RESPIRATION (Breathing).—In an adult the average is eighteen per minute. In a child the average is twenty to twenty-four. Respiration is the act of taking in (inspiration), and giving out (expiration) air by the lungs.
THE TONGUE.—This is coated in dyspepsia and fevers,—some healthy persons always have a coated tongue.
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In Ulcers of the stomach there is no coating.
In high fevers, the tongue may also be red and cracked as well as coated in some parts.
A dark brown or blackish coating indicates a serious condition in acute diseases.
Strawberry tongue is seen in Scarlet Fever.
Cankered tongue and month may be due to local conditions, or to stomach, liver and bowel disorders.
In Peritonitis the tongue is generally dry and red (beefy).
Cholera Infantum.—At first coated, then dry and reddish.