Recurrent Myxoedema and Goitre Attributed to Potassium Iodide

Intravenous Sodium Iodide in Goitre

T was an eye-witness of the fruitful experiments conducted in the Headquarters Hospital of this district during 1924 by Lieut. E. A. Davies, t.m.d., and Assistant Surgeon Dr. P. Bell, r.M.D. (now Civil Surgeon). After taking over charge of this hospital I repeated these experiments on some patients of this subdivision and obtained good results. Unfortunately the Chins here do not consider goitr...

Sodium, potassium and water metabolism in myxoedema.

In a combined radioactive isotope study, Nae, Ke, bromine space and total body water were measured in a group of fourteen hypothyroid subjects. These were compared with a 'control' group. Total body water and Nae were found to be increased in the hypothyroid subjects. In seven subjects, the measurements were repeated after treatment with thyroid hormone. Most of the subjects lost weight and sho...

A Case of Repeated Abortion Due to Syphilis; Treatment by Potassium Iodide. Birth of Child with Congenital Goitre

Intravenous Injections of Sodium Iodide in the Treatment of Goitre

The junior writer first broached the subject of intravenous injections of sodium iodide for the treatment of goitre with a view to testing:? (1) Whether sodium iodide orally was beneficial in cases of goitre. (2) Whether iodine is essential for the good functioning of the thyroid gland. (3) Whether the oral administration of sodium iodide could prevent the disease. He suggested that it might be...

Potassium iodide in bronchial asthma.

Social Class and Serum Uric Acid M. G. Cook, M.B., and others; R. Finn, M.D. .......................... 232 Sudden Death after Exertion M. McCormack, M.B.; D. C. L. Savage, M.R.C.P. ......................... 232 Congenital Anomalies of the Vas Deferens R. E. B. Tagart, F.R.C.S...................233 Warning to Travellers to Tanzania G. H. Robb, M.R.C.P. 233 Exposure and Exhaustion G. A. Ballance...