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DR THOMAS R. FRASER ON STROPHANTHTJS HISPIDUS. 



Experiment CXLIX. — continued. 







Blood-pressure 



Pulse 



-rate 



Respi 



•ation 







Substance 



) 



n mm. 





per 



per 





Time. 



administered, . 

 and its Dose. 

















Notes. 





















Maxi- 



Mini- 



Aver- 



10 



60 



10 



60 









mum. 



mum. 



age. 



sec. 



sec. 



sec. 



sec. 





4.26.15 





160 



150 



155 



44 



264 



5? 



? 



Respiration waves very indistinct, 

 and they became so when pulse 

 movements became larger, at 

 4.26. 



4.26.50 





180 



166 



173 



44 ? 



264 



8? 



48? 



Do. Pulse movements irregular. 

 They remain large, but it is difficult 

 to be satisfied as to the rate, which 

 may be only 24 and not 44 per 10 



4.27.30 



















S6C 



Vagus stimulated : secondary at 25, 

 immediate slowing and slight fall of 

 pressure. 



4.28.15 





174 



164 



169 



41 



246 



? 



1 



Pulse movements irregular, frequent 

 considerable diastolic falls. This 

 condition has been present since 



4.27. 



4.29.30 





162 



150 



156 



42 



252 



1 



7 



Do. do. 



4.29.45 



















Vagus stimulated : secondary at 25, 

 slowing and fall of pressure, tem- 

 porarily. 



4.31 





150 



142 



146 



42 



252 



10 



60 



Pulse movements less irregular, but 

 still larger than before strophanthin 

 was administered. 



434.30 



Strophanthin, 



















to 



0-002 grain. 



















4.36 





















4.34.30 





130 



122 



126 



43 



258 



1 



? 



Do. Respiration waves too indistinct 

 to be counted. 



4.36 





190 



172 



181 



43 



258 



1 



1 



Do. do. 



4.36.45 





170 



162 



166 



41 



246 



8? 



48? 



Pulse movements irregular. They be- 

 came so at 4.36.35. 



4.37 



















Vagus stimulated : secondary at 25, 

 slowing and fall of pressure, tem- 

 porarily. 



4.40 





130 



126 



128 



41 



246 



7? 



42? 



Pulse movements smaller and nearly 

 regular. Tracing nearly normal, 

 except that respiration waves are l 

 indistinct. 



443 



Strophanthin, 



















to 



0-002 grain. 



















4.45 





















4.43.5 





126 



122 



124 



42 



252 



8? 



48? 



Do. 



4.44.50 





134 



122 



128 



37 



222 



7? 



J 



Pulse movements regular, and they 

 have gradually increased slightly in 

 size since the beginning of the last 

 injection. 



4.46.20 





198 



150 



174 



25 



150 



3 



18? 



Pulse movements large (2 to 8 mm.) 

 and irregular. They assumed this 

 character at 4.45.30. 



4.46.40 





160 



128 



144 



19 



144 



3? 



18? 



Do. Pulse movements for a short time 

 from 8 to 10 mm. 



4.47 



















Vagus stimulated : secondary at 25 

 mm., marked slowing and fall of 

 pressure. 



4.47.20 





98 



68 



83 



10 



60 



1 



1 



Pulse movements large (3 to 4 mm.) 

 and slow. Pressure has fallen 

 steadily since 4.47. 



