A treatise on the diseases of the chest, and on mediate auscultation / by R.T.H. Laennec ... ; translated from the third French edition, with copious notes, a sketch of the author's life, and an extensive bibliography of the different diseases, by John Forbes ... ; to which are added the notes of Professor Andral, contained in the fourth and latest French edition, translated and accompanied with observations on cerebral auscultation, by John D. Fisher ... ; with plates.

  • Laennec, R. T. H. (René Théophile Hyacinthe), 1781-1826.
Date:
1838
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases of the chest, and on mediate auscultation / by R.T.H. Laennec ... ; translated from the third French edition, with copious notes, a sketch of the author's life, and an extensive bibliography of the different diseases, by John Forbes ... ; to which are added the notes of Professor Andral, contained in the fourth and latest French edition, translated and accompanied with observations on cerebral auscultation, by John D. Fisher ... ; with plates. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Case XLI. Sect. 4. Of the metallic tinkling as a sign CaseXLII. . Treatment of pneumothorax Case XLIII. Sect. 5. Of double pneumothorax Chap. V. Op accidental productions in the pleura Sect. 1. Productions with effusion Sect. 2. Solid productions Case XLIV. Sect. 3. Productions on the outer surface Sect. 4. Diaphragmatic hernia PART THIRD. Page . 548 551 . 554 557 . 559 560 . 561 561 . 562 563 . 565 566 DISEASES OF THE HEART AND ITS APPENDAGES. BOOK FIRST. OF THE EXPLORATION OF THE ORGANS OF CIRCULATION. General remarks chap. i. €>f the extent of the heart's pulsations Chap. II. Of the shock or impulse . Chap. III. Of the sound . Chap. IV. Of the rythm Chap. V. Of anomalous sounds Sect. 1. Of the bellows-sound Proper bellows-sound Sound of the saw Musical bellows-sound Causes of the bellows-sound Sect. 2. Of the purring-thrill Sect. 3. Of the sound of pulsation at a distance Chap. VI. Of palpitation of the heart Chap. VII. Of irregularities of the heart's action Chap. VIII. Of intermissions of the heart's action 567 570 575 579 583 600 601 601 602 602 604 611 617 619 621 622 book second. OF DISEASES OF THE HEART. Chap. I. Of diseases of the heart in general . . 629 Sect. 1. Of the symptoms of all diseases of the heart . 629 Sect. 2. Of the changes produced on other organs . 633 Sect. 3. Of the causes of diseases of the heart . 637 Chap. II. Of hypertrophy of the heart . . . 639 Signs of hypertrophy of the left ventricle . 643