RESPIRATION AS A FACTOR IN THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOOD
Authors: William D. Reid
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 August 1942RESPIRATION AS A FACTOR IN THE CIRCULATION OF THE BLOODWILLIAM D. REID, M.D., F.A.C.P.WILLIAM D. REID, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-2-206 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe belief that respiration assists the return of blood to the heart is not new, but there is a lack of consensus among physiologists as to the mechanism of this cardiorespiratory function. Many believe that abdominal and pulmonary venous blood is aspirated to the heart. It is the purpose of this paper to discuss the respiratory act as a propulsive mechanism in the circulation of the blood.PHYSIOLOGIC DATAThe right ventricular output of blood per minute is necessarily the same as that of the left ventricle, so that the volume output of the latter may safely be utilized for...Bibliography1. WRIGHT S: Applied physiology, 1926, Oxford University Press, New York, p. 208. Google Scholar2. Starling's principles of human physiology, 6th edit., revised by C. L. EVANS, 1933, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 906. Google Scholar3. BESTTAYLOR CHNB: The physiologic basis of medical practice, 1937, Wm. Wood & Co., Baltimore, p. 454. Google Scholar4. Ref. 2, p. 857. Google Scholar5. Ref. 3, p. 554 (citing CHRISTIE and MEAKINS). Google Scholar6. WINTONBAYLISS FRLE: Human physiology, 2nd edit., 1935, P. Blakiston's Son & Co., Inc., Philadelphia, p. 81. Google Scholar7. HOWELL WH Ref. 1, p. 208, ref. 6, p. 81 : A text book of physiology, 13th edit., 1936, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia, p. 703. Google Scholar8. Ref. 6, p. 153. Google Scholar9. MACKLIN CC: The musculature of the bronchi and lungs, Physiol. Rev., 1929, ix, 1. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. MACLEOD JJ: Physiology in modern medicine, 7th edit., 1935, C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, p. 342. Google Scholar11. Ref. 6, p. 35. Google Scholar12. Ref. 3, p. 455. Google Scholar13. Ref. 10, p. 274. Google Scholar14. CAPPS JA: Air embolism versus pleural reflex as the cause of pleural shock, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 853. Google Scholar15. GRAHAMSINGERBALLON EAJJHC: Surgical diseases of the chest, 1935, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. GRAY H: Anatomy descriptive and applied, Am. edit., 1913, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, pp. 707 and 1195. Google Scholar17. REID WD: Engorgement of the pulmonary veins by extension of cardiac enlargement posteriorly. Relation to postural dyspnea in cardiac patients, New England Jr. Med., 1940, ccxxii, 627. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication September 29, 1937. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 August 1942Volume 17, Issue 2Page: 206-211KeywordsBloodBlood volumeHeartLeft ventricleRespiration ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...