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Case Reports1 April 1936TERMINAL HEMORRHAGIC NEPHRITIS: A CASE EXEMPLIFYING THE PROTEAN CHARACTER OF ITS SIGNS AND SYMPTOMSIRVINE H. PAGEIRVINE H. PAGESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-9-10-1419 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptChronic hemorrhagic nephritis is a disease exhibiting signs and symptoms of protean character. So elusive are many of these that prognosis and effects of various treatments are often seriously misjudged. It is for this reason that the record of this patient, illustrating many of these pitfalls, is presented.The Patient. This patient, a 49 year old woman, complained of swelling of the ankles beginning three years ago. The past history was irrelevant. Edema of the ankles began insidiously and was not associated with an obvious infection. Arterial pressure was found to be 200/120 mm. of Hg. Dr. Francis O'Connor, of...Bibliography1. MÖLLERMCINTOSHVAN SLYKE EJFDD: Studies of urea excretion. IV. Relationship between urine volume and rate of urea excretion by patients with Bright's disease, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1928, vi, 485. Google Scholar2. VAN SLYKEPAGEHILLERKIRK DDIHAE: Studies of urea excretion. IX. Comparison of urea clearances calculated from the excretion of urea, of urea plus ammonia, and of nitrogen determinable by hypobromide, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1935, xiv, 901-910. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ADDIS T: The number of formed elements in the urinary sediment of normal individuals, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1926, ii, 409. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. SHEVKYSTAFFORD MCDD: A clinical method for the estimation of protein in urine and other body fluids, Arch. Int. Med., 1923, xxxii, 222. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. PETERSVAN SLYKE JPDD: Quantitative clinical chemistry, Vol. I. Interpretations, 1931, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore. Google Scholar6. VAN SLYKESTILLMANMÖLLEREHRICHMCINTOSHMACKAYHANNONMOOREJOHNSTON DDEEEJFEMRRNSC: Observations on the courses of different types of Bright's disease, and on the resultant changes in renal anatomy, Medicine, 1930, ix, 257. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. PAGE IH: The effect on renal efficiency of lowering arterial blood pressure in cases of essential hypertension and nephritis, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1934, xiii, 909. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication October 2, 1935.From the Hospital of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 April 1936Volume 9, Issue 10Page: 1419-1427KeywordsAnklesBlood pressureEdemaInflammationNephritisSigns and symptoms ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1936 PDF downloadLoading ...
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