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Page 48
... vomiting and con- sequent removal of unabsorbed alcohol . There may be some logic in inducing vomiting ( although absorption is rapid ) , but such timeworn devices as strong black coffee or alternating hot and cold showers probably have ...
... vomiting and con- sequent removal of unabsorbed alcohol . There may be some logic in inducing vomiting ( although absorption is rapid ) , but such timeworn devices as strong black coffee or alternating hot and cold showers probably have ...
Page 61
... vomiting , until the following morning . The nausea and vomiting under these circumstances are typi- cally out of proportion to gastroscopic evidence of gastritis . Considerable gastric irritation can certainly occur , however , and ...
... vomiting , until the following morning . The nausea and vomiting under these circumstances are typi- cally out of proportion to gastroscopic evidence of gastritis . Considerable gastric irritation can certainly occur , however , and ...
Page 67
... vomiting , and boardlike rigidity of abdominal musculature . In most severe forms , pancreatitis produces wide- spread necrosis of the organ , often accompanied by profuse hemorrhage . Very little treatment is required for the mildest ...
... vomiting , and boardlike rigidity of abdominal musculature . In most severe forms , pancreatitis produces wide- spread necrosis of the organ , often accompanied by profuse hemorrhage . Very little treatment is required for the mildest ...
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THE CAUSES | 9 |
ALCOHOL ITS METABOLISM | 25 |
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT | 33 |
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