This section is from the book "Medical Consultation Book, A Pharmacological And Clinical Book Of Reference", by G. P. Hachenberg. Also available from Amazon: Medical consultation book.
As a general rule the co-relation of pulse and temperature may be stated as follows, namely:
An increase of temperature of one degree above 980 F. corresponds with an increase of ten beats of the pulse per minute, as in the following table:
Tem. of 98o corresponds with a pulse of 60 | ||||
" 99° | " | " | " | 70 |
" 100° | " | " | " | 80 |
" 101° | " | " | " | 90 |
" 102° | " | " | " | 100 |
" 103° | " | " | " | 110 |
" 104° | " | " | " | 120 |
" 105° | " | " | " | 130 |
" 106o | " | " | " | 140 |
- Prof. S. O. L. Potter.
 
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