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The Health Bulletiiv 9 erably increased stringy density, or occasionally in cases of massive fibrosis as a homogeneous density with the mediastinal content; drawn toward the affected side. Calcification causes an absolute density with clear-cut margins. The ease with which X-rays pass through the normal lung parenchyma, causing even slight densities from abnormal conditions to stand out in contrast, makes accuracy of diagnosis in chest diseases possible to a greater degree than in most o'' the other parts of the body. tions have been made by different members of the staff. After the findings are recorded separately, a conference is held, at which time the physical and X-ray findings are compared, the history, the clinical data and the laboratory reports are reviewed, the complications are noted, and a prognosis made. When there is a considerable difference between the X-ray and the physical findings, the chest is gone over together in an effort to correlate the findings. This study has been of inestimable value to us. There is Xo Danger or Disconifoii:. to the Patient in Having an X-Ray Picture Made. The Findings Are of Great Value in Diagnosing and Prognosing Tuberculosis After six years experience in chest work, without the advantages of the X-ray, and four years with a checking of my physical findings with stereo-roentgenograms, the writer has a great respect for the X-ray and a fuller sense of the limitations of the physical examination. For three and a half years we have been making stereoscopic X-ray plates on each patient admitted to the North Carolina Sanatorium. The plates have been read by number only, so that they would be interpreted independently of the findings on physical examination. For the past six months the entrance examinations and the X-ray interpreta- In the short time allotted to this paper a comprehensive presentation of the value and limitations of the X-ray in tuberculosis is impossible, but we wish in the following brief summary to emphasize some of its most important phases, and will illustrate with lantern slides. In the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis from other diseases of the chest, such as lung abscess, interlobar empyema, infarct, pneumonia, etc., the X-ray gives invaluable information. In the early stages of clinical tuberculosis the X-ray is often of great value and is occasionally sufficient alone to make a diagnosis.
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Fixed Title * | NCHH-04: The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1922 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-037 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 37 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-037.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-037 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-04 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1296443 |
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Fixed Title * | Page 9 (image) |
Document Title | The Health Bulletin [1914-1973] |
Subject Topical | Public health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Subject Topical Other | Public Health -- North Carolina -- Periodicals. |
Contributor | North Carolina. State Board of Health. |
Publisher | Raleigh, North Carolina State Board of Health. |
Repository | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Health Sciences Library. |
Host | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Date | 1922 |
Identifier | NCHH-04-037-0215 |
Form General | Periodicals |
Page Type | all; all images; photo; article |
Language | English |
Rights | This item is part of the North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection. Some materials in the Collection are protected by U.S. copyright law. This item is presented by the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for research and educational purposes. It may not be republished or distributed without permission of the Health Sciences Library. |
Filename | healthbulletinse37nort_0215.jp2 |
Digital Collection | North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection |
Sponsor | The North Carolina History of Health Digital Collection is an open access publishing initiative of the Health Sciences Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Financial support for the initiative was provided in part by a multi-year NC ECHO (Exploring Cultural Heritage Online) digitization grant, awarded by the State Library of North Carolina, and funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). |
Volume Number | 37 |
Issue Number | 12 |
Page Number | 9 |
Health Discipline | Public Health |
Full Text | The Health Bulletiiv 9 erably increased stringy density, or occasionally in cases of massive fibrosis as a homogeneous density with the mediastinal content; drawn toward the affected side. Calcification causes an absolute density with clear-cut margins. The ease with which X-rays pass through the normal lung parenchyma, causing even slight densities from abnormal conditions to stand out in contrast, makes accuracy of diagnosis in chest diseases possible to a greater degree than in most o'' the other parts of the body. tions have been made by different members of the staff. After the findings are recorded separately, a conference is held, at which time the physical and X-ray findings are compared, the history, the clinical data and the laboratory reports are reviewed, the complications are noted, and a prognosis made. When there is a considerable difference between the X-ray and the physical findings, the chest is gone over together in an effort to correlate the findings. This study has been of inestimable value to us. There is Xo Danger or Disconifoii:. to the Patient in Having an X-Ray Picture Made. The Findings Are of Great Value in Diagnosing and Prognosing Tuberculosis After six years experience in chest work, without the advantages of the X-ray, and four years with a checking of my physical findings with stereo-roentgenograms, the writer has a great respect for the X-ray and a fuller sense of the limitations of the physical examination. For three and a half years we have been making stereoscopic X-ray plates on each patient admitted to the North Carolina Sanatorium. The plates have been read by number only, so that they would be interpreted independently of the findings on physical examination. For the past six months the entrance examinations and the X-ray interpreta- In the short time allotted to this paper a comprehensive presentation of the value and limitations of the X-ray in tuberculosis is impossible, but we wish in the following brief summary to emphasize some of its most important phases, and will illustrate with lantern slides. In the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis from other diseases of the chest, such as lung abscess, interlobar empyema, infarct, pneumonia, etc., the X-ray gives invaluable information. In the early stages of clinical tuberculosis the X-ray is often of great value and is occasionally sufficient alone to make a diagnosis. |
Digital Format | JPEG 2000 |
Print / Download PDF Version | http://archives.hsl.unc.edu/nchh/nchh-04/nchh-04-037.pdf |
Document Sort | all; group-b; nchh-04 |
Article Title | The Value and Limitations of Radiograpy in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
Article Author | McCain, P. P. |
Volume Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/identi/searchterm/NCHH-04-037 |
Title Link | http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/collection/nchh/field/documa/searchterm/NCHH-04 |
Catalog Record link | http://search.lib.unc.edu/search?R=UNCb1296443 |
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