Volume 1

The surgical works of John Abernethy.

  • John Abernethy
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The surgical works of John Abernethy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    ascertaining the existence of disorder of the digestive organs, and in indicating its nature. It has been already mentioned in the brief account of the s3^mptoms, that the urine is frequently turbid. It should, how- ever, also be observed, that the quality of the urine greatly depends on the state of the nervous system. It is frequently, in the disorders of which I am speaking, pale-, coloured and copious; which is probably owing to a state of nervous irritation, such as exists in hysteria. It is probable that dis- orders of the digestive organs, by causing the frequent secretion of unnatural urine, may produce irritation, and subsequent disease of the kidneys, and other urinary organs.* Modern physiologists seem to agree in the opinion that the succus gastricus is the * I have met with several cases in which a temporary suppression, or want of secretion of urine took place, in consequence of disorders of the digestive organs. As the splachnic ganglions supply both the digestive organs and kidneys, a community of disorder in them might naturally be expected. 8 agent.