A guide to the physical diagnosis of the diseases of the lungs and heart : together with an introduction to the examination of the urine / by James Sawyer.

  • Sawyer, James, Sir, 1844-1920.
Date:
1870
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A guide to the physical diagnosis of the diseases of the lungs and heart : together with an introduction to the examination of the urine / by James Sawyer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    surer, which is especially of use in determining the amount of the respi- ratory antero posterior movement of the chest. Dr. Quain has devised an admir- able stethometer, consisting of a silk cord, which may be passed round the chest, and an index, acted upon by the cord, whose movements are recorded on a graduated dial. Dr. Scott Alison has invented a stetho-goniometer for mea- suring the various angles -of the chest. In diseases of the chest mensuration is of the greatest value in confirming the results arrived at by inspection and palpation. I have been compelled to treat the subject very briefly, but I trust enough has been written to indicate to the student the importance of this means of diagnosis. SUCCUSSION. Succussion, one of the oldest modes of examining the chest, was used by Hippocrates in the detection of fluids in the pleural cavity. In this mode of examination the chest is shaken while the ear is applied to the surface. In
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