The Practitioner . olved to try what effect pushing the diet would have on theabsorption. The patient was accordmgly again put on rawmeat, to which was added the juice of 4 lbs. of lean beef perday. This increased the total nitrogen of the intake from14-666 grms. to 18-7546 grms. per day. The total nitrogenwas thus increased by about 28 per cent. In spite of thislarge increase, there were no symptoms of disturbance. Theunabsorbed nitrogen was only slightlj higher than during theprevious raw meat period, and the percentage absorption was92 - 7, being actually higher in spite of the large increa
The Practitioner . olved to try what effect pushing the diet would have on theabsorption. The patient was accordmgly again put on rawmeat, to which was added the juice of 4 lbs. of lean beef perday. This increased the total nitrogen of the intake from14-666 grms. to 18-7546 grms. per day. The total nitrogenwas thus increased by about 28 per cent. In spite of thislarge increase, there were no symptoms of disturbance. Theunabsorbed nitrogen was only slightlj higher than during theprevious raw meat period, and the percentage absorption was92 - 7, being actually higher in spite of the large increase in theintake. Retention rose to 12-83 P^ cent. An attempt wasthen made to substitute cooked proteid in the form of boiledeggs for the beef-juice for a further three-day period; butthe patient was immediately sickened. This may havebeen due to the fact that on that day he showed signs of anincipient coryza. It was decided, in case of fallacy, to suspendobservations. EFFECT OF RAW MEAT IN TUBERCULOSIS. 169 CHIRT 3. B/ood Counts.—During Period I. (cooked meat) the leuco-cytes averaged 8,600 per fasting. The l}mphocyteswere at 16 per cent. During Period II. (raw meat) theleucocytes rose to 10,200 per fasting. The digestiveleucocytosis was much more marked than with the total lymphocytes increased from 16 per cent, to 215per cent, fasting. During Period III. (cooked meat) both thetotal leucocytes and lymphocytes fell, and the digestive leuco-cytosis was diminished. During Period IV. (raw meat andbeef-juice) the leucocytes rapidly rose from 6,200 per cmm. to TABLE- III. Average Daily. Intake. Excretion. Retention. Fseces. Urine. ieriod III. -Period IV. 14-6666 14-6666 14-6666 18-7546 0-92131-10700-48401-3737 13-113312-565512-856715-1513 0-6319 grammes. 0-9946 1-3259 2-2296 ,, 170 THE IV. Average Daily Percentages. Absorption. | Retention. Period I. 93-75 per cent. Period II. 921,.., Period in. 967 .. .. Period IV. - -
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