Complications.—Hemorrhage, pneumonia, albuminuria, diarrhea, and convulsions may occur during the disease, while tuberculosis and chronic bronchitis may follow as after-effects.
Dietetic Treatment.—Breast milk is by far the best food for the baby, in this as in all conditions. In whooping cough the fact that this fluid leaves the stomach almost as soon as it enters lessens the chances of the baby losing its meal by vomiting it.
Older children do well with frequent small meals, since they are not so apt to give rise to pressure which brings on the paroxysms of coughing and vomiting. When the meal is vomited, a second should be given in order to keep the child from suffering from malnutrition.
Stimulation is found to be necessary in certain cases. Albumen water containing a spoonful of brandy or some of the prepared beef preparations, such as liquid peptonoids, may prove valuable under the circumstances.
Measles.—Complications and after-effects developing as a result of measles make the dietetic treatment of this disease important. Gastro-intestinal disturbances, especially diarrhea, are apt to occur, and tuberculosis has been known to develop as a result of measles.
Dietetic Treatment.—The fluid diet as used in any acute febrile condition is used as long as the temperature is elevated. Milk, buttermilk, malted milk, and milk soups constitute the chief items in the diet. Orangeade and lemonade are found valuable in relieving the thirst.
PROBLEMS
(a) List the evidences of errors in the diet of infants; show how they may be corrected in the formula.
(b) Outline the processes in the preparation of Eiweissmilch (protein or albumen milk). What constituent is particularly low in this milk, and how was its reduction accomplished?