. Diseases of the heart and thoracic aorta. vian, or right axillary artery, the right radial pulsepresents the aneurismal characters, while the left is versa when the left subclavian, or left axillary arteryis affected, the left radial pulse will be modified, but theright normal. The alteration in the two radial pulses may be of con-siderable diagnostic importance Figs. 135 and i 36 represent,for instance, the right and left pulse-tracings of a patient whowas admitted to the Newcastle-on-Tyne Infirmary, under 286 Diseases of the Heart. my care, suffering from dyspepsia. There was n
. Diseases of the heart and thoracic aorta. vian, or right axillary artery, the right radial pulsepresents the aneurismal characters, while the left is versa when the left subclavian, or left axillary arteryis affected, the left radial pulse will be modified, but theright normal. The alteration in the two radial pulses may be of con-siderable diagnostic importance Figs. 135 and i 36 represent,for instance, the right and left pulse-tracings of a patient whowas admitted to the Newcastle-on-Tyne Infirmary, under 286 Diseases of the Heart. my care, suffering from dyspepsia. There was no complaintof any thoracic trouble. On taking a tracing of the leftradial (I was at that time working at the sphygmograph, andtaking tracings of every case admitted to hospital) I was, ofcourse, at once struck with its aneurismal character, and oncareful physical examination found decided dulness, faintpulsation, and marked accentuation of the cardiac soundsover the chest at a point corresponding to the origin of theleft subclavian Fig. 135.—(Leftradial). Pressure2,oz. FiG. 136.—(Rightradial). ,^oz. Figs. 135 and iT,b.—Aneuris7n of Left Stibclavian.—]. M., set. 50, admitted toNewcastle Infirmary 5th September 1878 ; all the waves in the left tracingare obliterated.
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