Morton, Edward Reginald, 1867- · New York : E.B. Treat & Co. · leaf 240
s in the more usualsites and also to give somegeneral rul es for guidance in form-ing a diagnosis of this condition.Gastric stasis may be said tobe present if there is food in thestomach six hours after the mealwas taken. To determine thisthe opaque meal is to be givenfirst thing in the morning,… … mentary stasis. with the opaque meal, or whatis left of it, and delays the com-plete removal of the latter.Also, the patient should be upand going about his usual dutiesas far as possible. It is advis-able before arriving at a definiteconclusion to corroborate theobservation by an examinationon a…
