THE PREANESTHETIC INDUCED COUGH AS A METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OF PREOPERATIVE BRONCHITIS
Authors: B A GREENE, S BERKOWITZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 October 1952THE PREANESTHETIC INDUCED COUGH AS A METHOD OF DIAGNOSIS OF PREOPERATIVE BRONCHITISBARNETT A. GREENE, M.D., S. BERKOWITZ, M.D.BARNETT A. GREENE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, S. BERKOWITZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-723 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThree years ago we started asking each patient to cough during the first few minutes of spinal anesthesia to observe the ascent of muscular paralysis of the abdominal wall.1We were surprised to hear a clearly "wet" cough in many patients who had a normal respiratory tract according to the history and physical and roentgenologic examinations recorded in the hospital chart. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Brooklyn, New York*Received for publication November 7, 1951.From the Departments of Anesthesiology, Unity, Adelphi and Brooklyn Women's Hospitals, Brooklyn, New York. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPreoperative Evaluation of Morbid Obese PatientsEffect of Indian Classical Music (Raga Therapy) on Fentanyl, Vecuronium, Propofol Requirements and Cortisol levels in Cardiopulmonary BypassINDICATIONS FOR PREOPERATIVE PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTINGIndications for Pulmonary Function TestingJoseph D. Zibrak, MD, Carl R. O'Donnell, ScD, Keith Marton, MDThe risks in abdominal and thoracic surgery in copdVentilatory Failure in the Postoperative PatientPreoperative and Postoper ative Management of Patients with Impaired Pulmonary FunctionCare of the Patient With Chronic Pulmonary DiseaseTOBACCO BRONCHITIS: AN ANESTHESIOLOGIC STUDY*BARNETT A. GREENE, M.D., S. BERKOWITZ, M.D. 1 October 1952Volume 37, Issue 4Page: 723-732KeywordsAnesthesiaAnesthesiologyBronchitisChartsParalysisRespiratory system ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...