Phthisis and the stethoscope : a concise practical guide to the physical diagnosis of consumption / by Richard Payne Cotton.

  • Richard Payne Cotton
Date:
1851
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Credit: Phthisis and the stethoscope : a concise practical guide to the physical diagnosis of consumption / by Richard Payne Cotton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    subject, all that is actually essential to remember may be included under the following rules:— 5. a. Respiration is modified by age : in chil- dren it is louder and more frequent than in adults. b. In some persons the respiration is na- turally weak; whilst in others, it is equally loud and distinct. c. The respiration of one side strictly ac- cords with that of the other. d. The respiratory sound is somewhat louder at the apices than at the bases of the lungs, and at the anterior than posterior parts. With respect to the relation of one respiratory murmur to the other, it is necessary to recollect, that,— e. The comparative length of expiration is subject to great variety. f. It never exceeds four-tenths of the whole respiration, but may be much less, and even inaudible. There is but one tiling which is invariable in healthy respiration, and that is its quality, by which is meant, that peculiar, soft, breezy
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