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INDEX. 



Poisons (concluded). 

 44; albuminoid, effects of trypsin on, 

 659. 



Polydipsia in acromegaly, 515. 



Polyuria and adrenal insufficiency, 58, 

 169, 512; as a symptom of adrenal 

 overactivity, 196. 



Potassium chlorate and haemoglobin 

 dissociation, 100. 



Psoriasis, adrenal stimulation in, 770. 



Puerperal eclampsia, adrenal stimula- 

 tion indicated in, 769; immunizing 

 medication in, 771; saline solution in, 

 779. 



Pulmonary system, innervation of, 455, 

 468. (See also Respiration and Re- 

 spiratory. ) 



Pulmonary tuberculosis and adrenal 

 insufficiency, 478. (See also Tuber- 

 culosis. ) 



Purpura, general, as a symptom of ad- 

 renal overactivity, 153. 



Pyaemia, immunizing medication in, 

 771. 



Quinine and adrenal insufficiency, 617; 

 and hsematuria, 59; as immunizant, 

 767, 768, 770. 



Red corpuscles as carriers of oxygen 

 to supply the plasma its oxidizing 

 substance, 247; structure of, 715. 



Relapsing fever, immunizing medica- 

 tion in, 771. 



Respiration, arrest of, by venoms, 103; 

 eosinophile leucocytes as the source 

 of haemoglobin, 716; nervo-vascular 

 mechanism and, 468, 481; physiology 

 of, 71, 76, 120, 128, 455, 463, 468, 481, 

 716; prevailing views as to, 73, 75. 



Respiratory center, identity of, 455; 

 non-existence of, in medulla, 463. 



Respiratory interchanges, 481; de- 

 pendent upon adrenal secretion, 128; 

 diffusion of gases inadequate to ac- 

 count for, 122, 123, 127. 



Respiratory muscles, innervation of, 

 464, 468. 



Respiratory system, innervation of, 

 455. 



Rheumatic pains in acromegaly, 512, 

 515; saline solution in, 785. 



Rickets and adrenal insufficiency, 178, 

 515; and removal of thyroid, 178. 



Rigor mortis, nature of, 240, 245. 



Roentgen rays in cancer, nature of 

 curative process, 787. 



Saline solution, action of, assisted by 

 adrenal stimulants, 788; in the de- 

 struction of pathogenic agents, 779; 

 in the prevention of death, 784;. itin- 

 erary of, in vascular system, 667; 

 physiological action of, 778; rectal 

 use of, 784. 



Salivary glands, functional mechan- 

 ism of, 270, 275. 



Salivation as a symptom of adrenal 

 overactivity, 153. 



Santonin poisoning and haemoglobin 

 disintegration, 102; muscular weak- 

 ness in, 43; temperature in, 54; vas- 

 cular pressure in, 50. 



Sarcoma, adrenal insufficiency in, 785; 

 deficiency of alkaline salts and, 785; 

 mode of action of Coley's fluid in, 

 787; mode of action of Roentgen rays 

 in, 787; pathogenesis of, 785. 



Scarlatina, arsenic as a prophylactic, 

 770; immunizing medication, 770, 771; 

 salt solution in, 784. 



Scleroderma as a symptom of adrenal 

 insufficiency, 153. 



Seas, primordial, and alkalinity of the 

 blood, 788. 



Sensation, impaired, and adrenal in- 

 sufficiency, 169. 



Septic fevers, stercobilinuria in, 114. 



Sera, all contain similar constituents, 

 762; uniformity of all, 749. 



Serum-therapy, limits of, 751. 



Sexual organs, retarded development 

 of, and adrenal insufficiency, 166. 



Shock as a cause of acromegaly, 199; 

 removal of adrenals and, 3; the pos- 

 terior pituitary body and, 606. 



Silver poisoning, muscular weakness 

 in, 43; temperature in, 54; vascular 

 pressure in, 50. 



Skin, diseases of, effect of arsenic 

 partly due to adrenal stimulation, 

 770; dryness of, and adrenal insuffi- 

 ciency, 166; the posterior pituitary 

 body in diseases of the, 777; rough- 

 ness of, and adrenal insufficiency, 

 197. 



Sleep and reduction of the cerebral 

 blood-supply, 526; retraction of the 

 neuron-gemmules during, 577, 578, 



Small-pox, salt solution in, 784. 



Snake-bites, prevention of morbid ef- 

 fects of, 767. 



Splanchnic nerves, effects of division 

 of, 28; effects of stimulation of, 219; 

 as part of the adrenal system, 218, 

 225, 231. 



