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A practical treatise on various diseases of the abdominal viscera ... / [Christopher Robert Pemberton].

  • Christopher Robert Pemberton
Date:
1807
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A practical treatise on various diseases of the abdominal viscera ... / [Christopher Robert Pemberton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Reo disorder—namely, by pressure on the ab- domen. The first symptom on which we may pronounce the recovery of tlie patient is the ability of remaining in a sitting posture, after he had previously been confined to the back. This position of the body proves that the inflamed Peritonaum is now able to bear the weight of the bowels, which I never observed to take place, where the patient has not recovered. On the con- trary the worst symptoms are, when the patient still remains on the back, and the ° pain on pressure continues equally acute. I have intentionally forborn to mention the aid of internal medicine, because I was unwilling to withdraw the mind from the preat and only remedy in this disease—the venasection. It is however necessary that the bowels should be kept constantly open, and that this may be effected with as little irritation on the intestines as possible, six drams or an ounce of castor oil may be _ directed to be.taken in aqua menth: pip:
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