X-ray . Cfte J=Eap, 1914 Essay on Blood Pressure. RIOR to the period between 1900 and 1910, very little wasknown by the general practitioner of the value of sphygmo-manometry. Pharmacologists and a few pioneer physicians,however, had recognized the importance of this adjunct indiagnosis, treatment and prognosis, and it was during thisperiod between 1900 and 1910 that, through the efforts ofsuch men as Janeway, Erlanger, Faught and many othersthat sphygmomanometry came into prominence and its valuerecognized by the profession. In order to get a clear conception of what is meant by blood-pressur
X-ray . Cfte J=Eap, 1914 Essay on Blood Pressure. RIOR to the period between 1900 and 1910, very little wasknown by the general practitioner of the value of sphygmo-manometry. Pharmacologists and a few pioneer physicians,however, had recognized the importance of this adjunct indiagnosis, treatment and prognosis, and it was during thisperiod between 1900 and 1910 that, through the efforts ofsuch men as Janeway, Erlanger, Faught and many othersthat sphygmomanometry came into prominence and its valuerecognized by the profession. In order to get a clear conception of what is meant by blood-pressure, itis necessary to mention briefly a few of the essential facts concerning thephysiology of the circulation. The heart and blood vessels constitute a closedsystem containing a certain amount of blood. By the rhythmic contractionof the heart the blood is kept flowing continously through the system of is evident, however, that there is another important factor necessary to main-tain this continous flow, and this factor is pressure. Th
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