RT Journal
T1 INtroduction to diseases of the chest
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1939
FD January 7
VO 112
IS 1
SP 81
OP 81
DO 10.1001/jama.1939.02800010083034
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1939.02800010083034
AB This is an elementary discussion of diseases of the chest. It is written for the medical student and makes no attempt to discuss rare or obscure topics. As is usual in books on this subject, considerable space is devoted to physical diagnosis and history taking. The text deals almost entirely with the clinical aspects of the subject, probably too much so for the average medical student. Even suitable prescriptions for cough mixtures are included. The sections on history and physical examination are followed by one on special investigations. This includes sputum, blood, pleural fluid and an excellent chapter on radiology of the chest. The section on diseases of the respiratory tract commences with chapters on the diseases of the nose, mouth and larynx. Chapters on each of the important diseases of the bronchi, lungs, pleura, mediastinum and diaphragm follow. The clinical descriptions are, in general, excellent. Reproductions of roentgenograms, of