Correlation of Clinical Signs with Ventilatory Function in Obstructive Lung Disease

Article1 March 1965Correlation of Clinical Signs with Ventilatory Function in Obstructive Lung DiseaseIRVIN C. SCHNEIDER, M.D., AUGUSTUS E. ANDERSON JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.IRVIN C. SCHNEIDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, AUGUSTUS E. ANDERSON JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-62-3-477 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Excerpt"I, for a long time, thought it very uncommon because I had observed only a few cases of it; but since I have made use of the stethoscope, I have verified its existence as well in the living as in the dead subject, and am led to consider it by no means infrequent" (1). Since this observation by Laennec nearly a century and a half ago, it has been common practice to diagnose emphysema with confidence on clinical grounds. 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SCHNEIDER, M.D.; AUGUSTUS E. ANDERSONJR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Jacksonville, FloridaFrom the Research Laboratory, Baptist Memorial Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, Duval Medical Center, Jacksonville, Fla.This investigation was supported by a research grant from the Florida Tuberculoses and Health Association, and grants HE-04088 and HE-06065 from the National Heart Institute, National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Irvin C. Schneider, M.D., 351 Marshall Taylor Doctors Bldg., Jacksonville, Fla. 80120. 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