The Medical Clinics of North America, 1918, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Medical Clinics of North America, 1918, Vol. 1 Dr. Christian: The pulse is one of good volume and the vessel wall, in addition, is thickened. Look at his brachial arteries to see if you get any information from those in regard to the condition of the artery wall. We are dealing with a patient with a very slow regular pulse, a pulse of good volume, and the artery has a thickened wall. Student: There is very definite thickening of the wall in the brachial. It is evident there that the pulsation is very marked. Dr. Christian: What would you say about that type of pul sation in the brachial? You see there is quite an unusually prominent pulsation in the brachial vessels. What would you say about it? What kind of pulsation is that? Student: It is not very strong. It comes sharply and then disappears altogether. Dr. Christian: Yes, and what else? What is the direction of the pulsation? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.