An essay on the retroversion of the uterus, illustrated with cases and observations / by William Cockell.

  • Cockell, William
Date:
1785
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Credit: An essay on the retroversion of the uterus, illustrated with cases and observations / by William Cockell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.

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    [ ] with' an odd di^lrpain at the fymphyfis of the os pubis; but flie did not fuppofe it would lead to any bad confe- quence, believing the whole to have been occalioned by not making water at a time when ihe had a p re ding call to it, a few clays before the complaint began : fhe was ) dj, t s - f' C i • r f - • . then about three months gone with child.—I endeavour- ed to make her fenfible of the neceffity of palling the catheter, with which Hie complied ; and, after drawing oik two quarts of water, I ordered her fome diuretic r rr Tr .. - r, T CT r~ f _ , „ medicines, and prefcribed ail opiate to be taken at bed- time. I vifited her again the next day, and found Hie had enjoyed an eafy niglit, and had voided more water • / than for feveral days before.—I then recommended to *£' C q V yr yr jq -q # p her to continue the diuretic medicines,' to keep her body open, and to take tlie opiate occafionally. But, on the rtwcuity-feveritli I was 'font f&r again, -and. found her much worfe. Skemow'complained cof great pain in tlie pelvis, -and could neither void water nor evacuate any thing by -flool—I again drew off tile very fame quantity of wa- ter tis before, and .ordered her aclyffor, which anfwered - ? the