Radiography, x-ray therapeutics and radium therapy (1915) (14571560849)

Identifier: radiographyxray00knox (find matches)

Title: Radiography, x-ray therapeutics and radium therapy

Year: 1915 (1910s)

Authors: Knox, Robert, 1868?-1928

Subjects: Radiography Radiotherapy

Publisher: New York, Macmillan

Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries

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of the Lungs.—As these are classified and described in text-books on pathology and medicine, it will be sufficient to recall briefly thechief points which will be likely to aid the radiographer. Many of them arereferred to in the section dealing with the differential diagnosis. Circulatory Disturbances in the Lungs.—(1) Congestion.—Two forms ofcongestion are recognised, the mechanical and the hypostatic, the latterbeing the one most likely to show signs on radiographic examination. Allgrades of change may be seen passing into consolidation. (2) Broncho-Pneumo7iia.—The lung is fuller and firmer than usual, onsection, and the general surface has a dark-reddish colour. Projecting abovethe level of the section are lighter-red or greyish-red areas, representing thepatches of broncho-pneumonia. These may either be isolated and separatedfrom each other by uninflamed tissue, or they may be in groups, or the greaterpart of a lobe may be involved. The disease may pass on to the stage to

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PLATE XXXIV.—Chests showing Pui,.m).\ai(y Tuberculosis. a, Right apex showing advanced consolidation ; left apex involved but disease not so ad-vanced ; roots of lung both involved but more so on right. b, Left side of chest extensively involved ; both apices are involved ; heart small andvertical. These two cases are both affected by active tuberculosis. c, Healed tuberculosis of long standing ; both apices show signs of involvement; roots oflungs show evidence of calcified glands. Patient had no active symptoms. DISEASES OF THE LUNG AND PLEURA 105 which the term splenisation has been given, when it may be accompaniedby a condition of collapse of parts of the lung. (3) Chronic Interstitial Pneumonia (Cirrhosis of the Lung, FibroidPhthisis).—There are two chief forms, the massive or lobar and the insularor broncho-pneumonic form. In the massive type the disease is unilateral,the chest of the affected side is sunken and deformed, and the shoulder muchdepressed. The heart is drawn o

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