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WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MERCURIAL DIURETICS

DANIEL POLL, M.D.; J. EDWARD STERN, M.D.

Arch Intern Med. 1936;58(6):1087-1094.

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The syndrome to be discussed in this paper is seen in connection with diuresis and is characterized by preliminary symptoms of weakness, restlessness and mental confusion (sometimes progressing to delirium and psychosis), which may be followed by apathy, coma and in some cases death. The turgor of the tissues may become poor, the tongue exceedingly dry and thirst extreme. In some instances the premonitory symptoms of restlessness and confusion do not appear, the syndrome being ushered in by apathy. Simple though profound weakness often follows marked diuresis, and when it occurs alone, it is not to be considered as an alarming or serious symptom. It is the mildest expression of this clinical picture but is not significant because the organism automatically reestablishes its equilibrium after a longer or shorter time. Any or all of these phenomena may appear concomitantly with complications inherent in the underlying disease process or in association . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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From the service of Dr. George Baehr, Mount Sinai Hospital.

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