1. Observations on peptic ulcer in India; 2. Water excretion in the toxaemia of pregnancy

Abstract

#1. The excretion rate in the toxaemias of pregnancy was in the vast majority of cases below that in a normal pregnancy.

#2. The excretion rate during the later stages of a normal pregnancy was slower than in the non-gravid woman.

#3. The average amount excreted in the toxaemias of pregnancy in three hours was 713 c.c.s.

#4. The average amount excreted in a normal pregnancy (late stages) in 2.5 hours was 1030 c.c.s.

#5. The average amount excreted in the non-gravid female in 2 hours-was 1077 c.c.s.

#6. The maximum amount excreted in 3 hours in the cases of a toxaemia of pregnancy was 1280 c.c.s. and the minimum 198 c.c.s.

#7. The curve of excretion in the toxaemias of pregnancy was much flatter than in the non-gravid woman.

#8. In the cases of normal pregnancy and in the non-gravid female the maximum excretion was.between 60 and 75 minutes. In the cases of toxaemia of pregnancy it was between 45 and 60 minutes.

#9. No rise of blood pressure accompanied the sudden intake of 1000 c.c.s of water. In most cases there was a fall often as much as 10 to 20 m.rn. Hg..

#10. Oedema of the legs alone was not associated with a fall in the excretion rate.

#11. The higher the initial blood pressure the lower was the excretion rate.

#12. No sign or symptom of increased intracranial pressure