A practical treatise on medical diagnosis : for students and physicians . the chest, is seen in health when it is in the state of full the diameters are increased, particularly the antero-posterior; thelength is shortened. A transverse section approaches a circle. (SeeFigs. 35 and 36.) The diameters are almost equal. The ribs are elevatedand almost horizontal, the epigastric angle is obtuse. The shoulders arerounded and elevated, and the scapulae lie flat against the thorax. Allthe muscles of respiration stand out prominently, the neck and uppertrunk muscles particularly. The i
A practical treatise on medical diagnosis : for students and physicians . the chest, is seen in health when it is in the state of full the diameters are increased, particularly the antero-posterior; thelength is shortened. A transverse section approaches a circle. (SeeFigs. 35 and 36.) The diameters are almost equal. The ribs are elevatedand almost horizontal, the epigastric angle is obtuse. The shoulders arerounded and elevated, and the scapulae lie flat against the thorax. Allthe muscles of respiration stand out prominently, the neck and uppertrunk muscles particularly. The individual with bilateral enlargementof the chest presents a striking appearance. The neck is short, the armsare short; there is undue fulness above the clavicles. As this enlarge-ment is attended with dyspnoea, the face is drawn and anxious, andthe lips usually faintly livid, or purple. The movement of the chest in bilateral enlargement. Expansion islessened. The respiratory capacity is diminished. The chest is in a state DISEASES OF THE LUNGS AND PLEURAE. 233 Fig. Emphysema with enlargement of the chest. The anteroposterior diameteris much increased. (Prom Page.) Fig. 36.
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