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High blood pressure : its variations and control : a manual for practitioners /
High Blood Pressure: Its Variations and Control, A Manual for Practitioners covers aspects and consideration of blood pressure estimation and control. The book discusses the advantages and limitations of sphygmomanometry in clinical medicine and the best practical method of taking arterial pressures...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
William Heinemann (Medical Books) Ltd.,
1934.
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| Edición: | Third edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; High Blood Pressure: Its Variations and Control; Copyright Page; PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION; Table of Contents; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; CHAPTER 1. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; Are the Results of Clinical Blood Pressure Estimation accurate?; CHAPTER 2. THE CLINICAL ESTIMATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE; When should Blood Pressure be taken?; The Standard Measure of Arterial Pressure; The Standard Width of the Compression Armlet; Conclusions; The True Index of Diastolic Pressure; The True Index of Systolic Pressure.
- Fallacies in Estimation of Arterial Pressure by the Auditory MethodCHAPTER 3. PRESENT-DAY INSTRUMENTS EMPLOYED IN ESTIMATION OF ARTERIAL PRESSURE; A. Mercurial Sphygmomanometers; B. Dial Sphygmomanometers (Aneroid); C. Oscillometric Sphygmomanometers (Aneroid); D. Self-Recording Sphygmomanometers; CHAPTER 4. FUNDAMENTAL PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL FACTORS IN BLOOD PRESSURE; Significance of Blood Pressure; Minimal (Diastolic), Maximal (Systolic) and Mean Arterial Pressures; Tone, Tension and Viscosity; CHAPTER 5. PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN ARTERIAL PRESSURE.
- Significance and Importance of the Diastolic PressureSignificance of the Systolic Pressure; Significance of the Differential (Pulse) Pressure; Significance of the Mean Pressure; Average Normal Arterial Pressures; Limits of Normal Arterial Pressure Variation; Influence of various Physiological Factors on Arterial Pressure; CHAPTER 6. HYPERPIESIS : HYPERPIESIA : HYPERTONIA; I. Hyperpiesis; II. Hyperpiesia; III. Hypertonia; CHAPTER 7. ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; Definition; Causation of Arteriosclerosis; Pathology; Hyperpiesis and Arteriosclerosis; Hyperpiesis is independent of Arteriosclerosis.
- Hyperpiesis and AtheromaCHAPTER 8. THE CAUSATION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE; Hyperpiesis is not necessarily a Symptom of Cardio arterio-renal Changes; Association of Hyperpiesis with Renal and Myocardial Involvement; CHAPTER 9. SYMPTOMATOLOGY OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE; A. Symptoms of High Arterial Pressure; B. Signs of High Arterial Pressure; C. Effects of High Arterial Pressure; CHAPTER 10. DIAGNOSIS AND PROGNOSIS OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE; A. DIAGNOSIS OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE; B. BACTERIOLOGICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS; C. BIOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS.
- D. PROGNOSIS OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURECHAPTER 11. PREVENTION OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE; 1. The Hours of Activity; 2. The Hours of Rest; CHAPTER 12. CONTROL OF HIGH ARTERIAL PRESSURE; 1. The Simple High Pressure Group; 2. The Cardiovascular Group; 3. The Renal Group; 4. Relaxation Exercises and Passive Movements; 5. Resistance Exercises; 6. Massage; 7. Diaphoresis; 8. High Frequency and Diathermic Currents; 9. Ultra-Violet Rays; 10. X-Rays; 11. Lumbar Puncture; 12. Venesection and Fasting; 13. Drug Therapy; APPENDIX; APPENDIX: The Treatment of High Arterial Pressure by Baths and Waters.