Physical diagnosis, including diseases of the thoracic and abdominal organs : a manual for students and physicians .. . Rachitic chest. Circumference = line indicates the shape of chest in an infantabout the same age. (Gee.) widening of the intercostal spaces during inspiration;thickening of the pulmonary pleura preventing the nor-mal expansion of the lungs; changes in the lung whichdiminish its elasticity, as tubercular induration, fibro-sis, etc., and the closure of the bronchi, which preventsthe entrance of air into the lung. (3) The Rachitic Types.—In the simplest
Physical diagnosis, including diseases of the thoracic and abdominal organs : a manual for students and physicians .. . Rachitic chest. Circumference = line indicates the shape of chest in an infantabout the same age. (Gee.) widening of the intercostal spaces during inspiration;thickening of the pulmonary pleura preventing the nor-mal expansion of the lungs; changes in the lung whichdiminish its elasticity, as tubercular induration, fibro-sis, etc., and the closure of the bronchi, which preventsthe entrance of air into the lung. (3) The Rachitic Types.—In the simplest form thereis a flattening laterally of the chest, especially in thelower segment; while in the upper portion the sternumis carried forward and the ribs are more or less straight-ened, so that the antero-posterior diameter of the chest H p OP» wo. •.-•*•. r
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