The Mechanism of Heat Loss and Temperature Regulation

Article1 September 1938THE MECHANISM OF HEAT LOSS AND TEMPERATURE REGULATIONEUGENE F. DU BOIS, F.A.C.P.EUGENE F. DU BOIS, F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-12-3-388 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThere have been surprisingly few studies dealing with the mechanism of heat loss. Heat production has received more than its share of consideration because it is really the balance between production and loss that determines the body temperature.The Russell Sage Institute of Pathology happens to possess a respiration calorimeter which measures production and loss from the human body simultaneously but independently. This instrument, which was moved from Bellevue Hospital to New York Hospital in 1932, has been used in the study of patients with fever and many normal controls under varying atmospheric conditions. We directed our attention almost entirely... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: New York, N. Y.*Read before the American College of Physicians, New York, April 4, 1938.From the Russell Sage Institute of Pathology in affiliation with the New York Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Cornell University Medical College, New York, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byColossal thermo-hydro-electrochemical voltage generation for self-sustainable operation of electronicsThermodynamic Modeling of the Competition Between Cancer and Normal Cells 1 September 1938Volume 12, Issue 3Page: 338-395KeywordsFeversHospital medicineRespirationTemperature Issue Published: 1 September 1938 PDF downloadLoading ...