Researches respecting the medical powers of chlorine gas, particularly in diseases of the liver ... with ... a description of the apparatus used for its administration / [William Wallace].

  • Wallace, William, 1791-1837 or 1838.
Date:
1824
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Credit: Researches respecting the medical powers of chlorine gas, particularly in diseases of the liver ... with ... a description of the apparatus used for its administration / [William Wallace]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    self exceedingly on the alert to this circnmstancc. Moreover, the gradual cessation of the pain ar¬ gues very much against the truth of such a sup¬ position. Case D. I SHALL relate only another case, under the present head. In June 1821, I vras consulted by Mr. T., a gentleman holding a respectable situ¬ ation in a public olhce ; of sedentary habits, aris¬ ing from the nature of his employment; having a pallid complexion, and delicate form; and aged between thirty and forty. He complained of considerable pain in the right hypochondrium, some tenderness on pres¬ sing in the epigastrium, but no very perceptible enlargement of the biliary organ. The pain was seldom acute. It was a feeling of oppressive ful¬ ness, much increased by certain positions; such as leaning forward while writing, stooping to lift any object from the ground, wearing liis vest or coat tightly buttoned; in short, by any cause which diminished the capacity of the abdomen, and consequently increased the pressure on the viscus, which was the seat of disease. He was observed to be exceedingly restless in his man¬ ner, owing to a constant disposition to vary his })OSture, in hopes of obtaining one in which