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Page 25
... matter has been thrown up already , the salt and water after does not produce further vomit- ing , but at once calms the stomach , and subse- quently acts as an aperient . If the matter thrown off the stomach is acid , the patient , as ...
... matter has been thrown up already , the salt and water after does not produce further vomit- ing , but at once calms the stomach , and subse- quently acts as an aperient . If the matter thrown off the stomach is acid , the patient , as ...
Page 56
... matter rather of present suffering , than of ap- prehension as to the result . Nevertheless , this remark does not hold true always . Obstinate cases * The principal objection to laudanum is the danger of in- dulging the habit of taking ...
... matter rather of present suffering , than of ap- prehension as to the result . Nevertheless , this remark does not hold true always . Obstinate cases * The principal objection to laudanum is the danger of in- dulging the habit of taking ...
Page 63
... matter thrown up resembles coffee- grounds , and consists of blood changed by the action of the stomach . Uneasiness of the pręcordia , loss of appetite , vomiting when food is taken , tenderness on pressure , and sensible tumour or ...
... matter thrown up resembles coffee- grounds , and consists of blood changed by the action of the stomach . Uneasiness of the pręcordia , loss of appetite , vomiting when food is taken , tenderness on pressure , and sensible tumour or ...
Page 71
... matter , and refuse . But a doubt may be raised whether this distinction is invariable and essential ; or , rather it is most probable that it is not so . Under some circumstances , there is every reason to believe that all the food ...
... matter , and refuse . But a doubt may be raised whether this distinction is invariable and essential ; or , rather it is most probable that it is not so . Under some circumstances , there is every reason to believe that all the food ...
Page 72
... the intes- tinal secretions is to dilute the refuse matter pass- ing down , and to cause to separate from it addi- tional nutriment ; but it is additionally certain that another 72 MANAGEMENT OF THE BOWELS . Sources of the Alvine ...
... the intes- tinal secretions is to dilute the refuse matter pass- ing down , and to cause to separate from it addi- tional nutriment ; but it is additionally certain that another 72 MANAGEMENT OF THE BOWELS . Sources of the Alvine ...
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Management of the Organs of Digestion: In Health and in Disease (1837) Herbert Mayo No preview available - 2008 |
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Page xii - THERE is a wisdom in this beyond the rules of physic : a man's own observation, what he finds good of, and what he finds hurt of, is the best physic to preserve health...