Guaiacol in pyrexia

Pyrexia: aetiology in the ICU

Elevation in core body temperature is one of the most frequently detected abnormal signs in patients admitted to adult ICUs, and is associated with increased mortality in select populations of critically ill patients. The definition of an elevated body temperature varies considerably by population and thermometer, and is commonly defined by a temperature of 38.0 °C or greater. Terms such as hyp...

On Guaiacol Solutions

1. Measurements are reported on the distribution of sodium and potassium guaiacolates between guaiacol and water at 25 degrees C. 2. The variation of the partition coefficients with the concentration is explained with the aid of the Debye-Hückel interionic attraction theory and the assumption that the salts are strong electrolytes in water and weak electrolytes in guaiacol. 3. The dissociation ...

Pyrexia of unknown origin.

Antipyrin: Its Value in Pyrexia

ture, pulse, and respiration were again taken, and if the temperature still remained high, 100? to 101?, a third dose of grs. xx was administered with brandy 5i. As a rule, this sufficed to lower the temperature to normal, sometimes even below 98'4?. In a few cases, the drug was given subcutaneouslv in doses of grs. xv, xv, and x every hour till three doses were given. In every case the tempera...

Unexplained Pyrexia in a Child

Dr. Mary Boyd gave the clinical details:?This girl, aged eleven years and thf?f months, was admitted to the Bristol Children's Hospital under Professor A. V. Neale November 1951. In June 1945, at the age of four years and nine months, she developed fever, 100 to i?, degrees in the morning rising to 104 degrees at night. This lasted three days and recurre at short intervals for three months. She...