THE HEMOGLOBIN PERCENTAGE AND THE RED BLOOD CELL COUNT IN BRIGHT'S DISEASE, MYOCARDIAL INSUFFICIENCY AND HYPERTENSION

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Introduction Material Studied Bright's Disease Analysis of Average Results Myocardial Insufficiency Hypertension Analysis of Individual Cases Acute Nephritis Effect of Hematuria Effect of Etiologic Factor Effect of Complications Chronic Diffuse Nephritis Effect of Infections (Granuloma) Effect of Albuminuria and Edema Hypertension with Varying Degrees of Renal Insufficiency Myocardial Insufficiency Cerebral Lesions Color Index (Nature of the Anemia) Renal Insufficiency Myocardial Insufficiency Cerebral Lesions The Effect of Anemia on Kidney Function Conclusions INTRODUCTION The problem of anemia in nephritis has received comparatively little attention, though its clinical incidence is high. This is in a measure due to the fact that the conception of nephritis as a constitutional disease, not exclusively related to renal pathology and symptomatology, is only slowly gaining clinical recognition. The remarkable studies of Volhard and Fahr and other pathologists and physicians, while serving to elucidate many problems with regard to renal symptomatology and postmortem observations, have detracted