ILLUSTRATIONS
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1. Cross section of a large artery28
2. Cross section of a coronary artery36
3. Arteriosclerosis of the thoracic and abdominal aorta39
4. Arteriosclerosis of the arch of the aorta40
5. Normal Aorta41
6. Radiogram showing calcification of both radial and ulnar arteries42
7. Syphilitic aortitis of long standing44
8. Diagrammatic representation of strain hypertrophy48
9. Strain hypertrophy49
10. Cross section of small artery in the mesentery56
11. Enormous hypertrophy of left ventricle58
12. Aortic incompetence with hypertrophy and dilatation of left ventricle61
13. Cooks modification of Riva-Roccis blood pressure instrument72
14. Stanton's sphygmomanometer73
15. The Erlanger sphygmomanometer with the Hirschfelder attachments74
16. Desk model Baumanometer75
17. Faught blood pressure instrument76
18. Rogers' "Tycos" dial sphygmomanometer77
19. Detail of the dial in the "Tycos" instrument78
20. Faught dial instrument79
21. Detail of the dial of the Faught instrument79
22. The Sanborn instrument80
23. Method of taking blood pressure with a patient in sitting position81
24. Method of taking blood pressure with patient lying down82
25. Observation by the auscultatory method and a mercury instrument84
26. Observation by the auscultatory method and a dial instrument85
27. Schema to illustrate decrease in pressure86
28. Chart showing the normal limits of variation in systolic blood pressure89
29. Tracing of auscultatory phenomena94
30. Tracings of auscultatory phenomena95
31. Clinical determination of diastolic pressure fast drum96
32. Clinical determination of diastolic pressure slow drum96
33. Venous blood pressure instrument121
34. New venous pressure instrument122
35. Events in the cardiac cycle124
36. Simultaneous tracings of the jugular and carotid pulses125
37. Jugular and carotid tracings125
38. Right side of the heart showing distribution of the two vagus nerves127
39. Normal electrocardiogram128
40. Auricular flutter132
41. Auricular fibrillation134
42. Auricular fibrillation134
43. Pulse deficit135
44. Ventricular fibrillation137
45. Auricular extrasystoles139
46. Ventricular extrasystole139
47. Delayed conduction141
48. Partial heart block141
49. Complete heart block142
50. Alternating periods of sinus rhythm and auriculoventricular rhythm144
51. Auriculoventricular or "nodal" rhythm144
52. Influence of mechanical pressure on the right vagus nerve144
53. Schematic distribution of right and left vagus145
54. Blood pressure record from a normal reaction to ether149
55. Chart showing the method of recording blood pressure during an
operation150
56. Method of using blood pressure instrument during operation151
57. Finger-tip palpation of the radial artery178
58. Finger-tip palpation of the radial artery178
59. Aneurysm of the heart wall196
60. Large aneurysm of the aorta eroding the sternum198