Copy 1, Volume 1

Practical observations on the treatment of the diseases of the prostate gland. Illustrated by copper plates / by Everard Home.

  • Everard Home
Date:
1811-1818
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Practical observations on the treatment of the diseases of the prostate gland. Illustrated by copper plates / by Everard Home. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 66] half, which had been collectedin the kidneys and ureters; but the patient immediately sunk into a dosing state, and died in two hours. In another case of long continued reten- onof urine, upon myarrival,!I foundmy pa- tient, who was 70 years of age, occasionally wandering in his mind; he scarcely knew me, and was beginning to dose. Upon emp- tying the bladder, which contained a pint and a half of water, he almost immediately fell asleep, perspired freely, and awoke in three or four hours, tranquil and refreshed. He recovered perfectly, and lived for se- veral years. From what has occurred in other cases, I have no doubt, that if the water had been retained but a few hours longer, drawing it off would not have af- forded relief. The following case, with which I shall conclude this Chapter, proves that pressure against the mamme stops the secretion of urine, and that when such an event takes place, death is the consequence.