A Comparison of Digitalis Intoxication in Two Separate Periods

when given in very large and quickly-repeated doses, occasions sickness, vomit-ing, purging, giddiness, confused vision, objects appear ing green or yellow; in-creased secretion of urine, with frequent motions to par t with it, and sometimes inability to retain it; slow pulse, even as slow as 35 in a minute, cold sweats, con-vulsions, syncope, death. " Al though this classic description was given almost two centuries ago, digitalis intoxication re-mains a not infrequent clinical problem. Some authors (2-4) have emphasized a changing picture of digitalis intoxication and have especially noted a greater inci-