On myxoedema and allied disorders : being the Bradshaw lecture delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, on November 10th, 1898 / by William M. Ord.

  • Ord, William M. (William Miller), 1834-1902.
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[1898]
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Credit: On myxoedema and allied disorders : being the Bradshaw lecture delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, on November 10th, 1898 / by William M. Ord. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    parable to that observed in the eyelids, where the glandular tissue is injured by the encroachments of swollen connective tissue. In post mortem examination the kidneys are found somewhat enlarged and exceedingly tough, reminding one in their consistence very much of the kidney of advanced heart disease. This change in consistence is associated with excessive thickenings of the con- nective tissue around malpighiau bodies and between the tubes; changes, at first sight, very like those of the contracting granular kidney. In the case of the young man who died with cerebral haemorrhage, some increase of interstitial tissue in the kidneys with great degeneration of epithelium, especially that of the con- voluted tubes, was noted. Chart illuitrating changes in excretion of urea and nitrogen after treairaenU Excrctioo of Nitrogen. Ingestion of Nitrogen^ Average daily excretion of urine its constituents. and Before treatment. After treatment. Increase after treatmen .. Volume c.c. 928 1127 199 Total solids .... grms. 26-1(3 36-49 10-33 A3I1 .... .... .... 7-37 8-84 1-47 Organic Matter 18-79 27-65 8-86 IJ7'ea.... 14-21 22-36 8-15 Nitrogen ... .... 7-39 12-08 4-69 Phosphoric Acid .... 2-78 3-33 •55 Chlorine j) 1-71 2-01 •30 Average daily ingestion of nitrogen in food grras. 9-46 9 BO , —