Pulmonary consumption, pneumonia, and allied diseases of the lungs : their etiology, pathology and treatment, with a chapter on physical diagnosis / by Thomas J. Mays.

  • Thomas Jefferson Mays
Date:
1901
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Credit: Pulmonary consumption, pneumonia, and allied diseases of the lungs : their etiology, pathology and treatment, with a chapter on physical diagnosis / by Thomas J. Mays. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    9. Dulness in adults, absent in children. 10. Crepitation, prolonged expiration, bronchial breath- ing. 11. Rales not movable by cough. 12. Redu.x crepitus, appears in resolution-stage. 13. Ends in crisis or lysis. 14. No tubercle bacilli present. Pleural^Effusion. 1. No decided initial chill. 2. Nervous disturbance rare. 3. Fever, medium and irregular. 4. Pulse fre(]uent throughout, cardiac impulse displaced. 5. Breathing accelerated. 6. Expectoration scant, not discolored. 7. No delirium. 8. Vocal resonance and fremitus diminished over seat of effusion. 9. Dulness constant. 10. Respiratory sounds and rales suppressed. 11. Hypodermic exploration shows fluid. 12. Tubercle bacilli may be in fluid. Acute Piiliiionary Tuberculosis: 1. No decided chill, chills irregular throughout. 2. Nervousness marked. 3. Fever, irregular and high. 4. Pulse frequent. 5. Breathing increased. 6. Expectoration profuse, puriform, nummular and bloody. 7. Delirium may be present. 8. Vocal resonance and fremitus uncertain. 9. Dulness may be entirely absent.