1) In all the cases of pulmonary tuberculosis under observation the blood pressure was influenced by the removal of the patients to a cooler atmosphere at the suggestion of the writer.
2) The effect of a bath is to be noticed solely at immersion in a transitory rise of the blood pressure each time.
3) After a meal, a slight rise of blood pressure of short duration, was observed in a great majority of cases.
4) The influence of some medicaments, such as calcium chloride, gelatine, etc. in the treatment of hemorrhage, upon blood pressure in pulmonary tuberculosis has been examined and it is proved that the injection of calcium chloride increases the pressure temporarily, while gelatine, Tacamol, sodium chloride or Emetin does not show any noticeable effect..
5) After the application of an Alpine sun lamp, a slight decrease of blood pressure of short duration, was observed in a great majority of cases.
6) In conclusion, the blood pressure in pulmonary tuberculosis is quite labile in comparison to that in normal subject, which fact may be accounted for by assuming a state of “irritable hypotony” in the mechanism of regulating the blood pressure.
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