THE CARBON DIOXID CONTENT OF BLOOD AND OF ALVEOLAR AIR IN OBSTRUCTED EXPIRATION

Abstract

In asthma the following clinical observations have been made : These clinical facts led us to suspect that circulatory disturbances might account in large part for the conditions associated with obstructed expiration. On account of the lack of adequate clinical material, we decided to study this subject in the experimental animal. Dogs were used. TECHNIC The animals received a preliminary injection of 0.16 c.c. of a 2 per cent. solution of morphin per kilogram of body weight. Full anesthesia was produced by the