Clinical Studies on Bronchospirometry

Bronchospirometry during diagnostic bronchoscopy.

'From the SIayo Clinic and SIayo Foundation: Division of Thoracic Diseases and Internal Medicine (Dr. Sanderson) and Department of Anesthesiology ( Dr. Dawson ) . Mayo Graduate School of SIedicine (University of SIinnesota), Rocliestttr: Resident in Anesthesiology ( Dr. Wang ). Presented at the 36th Annual Sleeting, Anierican College of Chest Physicians, Los Angeles, Octolxr 25 to 30, 1970. tec...

Clinical studies on progressive retinal atrophy in 31 dogs

During a 2-year period, 31 cases of a hereditary retinal degeneration in dogs bred in India were found mainly suspected for progressive retinal atrophy (PRA) with typical history of initial nyctalopia followed by hemeralopia. Out of 31 PRA suspected dogs, 8 dogs (26%) were from the age group of 1-5 years, 15 (48%) 6-10 years and the rest (26%) 11-15 years. The most predominant breed was Spitz (...

Clinical Studies on Behçet's Syndrome.

Since Behqet (1937) reported cases with the symptoms of skin eruption, ulceration of the mucous membranes, and hypopyon-uveitis, similar cases have been described by many authors (summarized by Robinson and McCrumb, 1950) as the "mucocutaneous ocular syndrome". Cases of Behqet's syndrome have recently been reviewed and reported in Japan by Asaoka (1959) and Urayama (1960). Pathogenetic theories...

Clinical Studies on Cold and Compression Therapy Clinical Studies on Cold and Compression – Peer Reviewed

The effect on respiration of the occlusion of a bronchus in man during bronchospirometry.

During the course of a routine bronchospirometry on a patient suffering from pulmonary tubercutlosis, the observation was made that when the catheter leading to one lung was clamped at the end of a normal expiration there was an immediate increase in tidal volume, in the functional residual capacity and in the respiratory rate in the other lung. This phenomenon persisted until the block was rem...