Diseases of the digestive organs

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Lea & Febiger, 1918 - 818 pages
 

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Page 20 - The acidity of the gastric juice is due to the presence of free hydrochloric acid, the amount of which varies according to the duration of digestion.
Page 688 - This, of course, must in early stages of the disease, determine the seat of greatest pain on pressure. And I believe that in every case the seat of greatest pain, determined by the pressure of one finger, has been very exactly between an inch and a half and two inches from the anterior spinous process of the ilium on a straight line drawn from that process to the umbilicus.
Page 145 - Cc. of milk the basis of calculation, and estimating the amount of the various preparations required to yield this number of calories, it is found that the quantity to be administered daily to supply 1430 calories, including alcohol, varies from 716.2 to 1506.2 cubic centimeters (or approximately one to three pints). In many cases the amount of alcohol exhibited by these quantities would keep the patient in an alcoholic stupor continually. The cost necessary to supply this energy varies from $1.48...
Page 700 - ... likewise caused no noteworthy delay; but by far the most striking effects were seen after handling the digestive organs. Even with most gentle handling, within the peritoneal cavity or under warm salt solution, no gastric peristalsis was seen and no food left the stomach for three hours. Fingering gently in the air caused still greater retardation of the movement of the food. And with rough handling in air no food passed TUBERCLE BACILLUS.
Page 110 - A calorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water 1° C., or approximately the amount required to raise the temperature of one pound of water 4° F.
Page 113 - In some fruits, as oranges and prunes, the amount rejected in eating is practically the same as refuse. In others, as apples and pears, more or less of the edible material is ordinarily rejected with the skin and seeds and other inedible portions. The edible material which is thus thrown away, and should properly be classed with the waste, is here classed with the refuse. The figures for refuse here given represent, as nearly as can be ascertained, the quantities ordinarily rejected.
Page 214 - His observations lead him to the conclusion that valuable aa pepsin and pancreatin were, they lacked the necessary properties to effectually reach many of the cases in which they were employed. In consequence Mr. Carnrick began a series of experiments twenty years ago to determine the correctness of...
Page 168 - I came to the following conclusions : 1. Direct gastro-electrization is a potent agent in the field of chronic (non-malignant) diseases of the stomach. 2. Direct gastrofaradization proves to be useful in many ways in most chronic diseases of the stomach. The favorable results appear very clearly and pretty quickly in those cases of stomach dilatation which are not caused by any obstruction of the pylorus, but merely by the relaxation of the muscular coat of the stomach.
Page 92 - As the ordinary fish bone breaks when tied in a knot, it is best to use the long bones from a pickled herring. The bones are washed in water first, then rubbed off with a cloth and kept in water in a bottle. When wanted they are taken out of the water, drawn through the bead, and tied in the same manner as the catgut. (3) Meat: The...
Page 439 - DUODENAL PUMP. A, metal capsule, lower half provided with numerous holes, the upper half communicating with tube B.

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