Pulse-gauging; a clinical study of radial measurement and pulse-pressure.

  • Oliver, George, 1841-1915.
Date:
1895
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    16. Radial calibration may suggest and aid enquiry. It has, for example, thrown some light on the unsettled questions re- lating to the effects of anesthetics and of operative procedures on the circulation of man ; and it has opened up an interesting enquiry relating to the function of the supra-renal bodies (pp. j])^- * * The arteriometer may likewise contribute some evidence towards the solution of certain debated clini- cal questions, such as the relation which gout bears to eczema (or certain forms of eczema), asthma, &c. ; and it may prove useful in testing and demonstrating the efficacy or otherwise of new modes of treatment. So far my observations bearing on the connexion be- tween gout and eczema suggest a definite aetiological relation in certain cases, while in others it is not apparent; but this matter, all important in regard to treatment, demands more extended observation. Just as these pages are passing through the press, illus- trations of the suggestive guidance of the arteriometer present themselves in several directions. For instance, observation is demonstrating the undoubted efficacy of the Harrogate massage-douche in the treatment of the reduced arteries of syphilis, and points to it as a valuable adjunct to the therapeutic measures hitherto employed in that disease ; and likewise in the treat- ment of gouty eczema.