ILLUSTRATIONS

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[1. Cross section of a large artery]28
[2. Cross section of a coronary artery]36
[3. Arteriosclerosis of the thoracic and abdominal aorta]39
[4. Arteriosclerosis of the arch of the aorta]40
[5. Normal Aorta]41
[6. Radiogram showing calcification of both radial and ulnar arteries]42
[7. Syphilitic aortitis of long standing]44
[8. Diagrammatic representation of strain hypertrophy]48
[9. Strain hypertrophy]49
[10. Cross section of small artery in the mesentery]56
[11. Enormous hypertrophy of left ventricle]58
[12. Aortic incompetence with hypertrophy and dilatation of left ventricle]61
[13. Cooks modification of Riva-Roccis blood pressure instrument]72
[14. Stanton's sphygmomanometer]73
[15. The Erlanger sphygmomanometer with the Hirschfelder attachments]74
[16. Desk model Baumanometer]75
[17. Faught blood pressure instrument]76
[18. Rogers' "Tycos" dial sphygmomanometer]77
[19. Detail of the dial in the "Tycos" instrument]78
[20. Faught dial instrument]79
[21. Detail of the dial of the Faught instrument]79
[22. The Sanborn instrument]80
[23. Method of taking blood pressure with a patient in sitting position]81
[24. Method of taking blood pressure with patient lying down]82
[25. Observation by the auscultatory method and a mercury instrument]84
[26. Observation by the auscultatory method and a dial instrument]85
[27. Schema to illustrate decrease in pressure]86
[28. Chart showing the normal limits of variation in systolic blood pressure]89
[29. Tracing of auscultatory phenomena]94
[30. Tracings of auscultatory phenomena]95
[31. Clinical determination of diastolic pressure fast drum]96
[32. Clinical determination of diastolic pressure slow drum]96
[33. Venous blood pressure instrument]121
[34. New venous pressure instrument]122
[35. Events in the cardiac cycle]124
[36. Simultaneous tracings of the jugular and carotid pulses]125
[37. Jugular and carotid tracings]125
[38. Right side of the heart showing distribution of the two vagus nerves]127
[39. Normal electrocardiogram]128
[40. Auricular flutter]132
[41. Auricular fibrillation]134
[42. Auricular fibrillation]134
[43. Pulse deficit]135
[44. Ventricular fibrillation]137
[45. Auricular extrasystoles]139
[46. Ventricular extrasystole]139
[47. Delayed conduction]141
[48. Partial heart block]141
[49. Complete heart block]142
[50. Alternating periods of sinus rhythm and auriculoventricular rhythm]144
[51. Auriculoventricular or "nodal" rhythm]144
[52. Influence of mechanical pressure on the right vagus nerve]144
[53. Schematic distribution of right and left vagus]145
[54. Blood pressure record from a normal reaction to ether]149
[55. Chart showing the method of recording blood pressure during an]
operation150
[56. Method of using blood pressure instrument during operation]151
[57. Finger-tip palpation of the radial artery]178
[58. Finger-tip palpation of the radial artery]178
[59. Aneurysm of the heart wall]196
[60. Large aneurysm of the aorta eroding the sternum]198