What to observe at the bed-side and after death in medical cases.

  • London Medical Society of Observation
Date:
1853
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    PAKT II.] TIIACHEA AND BROXCUIAL TUBES. [§ II. E. lAxrynx, Trachea, and Bronchial Thtbes. 4.36. Generalities.—PoMtion;—malformations; — shape; size,—Mueout membrane: iu condition (594 et $eq.)—Wounds (626 et teg.)—Contents: foreign bodies; mucus; lymph (603); puriform matter (602), blood, etc.—their amount; degree to which they occupy the sryeral cavities; their degree of adhesion to subjacent mocous membrane. 43. Larynx.—Epiglottis: shape ; surface (upper and under), inequalities of them; eoluur; thickness, thickening due to condition of mneous membrane or of sub-mucous tissue ? ledcma; ulcers (624); sloughs (613 et teg.)—Superior aperture of larynx: size.— Aryteno - epiglottidean folds: colour; thickness; transparency; mdema; ailherent secretions; ulcers; slougbs; polypi;—sub-mucous tissne; its condition (506); fluid contained in its meshes.—Ventricles of larynx and saccnli laryngis: condition of mucous membrane (595); cedema, etc.—lUma glottidis: size and shape; plug of mneus or other tx^y present P— Chorda voetdes: extent to which they are in apposition; their thickness, colour;—tedema; ulcers (624),sloughs (CIS et seg.), arc these on edges of chonhe vocalcs or not ?—Muscles of larynx; colour ; siae ; consistence; fluids iuflltnUing them.—Cartilages if larynx: con- dition of purichuudrium (especi^y of parts beneath ulcers of mneous membrane); denudation of carti- lages ; ossification; curies ; necrosis.—State if parts adjacent to external surface of larynx. 438. Trachea.—Mucous membmue (594 et tag.); diverticula ; tubercle, etc.—Contents {hid) “ mucous “froth, size of vesicles.”—Cartilages of tracheat degree of resistance or brittleness; degree to which denuded of mucous membrane; ulceration; ossifi- eatiuu. 439. Bronchial tubes.—Contents (436); in larger or smaller divisions of tubes ? “ water (its amount);” degree to which they arc filled; lymph on surface, occupying or not whole circumference of tubes? ren- dering them im))crvious to air (note state of pulmonary tissue to which impervious bronchial tubes lead, 4-42) P —Diameter of bronchi and their divisions; form, compressed or narrowed by tumour etc. citcrWly.— 93 Larym, Trachea and Hronchial Tubes. Generalities— ' position, etc. inucuos mem- brane, wounds. cuDteiits. Larynx— epiglottis. superior aper- ture of larynx, aryuavo- eplzlr/ttidvaa folds. I Tentricles. rtma glottidis. ohordst Tocalss muscles. ' caitilaces. adjacent parts. Trachea- mucous mem- brane, oontents, cartilages. Bronchial tubes— contents. diameter.