UNUSUAL PHYSICAL FINDINGS IN PLEURAL EFFUSION: INTRATHORACIC MANOMETRIC STUDIES
Authors: A BERNSTEIN, F Z WHITE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1952)

Article1 October 1952UNUSUAL PHYSICAL FINDINGS IN PLEURAL EFFUSION: INTRATHORACIC MANOMETRIC STUDIESARTHUR BERNSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P., FRED Z. WHITE, M.D.ARTHUR BERNSTEIN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, FRED Z. WHITE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-733 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe diagnosis of pleural effusion on physical examination has been based on the classic findings of absent tactile fremitus, dullness or flatness to percussion, and absent breath sounds. That the presence of increased breath sounds to the point of bronchial breathing and increased voice sounds can be associated with pleural effusions is not well known.In an institution such as ours, with an active teaching program for four large medical schools, and interns and residents from many centers, it has been surprising to note the frequent lack of knowledge that pleural effusions can have protean findings. The fact that atypical...Bibliography1. Laennec RT: A treatise on the disease of the chest and on mediate auscultation, 1835, DeSilver, Thomas and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar2. Williams CJ: A rational exposition of the diseases of the lungs and pleura, 1834, Carey, Lee, and Blanchard, Philadelphia. Google Scholar3. CabotAdams RCFD: Physical diagnosis, 1942, Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore. Google Scholar4. FreilichCoe EBGC: Manual of physical diagnosis, 1947, Year Book Publishers, Chicago. Google Scholar5. Major RH: Physical diagnosis, 1945, W. B. Saunders Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar6. Wood AB: A textbook of sound, 1944, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., London. Google Scholar7. Montgomery CM: Transmission of sounds through the chest, Chap. III of Norris and Landis: Diseases of the chest and principles of physical diagnosis, 1938, W. B. Saunders and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar8. Bullar JF: Experiments to determine the origin of the respiratory sounds, Proc. Roy. Soc., London, 5. B 37: 411, 1884. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. Fahr G: The acoustics of the bronchial breath sounds, Arch. Int. Med. 39: 286, 1927. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Martini P: Die Schallübertragung des Stethoskops, Ztschr. f. Biol. 71: 117, 1920. Google Scholar11. MartiniMüller PH: Studien ueber das Bronchialatman, Deutsches Arch. f. klin. Med. 143: 159, 1923. Google Scholar12. Hewlett AW: Pathologic physiology of disease, 1917, Appleton, New York. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Chicago, Illinois*Received for publication March 3, 1952.From the College of Medicine, University of Illinois, and Cook County Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byMeasurement of intrapleural pressure in patients with spontaneous pneumothorax: a pilot studyAuscultation of the LungsThe Evaluation and Clinical Application of Pleural PhysiologyAuscultation of the LungsAssessment of Pleural Pressure in the Evaluation of Pleural EffusionsTherapeutic thoracentesis: the role of ultrasound and pleural manometryContemporary Empyema NecessitatisAscultation of the LungsPulmonary infiltrates and skin lesionsPleural effusion 1 October 1952Volume 37, Issue 4Page: 733-738KeywordsBreathingHospital medicinePleural effusion ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...