Diseases of the stomach and duodenum / by Charles Evans Reeves.

  • Reeves, C. E. (Charles Evans)
Date:
1856
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Credit: Diseases of the stomach and duodenum / by Charles Evans Reeves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tioned she complained of the burning sensation and oppression at the epigastrium. Porter and opium ordered. She passed the rest of the day and part of the night in the same state. Towards morning she got out of bed and walked the ward for some time. She then laid down and soon afterwards expired. The post mortem examination was not made until the third day. The fundus of the stomach presented an opening capable of admitting three of the fingers. Softening to a considerable extent existed in other parts of the organ^ but it was most pronounced in the fundus and on the posterior wall. The organs in contact with the softened parts were also afi'ected, and the fluid which had escaped from the stomach had produced the same action on the walls of the intestines. The lungs contained tubercles; but there was no trace of any other disease. 2. A male,^ aged twenty-two, entered suffering from headache and epistaxis, to combat which a large number of leeches were applied. April ^7th.—Face flushed; epistaxis considerable; slight stupor; tongue dry; bled. 30^A.—Better. May \st.—Face sorrowful; extremities rigid; pulse nearly natural; he put out his tongue when requested, but left it there; answered questions readily. '^nd.—Drowsiness and slow respiration; blisters. * Cruveilhier Anatomie Pathologique.