Facts and observations on liver complaints : bilious disorders in general; and on those derangements of that important organ, and of its immediate or intimate connections, which most sensibly influence the biliary secretion ... The second edition, considerably enlarged, and additional cases / By John Faithhorn.

  • Faithhorne, John.
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1815
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Credit: Facts and observations on liver complaints : bilious disorders in general; and on those derangements of that important organ, and of its immediate or intimate connections, which most sensibly influence the biliary secretion ... The second edition, considerably enlarged, and additional cases / By John Faithhorn. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    m •4 both of mind and body j anxiety and languor are expressed in the countenance, which is frequently pale or sallow, often a peculnr dulness in the eyes is observable, occasionally attended in the morning with such a heavy sensation, that it requires some exertion to open them, and the lids even feel as if there were pressure on them to keep them shut* There is no peculiar thirst beyond natural, yet the tongue will be found furred, more particularly at its base. In this state of the disease, sleep is often disturbed, with frightful dreams, and alarming imaginations^ or if the patient sleeps soundly, he awakes unrefreshed, with lassitude, listlessness, and sometimes a sensation, as if he were incapable of moving; slight noises generally cause him to start; in some cases there is an obtuse pain of the right side and shoulder, with a fulness in the side and about the pit of the stomach, keeping up constant uneasiness ; at other times there is felt a dull heavy weight of the shoulders, as if confined by a band- age, preventing their free action, and occasioning a distressing feeling in walking; there are often also felt severe cramps or spasms, and nervous twitch* ings of the muscles and tendinous parts, and like-