Observations on the Clinical Differentiation of Typed Lobar Pneumonia

Fleming, John (1938) Observations on the Clinical Differentiation of Typed Lobar Pneumonia. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

The object has been (1) to classify the cases into the various type groups as soon as possible after admission; (2) to examine the clinical course of each type of infection in an endeavour to discover what differences, if any, there might be. Two hundred and thirty three cases have been included in the present series and the subjects dealt with are as follows: 1) Clinical. (a) The onset symptoms in relation to Types I, II and III and Group "X". (b) The influence of exposure on susceptibility in Types I II and III and Group "X". (c) The occurrence of faucial congestion in Types I, II and III and Group "X". (d) Previous respiratory illnesses in Types I, II and III and Group "X". (e) The occurrence of jaundice, including examination of the serum bilirubin by the method of Meulengracht. (f) The blood: (1) red blood corpuscles, haemoglobin Arneth count, toxic degeneration in a small series of cases; (2) a detailed investigation into the variation in the leucocyte count from day to day during the febrile period (published in the Quarterly Journal of Medicine). (g) The blood pressure curves and their relation to morbidity. (2) Bacteriological. The value of the direct method (Neufeld) of pneumococcal typing. (This method was introduced about halfway through the investigation; previously all the cases were typed by mouse inoculation (Blake).).

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: Medicine
• Date of Award: 1938
• Depositing User: Enlighten Team
• Unique ID: glathesis:1938-80145
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 03 Mar 2020 07:50
• Last Modified: 03 Mar 2020 07:50
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/80145