Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension with Chapters on Blood Pressure

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Author

Warfield, Louis M. (Louis Marshall), 1876-

Title

Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension, with Chapters on Blood Pressure 3rd Edition.

Credits

Produced by Bryan Ness, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

RC: Medicine: Internal medicine

Subject

Arteries -- Diseases

Category

Text

eBook-No.

37675

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37675

Release Date

October 9, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Erratum — ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND HYPERTENSION — With Chapters on Blood Pressure BY
2. 2.LOUIS M. WARFIELD, A.B., M.D., (Johns Hopkins), F.A.C.P.
3. 3.PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION
4. 4.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
5. 5.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
6. 6.CONTENTS — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV.
7. 7.ILLUSTRATIONS
8. 8.ARTERIOSCLEROSIS AND HYPERTENSION
9. 9.CHAPTER I. — ANATOMY — General Structure of the Arteries — Arteries — Veins — Capillaries
10. 10.CHAPTER II. — PATHOLOGY — Syphilitic Aortitis — Experimental Arteriosclerosis — Arteriosclerosis of the Pulmonary Arteries — Sclerosis of the Veins
11. 11.CHAPTER III. — PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CIRCULATION — Blood Pressure — Blood Pressure Instruments — Technic — Arterial Pressure — Normal Pressure Variations — The Auscultatory Blood Pressure Phenomenon — The Maximum and Minimum Pressures — The Relative Importance of the Systolic and Diastolic Pressures — Pulse Pressure — Blood Pressure Variations — Hypertension — Hypotension — Venous Pressure — The Pulse — The Venous Pulse — The Electrocardiogram
12. 12.CHAPTER IV. — IMPORTANT CARDIAC IRREGULARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ARTERIOSCLEROSIS — Auricular Flutter — Auricular Fibrillation — Ventricular Fibrillation — Extrasystole — Heart Block
13. 13.CHAPTER V. — BLOOD PRESSURE IN ITS CLINICAL APPLICATIONS — Blood Pressure in Surgery — Head Injuries — Shock and Hemorrhage — Blood Pressure in Obstetrics — Infectious Diseases — Valvular Heart Disease — Kidney Diseases — Other Diseases, Liver, Spleen, Abdomen, etc.
14. 14.CHAPTER VI. — ETIOLOGY — Congenital Form — Acquired Form — Hypertension — Age — Sex — Race — Occupation — Food Poisons — Infectious Diseases — Syphilis — Chronic Drug Intoxications — Overeating — Mental Strain — Muscular Overwork — Renal Disease — Ductless Glands
15. 15.CHAPTER VII. — THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE HEART AND ARTERIES — Heart Boundaries — Percussion — Auscultation — The Examination of the Arteries — Estimation of Blood Pressure — Palpation — Precautions When Estimating Blood Pressure — The Value of Blood Pressure
16. 16.CHAPTER VIII. — SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL SIGNS — General — Hypertension — The Heart — Palpable Arteries — Ocular Signs and Symptoms — Nervous Symptoms
17. 17.CHAPTER IX. — SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL SIGNS — Special — Cardiac — Renal — Abdominal or Visceral — Cerebral — Spinal — Local or Peripheral — Pulmonary Artery
18. 18.CHAPTER X. — DIAGNOSIS — Early Diagnosis — Differential Diagnosis — Diseases in Which Arteriosclerosis Is Commonly Found
19. 19.CHAPTER XI. — PROGNOSIS
20. 20.CHAPTER XII. — PROPHYLAXIS
21. 21.CHAPTER XIII. — TREATMENT — Hygienic Treatment — Balneotherapy — Personal Habits — Dietetic Treatment — Medicinal — Symptomatic Treatment
22. 22.CHAPTER XIV. — ARTERIOSCLEROSIS IN ITS RELATION TO LIFE INSURANCE
23. 23.CHAPTER XV. — PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
24. 24.INDEX — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Notes:

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