THE DIFFUSE OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY SYNDROME IN A TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM. II. INCIDENCE AND SYMPTOMS
Authors: C J MARTIN, W Y HALLETT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 June 1961THE DIFFUSE OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY SYNDROME IN A TUBERCULOSIS SANATORIUM. II. INCIDENCE AND SYMPTOMSC. J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., W. Y. HALLETT, M.D.C. J. MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, W. Y. HALLETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-6-1156 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIt is increasingly evident that a diffuse obstructive pulmonary syndrome is often associated with tuberculosis.1, 2 A considerable number of patients in sanatoria require treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema as well as for tuberculosis, and deaths in these institutions now occur more often from emphysema than from progressive tuberculosis. This study was initiated to determine the prevalence and severity of obstructive airway disease among patients admitted to Firland Sanatorium.METHODDuring the year ending October 1959, a trained technician questioned the 710 patients who were at least 16 years old and who were admitted for the first time concerning...Bibliography1. AnnoTomashefski HJF: Studies on the impairment of respiratory function in pulmonary tuberculosis. Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 71: 333, 1955. Google Scholar2. GaenslerLindgren EAI: Chronic bronchitis as an etiologic factor in obstructive emphysema; preliminary report. Amer. Rev. Resp. Dis. 80 (No. 1, part 2): 185, 1959. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. Goldsmith JR: A simple test of maximal expiratory flow for detecting ventilatory obstruction. Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 78: 180, 1958. Google Scholar4. Van SlykeNeill DDJM: The determination of gases in blood and other solutions by vacuum extraction and monometric measurement. J. Biol. Chem. 61: 523, 1924. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. 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Fletcher CM: The clinical diagnosis of pulmonary emphysema—an experimental study. Proc. Roy. Soc. Med. 45: 577, 1952. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Seattle, Washington*Received for publication December 27, 1960.Presented in part before the Medical Session of the American Trudeau Society, May, 1960.†Supported in part by Grant H-1892 from the U. S. Public Health Service and in part by a grant from the National Tuberculosis Association.‡Present address: City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, Calif.Requests for reprints should be addressed to C. J. Martin, M.D., Firland Sanatorium, 1704 E. 150th St., Seattle 55, Wash.§International Business Machines Corporation. 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MARTIN, M.D., F.A.C.P. 1 June 1961Volume 54, Issue 6Page: 1156-1164KeywordsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDyspneaEmphysemaMedical servicesSyncopeTechniciansTuberculosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...