ACACIA THERAPY IN NEPHROTIC EDEMA
Authors: Michael J. Lepore
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 August 1937ACACIA THERAPY IN NEPHROTIC EDEMAMICHAEL J. LEPOREMICHAEL J. LEPORESearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-11-2-285 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the past decade evidence has accumulated from many quarters lending support to the physico-chemical concept of edema formation advanced originally by Starling1in 1895. The basis of this theory is that capillary pressure and serum colloid osmotic pressure are opposing forces, the balance between which determines the direction of movement of fluid and of the crystalloidal constituents of the blood across the capillary wall. In view of the numerous excellent papers on the subject, it is needless to review the evidence establishing the validity of the Starling concept in explaining the mechanism of production of nephrotic edema. The lowering...Bibliography1. STARLING EH: On the absorption of fluids from the connective tissue spaces, Jr. Physiol., 1895-96, xix, 312. Google Scholar2. HARTMANSENNNELSONPERLEY AFMJMVAM: The use of acacia in the treatment of edema, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1933, c, 251. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. DICKWARWEGANDERSCH MWEM: Acacia in treatment of nephrosis, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1935, cv, 654-657. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. HOWE PE: The relative precipitating capacity of certain salts when applied to blood serum or plasma and the influence of the cation in the precipitation of proteins, Jr. Biol. Chem., 1923, lvii, 235. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. ROWNTREEBROWN LGGE: The volume of the blood and plasma in health and disease, 1929, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia and London, p. 44. Google Scholar6. HOOPERSMITHBELTWHIPPLE CWHPAEGH: Blood volume studies. I. Experimental control of a dye blood volume method, Am. Jr. Physiol., 1920, li, 205-220. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. LEPORE MJ: A modified dye method for measuring serum volume. (To be published.) Google Scholar8. PETERS JP: Body water, 1935, C. C. Thomas, Springfield, p. 287. Google Scholar9. LEPORE MJ: Serum protein regeneration in nephritis. (Unpublished data.) Google Scholar10. LEPOREWINKLER MJAW: Unpublished data. Google Scholar11. BING S: Studies on proteinuria. Levin and Munksgaard, Einar Munsgaard, Copenhagen, 1936. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Bronx, New York*Received for publication February 8, 1937.From the department of Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.†Research Fellow of the American College of Physicians. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byNephrotic Edema Treated with Intravenous Infusions of Concentrated Dextran and Protein SolutionsTHE THREE TYPES OF "NATURAL" DIURESISThe Relief of Nephrotic Edema by Dextran InfusionsAnuria: With special reference to renal failure in blackwater fever, incompatible transfusions, and crush injuries 1 August 1937Volume 11, Issue 2Page: 285-296KeywordsCapillariesEdemaOsmotic pressure ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...