Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy (1916) (14758337915)

Identifier: radiographyxrayt00knox (find matches)

Title: Radiography, X-ray therapeutics and radium therapy

Year: 1916 (1910s)

Authors: Knox, Robert, 1868-1928

Subjects: Radiography Radiotherapy Radium

Publisher: New York : Macmillan

Contributing Library: University of California Libraries

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r to aid the radiographer. Many of them arereferred to in the section dealing with the differential diagnosis. Circulator;) 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-Pneumonia.—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 uninllanied 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 Pulmonary Tuberculosis. , Right apes showing advanced consolidation : lefl apex involved bui disease not bo ad-vanced ; roots of lung both involved bui more so on right. b, Left side of chesl extensively involved : both apices are involve.1 ; heart small andvertical. These two cases arc both affected by active tuberculosis. c, Healed tuberculosis oi long standing; both apices show signs of Lnvolvemenl ; mots oflungs show evidence of calcified glands. Patient had no active symptoms. DISEASES OF THE LUNG AND PLEURA 195 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 over t

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