General Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Authors: Ernest S. Mariette
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1931)

Article1 January 1931General Management of Pulmonary TuberculosisERNEST S. MARIETTE, M.D.ERNEST S. MARIETTE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-4-7-723 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe presentation of a paper on such a subject to this group would be like "carrying coals to Newcastle" were it not for the wide difference of opinion among sanatorium physicians regarding the use of rest which, of course, forms the backbone of the sanatorium treatment of tuberculosis. We glibly tell the patient that sanatorium treatment offers him his best chance for recovery. But what do we mean by sanatorium treatment and does it mean the same thing to all physicians? Nearly all physicians agree that it means bed rest during the acute febrile stages but there is not the...Literature Reviewed DUNHAM K: Clinical Observations Derived from the Examination of Over 3,000 Checked by Stereoroentgenograms. Am. Rev. Tub., 1, 8, 489. Google Scholar GEKLERWEIGEL WADJ: Intensive Postural Rest in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. J.A.M.A., 90:590, 1928. CrossrefGoogle Scholar KINGHORN HM: The Cure of Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Rest and Exercise. The Gorham Press, Boston, 1914. Rest and Exercise in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., 111, 3, 210. Google Scholar KOCH R: Fortsetzung dir mitteilunger uber ein Heilmittel gegen Tuberculose. Deutsche Med. Wchnschr., January 15, 1891. 3. Google Scholar KRAUSE AK: The Spread of Tuberculous Infection in the Body. Amer. Rev. Tub., 1924, IX, 83. #2. Human Resistance to Tuberculosis at Various Ages of Life. Amer. Rev. Tub., 1925, XI, 303. #4. Summary, Analysis and Applications of the Studies of Tuberculous Infection. Amer. Rev. of Tub., 1926, XIV, 3, 271. Rest and Other Things. Williams and Wilkins Company, 1923. The Lymphatic System and Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., 1, 12, 717. Factors in the Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., XVIII, 2, 208. The Nature of Resistance of Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., 1, 2, 65. Google Scholar KRAUSEWILLIS AKHS:The Influence of Frequently Repeated Reinfections on Allergy and Immunity in Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., XIV, 3, 316. Google Scholar MINOR CL: The Evolution of the Modern Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., XVIII, 6, 794. Google Scholar OPIE EL: Epidemiology and Control of Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., XX, 2, 141. Google Scholar POTTENGER FM: What Is Clinical Tuberculosis? Amer. Rev. Tub., 1928, XVIII, 5, 571. Interpretations of Clinical Tuberculosis in Terms of Allergy. Amer. Rev. Tub., September, 1927, p. 245, XVI, #3. Exudative and Proliferative Process not a Basis for Classifying Tuberculosis into Types. But Represent Different Phases of Allergic Reactions. Amer. Rev. Tub., XVIII, 5, 580. Google Scholar PRATT JH: The Importance of Prolonged Bed Rest in the Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., 1, 11, 637. Google Scholar RAPPAPORT I: X-ray Evidences of Allergy and Clinical Phthisiogenesis. Amer. Rev. Tub., XVIII, 5, 590. Google Scholar RICH AR: The Role of Allergy in Tuberculosis. Arch. Int. Med., 43:5:692. Google Scholar TAYLOR HL: Relapses in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tub., XVIII, 1. Google Scholar TRUDEAU EL: An Autobiography. Lea and Febiger, New York, 1915. Google Scholar WEBBRYDER GBCT: Recovery from Tuberculosis. Paul B. Hoeber and Company, N. Y., MCMXXV. 1925. Google Scholar WEBBFORSTERHOUCK GBAMFM: Rest of the Individual Lung by Posture. J.A.M.A., 67:1422. 1916. CrossrefGoogle Scholar WEBBFORSTERGILBERT GBAMGB: Postural Rest for Pulmonary Tuberculosis, ibid, 76:846. 1921. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Oak Terrace, Minnesota*Presented in part before the American College of Physicians' meeting in Minneapolis, February 12th, 1930, and in full before the American Sanatorium Association meeting in Memphis, Tenn., May 7th, 1930. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 January 1931Volume 4, Issue 7Page: 723-732KeywordsPatients ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1931 PDF downloadLoading ...