CONTENTS XV 



CHAPTER XXXI PAGE 



CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF CERTAIN PHYSIOLOGIC METHODS (CONT'D) 273 



Polysphygmograms, 273; Venous Pulse Tracings, 273; Simultaneous Arterial 

 Pulse Tracings, 276; Abnormal Pulses, 276. 



CHAPTER XXXII 



CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF CERTAIN PHYSIOLOGIC METHODS (CONT'D) 281 



Measurement of the Mass Movement of the Blood, 281; The Normal Flow, 

 282; Clinical Conditions Which Affect the Blood flow, 283. 



CHAPTER XXXIII 



'SHOCK 287 



Gravity Shock, 287; Hemorrhage Shock, 288; Anesthetic Shock, 288; Spinal 

 Shock, 288; Nervous Shock, 289; Surgical Shock, 289; Experimental In- 

 vestigation of Shock, 289; Treatment, 295; Cause of Secondary Symptoms, 

 295. 



CHAPTER XXXIV 



RESPIRATION 299 



The Mechanics of Respiration, 299; Pressure and Amount of Air in the Lungs, 

 299; Respiratory Tracings, 303; The Intrapleural Pressure, 304; Influence 

 on Blood Pressure, 306. 



CHAPTER XXXV 



THE MECHANICS OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) (BY R. G. PEARCE) 310 



Variations in Dead Space, Residual Air and the Mid- and Vital Capacities in 

 , Various Physiologic and Pathologic Conditions, 310. 



CHAPTER XXXVI 



THE MECHANICS OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) (BY R. G. PEARCE) 315 



The Mechanism of the Changes in Capacity of the Thorax and Lungs, 315; 

 The Movements of the Ribs, 315; The Action of the Musculature of the Ribs, 

 319; The Action of the Diaphragm, 320; The Effects of the Respiratory Move- 

 ments on the Lungs, 325. 



CHAPTER XXXVII 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION 327 



The Respiratory Centers, 327; Reflex Control of the Respiratory Center, 331. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII 



THE CONTROL OF RESPIRATION (CONT'D) 335 



Hormone Control of the Respiratory Center, 335; Tension of CO., and O 2 in 

 Arterial Blood, 337; Tension of CO., and O 2 in Alveolar Air, 339; Tension of 

 CO, in Venous Blood, 342. 



