The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine (1906) (14570645028)

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Title: The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine

Year: 1906 (1900s)

Authors: American Radium Society American Roentgen Ray Society

Subjects: Radiotherapy X-rays

Publisher: Springfield, Ill. C.C. Thomas

Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto

Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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Fig. 8a. Fig. 8. F. B. No. 892. Quite marked depression of the diaphragm on both sides, rotation of heart, overdisten-tion of both lungs. Peanut in trachea, (a) Expiration before removal; (6) Expiration after removal. breathe quietly with the utmost determina-tion, for the reason that any violent expira-tory effort is apt to force the foreign bodyupward against the glottis and produce anagonizing paroxysm. A separate brief analysis of the twelvesuspected cases is given to avoid confusionwith proven cases of foreign body. Casenumber refers to serial number of X-RayDepartment records. The number given isfor the first examination only. All caseswere examined repeatedly; a new serialnumber, given each time, is not shownhere. Of the twelve cases listed and analyzedas suspected or unproven cases, all hadsome or all of the symptoms and signs offoreign body, usually severe dyspnea, Case 46,309 was particularly puzzling.Signs of obstructive emphysema werequite positive, especially at the secon

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1906

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