Volume 2

An introduction to the use of the stethoscope; with its application to the diagnosis in diseases of the thoracic viscera. Including the pathology of these various affections / by William Stokes.

  • Stokes, William, 1804-1878
Date:
1825
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Credit: An introduction to the use of the stethoscope; with its application to the diagnosis in diseases of the thoracic viscera. Including the pathology of these various affections / by William Stokes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    analogous to subcutaneous emphysema. Vesicles’ of an irregular form are then found on the’ sur’ face of the lung, which can be easily displaced by’ pressing them with the finger. Their size varies’ from that of a pea to that of a nut, or even an ege. The bronchial ramifications are sometimes dilated in the parts of the sve where operon exists. oe.F ’ Emphysema may attack part only of one lung, in other cases ‘it: occupies the whole of it;*and: even both lungs at once may be affected. - Where emphysema exists to a high’ degree, and occupies the entire of the lung, the latter ap-' pears as if forced into the cavity of the thorax; and when this cavity is’ opened, in place’ of ‘col- lapsing, it, as it were, escapes, and rises in some degree over the edge of the thoracic parietes. If, in this state, without removing the lungs, we press them between the fingers, their tissue appears more firm than natural, and it is more difficult to render them flaccid by pressure. If:'we’ put ‘av emphysematous lung into a vessel full of water, it sinks much less than a healthy lung, and often rémains on the surface of the liquid. ‘Its tisstie is also drier than i in the state of health. When a single lung is affected, it is'much more Vyolu- = G