. Essays on consumption; together with some clinical observations, and remarks on pneumonia. n as the temperature curve of acuteConsumption with mixed infection. It is interesting to find that, although the temperatureis so irregular and that the highest and lowest pointsoccur at different times in the day, the average of alarge number of observations shows a regular curve.(Chart IX.) It may be noted that there was as much as 4-2° within one hour, and a range of 8-6° F. withintwenty-four hours. Such a chart, however, does not show the temperaturevariations which are caused by Tuber
. Essays on consumption; together with some clinical observations, and remarks on pneumonia. n as the temperature curve of acuteConsumption with mixed infection. It is interesting to find that, although the temperatureis so irregular and that the highest and lowest pointsoccur at different times in the day, the average of alarge number of observations shows a regular curve.(Chart IX.) It may be noted that there was as much as 4-2° within one hour, and a range of 8-6° F. withintwenty-four hours. Such a chart, however, does not show the temperaturevariations which are caused by Tuberculosis alone. Thesewide variations indicate a mixed infection and practicallyrepresent septic poisoning. The temperature in un-complicated Tuberculosis rarely rises as high as is shownin this chart, and although the daily range is greaterthan in health, it does not usually exceed two degrees Fahrenheit. In the cases of mixed infection the varying temperatureis the cause of much distress and discomfort to the patient,and various suggestions for relief have been put forward. Chart A portion of the Chart from which the temperature curve (Chart IX.) was obtained. Chart IX. TEMPEEATUEE CUEVE OE ACUTE PHTHISIS. Ly 103 o Co 102 Normal DS 2 3 4 5 6 7 g 9 10 11 Noon12 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mid-night 12 1 \ —- 3 _^s__ ; 1/ ; • n***-^ \ rt*r~ ■ i I 1 The above Chart shows the average temperature for each hour in the day and night, from hourlyobservations extending over a continuous period of eighteen days. [Charts VIII., IX., :stot to he cut, hut folded and fixed to face page 244. This page has been intentionally left blank Clinical Observations. 245 The chief aim has been to reduce the temperature when itrises above a certain point—say 102° F.— and differentantipyretics have been employed for this purpose. Ibelieve, however, that the majority of the antipyreticdrugs are rather dangerous than useful in such cases. Ifound, in making observations on this poi
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