A guide to the examination of the nose : with remarks on the diagnosis of diseases of the nasal cavities / by E. Cresswell Baber.

  • Baber, E. Cresswell.
Date:
1886
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to the examination of the nose : with remarks on the diagnosis of diseases of the nasal cavities / by E. Cresswell Baber. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

    163/200 (page 147)
    f Appearance of mucous membrane whe- TJie inferior turbinated body A ther erected at anterior part. (.Presence of growths, etc. (How far the lower margin and inner surface of the inferior turbinated body can be traced backwards. How far the floor of the nose can be traced. Whether the movements of the palate in degluti- 4. The inferior meatus and space between . inferior turbinated1 body and septum. The middle turbinated, body tion can be plainly seen, also the upper margin of the choana with its double arched contour, and the posterior wall of the naso-pharynx. CAnterior border. To what extent visible. ] f*g^t border> (.Neck. Appearance of mucous membrane. Presence of growths, etc. 6. The middle meatus, including the interval which is visible between the outer lip of the middle turbinated body and the outer wall of the nasal fossa, especially in regard to the presence of growths. {Position and character of any deviations and deflec- Shape'and size of tubercle. Comparison of the tubercles on the two sides. Examine the various parts with a probe under guid- ance of the eye, with regard to :— 1. Their consistence. 2. Their mobility. 3. Their reflex irritability when gently stroked. In recording the appearances presented by anterior rhinoscopy, a rough sketch of the anterior rhinoscopic view, accompanied by a few marginal notes, is far simpler and more effective than many lines of descrip- tion. To aid the student and practitioner in accom- plishing this, Messrs. Danielsson and Co., of 23 South- ampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, have, at my suggestion, added to their admirable clinical fig- ures, a nasal sheet containing a right and left anterior rhinoscopic view, a posterior view, also vertical antero- posterior sections of the nasal cavities and naso- l2