Jaundice, its pathology and treatment : with the application of physiological chemistry to the detection and treatment of diseases of the liver and pancreas / by George Harley.

  • Harley, George, 1829-1896.
Date:
1863
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Credit: Jaundice, its pathology and treatment : with the application of physiological chemistry to the detection and treatment of diseases of the liver and pancreas / by George Harley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    PAGE General view of the mechanism of jaundice—Two great divisions—Jaundice from suppression, and jaundice from re-absorption—1st subdivision: jaundice arising from enervation, disordered hepatic circulation, and absence of secreting substance—2nd subdivision: jaun- dice arising from congenital deficiency of the bile-ducts, and from accidental obstruction of the bile-ducts . 19 General view of the pathology of jaundice from suppression, showing how the coloration of the skin, and urine is produced in such cases . . . .20 Mechanism of jaundice as a result of enervation—Influence of nervous system on secretion—Effect of mental emotion on biliary secretion, as observed in dog with biliary fistula—Action of fright in paralyzing nerve force . 22 Mechanism of jaundice from hepatic congestion—Active congestion—General view of the effects of congestion on glandular secretion—Reason why the biliary secre- tion is not usually completely arrested—The absence of pipe-clay stools explained—Example of jaundice from hepatic congestion—Jaundice from zymotic disease, and other cases of blood-poisoning, have a similar mechan- ism—Example of jaundice following upon ague— Effect on the urine—Analysis of the urine a clue to the nature of the case . . . . .24 Passive congestion of the liver as a cause of jaundice— Cases associated with heart disease, pneumonia, &c.— Explanation of the reason why jaundice is so frequently absent in such cases . . . . 29 Mechanism of jaundice arising from suppression consequent upon absence of the secreting substance—Cancer, tuber- cle, &c.—Effects of the position of the morbid deposit in modifying the result . . • .31