Postural Blood Pressure Reflex of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Abstract

The postural blood pressure reflex was examined on fifty patients of pulmonary tuberculosis, 32 males and 18 females, 21 to 57 years of age, now being taken care of in a sanatorium. In the present study, mainly the fluctuations of the maximum blood pressure points were analyzed.
In summary, it was fou ld that the brachial blood pressure declined in 22 patients (44%) after the posture change from sitting to lying, and in case of posture change from lying to sitting, 33 patients (66%) showed insufficent restoration of the blood pressure. In view of these facts, it is supposed that the regulatory ability of the blood pressure in pulmonary tuberculosis patients is insufficent, compared with that of healthy subjects. The fluctuation and restoration curves of the blood pressure, to some degree, seems to be determined by age, and generally speaking, the older the patients are, the more likely they are to show an abnor. mal fluctuation of the blood pressure. the