Excerpt from Blood-Pressure: Its Clinical ApplicationsThe author has continued his endeavor to present the subject of blood-pressure in a condensed and practical form as definitely as the present state of our knowledge permits. Wherever possible, a summary of the experimental as well as the clinical data available for the consideration of a given topic has been included, together with references to articles upon which statements are based.As in the earlier edition the chapters upon Physiology and upon Venous Blood-pressure were written by Dr. J. Harold Austin, to whom the author is also indebted for assistance in the preparation of the chapter dealing with the Functional Efficiency of the C irou lation. The author's thanks are also due to Miss Eleanor A. Gantner for valuable assistance in the preparation of the charts and drawings, as well as in proof reading.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.