance of fresh air and fresh water, and themanure should be removed from the barn as frequently as possible. The milkers should be clean, an

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