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Diagnostic methods and interpretations in internal medicine
NEW SERIES
VOL.XII,
No. 3
Book
Reviews
important points on the technique of treatment of injuries. The author states in his Preface that “There is no type of surgery to-day more universa1 than accident surgery, and in reality we are just beginning to reaIize that it is a specialty in itseIf. ‘: Why surgica1 conditions, due to injuries, shouId be considered from a different aspect from other surgical conditions, is not made cIear. It is feIt that every general surgeon shouId be posted on the treatment of injuries as we11 as on the diagnosis and treatment of other conditions. The book wiI1 be found a handy work of reference.
OBSTETRICS,A TEXTBOOKFOR THE USE OF STUDENTSAND PRACTITIONERS.By J. Whitridge WiIIiams. Ed. 6, I 125 pages. N. Y., D. AppIeton & Co., 1930. Through some inexpIainabIe error a review was pubIished in our ApriI issue of the fifth edition of WiIIiams’ “Obstetrics.” This is one of those errors that will occur. We intended to review the spIendid new sixth edition of this work which has been entireIy reset and entireIy rewritten. This book is particuIarIy strong in the matter of PathoIogy. There are over 40 new cuts and many of the old pictures have been repIaced by new and better ones. We know of no better book for the student, and it is a spIendid work of quick reference for the practicing obstetrician. OF THE TONGUE. By Waiter Spencer, M.s., F.R.c.s., and Stanford Cade, F.R.C.S. Ed. 3, 39 co1. iIIus., 546 pp., Phila., P. Blakiston’s Son & Co., Inc., 1931. DISEASES
G.
This is the third edition of the famous ButIin’s “Diseases of the Tongue.” It was first pubIished in 1883, translated into German and French, reprinted in 1890, revised by ButIin and Spencer in 1900. WhiIe this book is an entireIy new work, the author states very frankIy in the preface that “no better foundation for the work couId be found than the work of Henry ButIin, who prophesied twenty-five years ago the possibilities of the future, and whose cIinica1 accuracy and surgica1 ski11 are stiI1 vivid in the memory of those who knew him.” Radium therapy is taken up in detai1 and,
American Journal of Surgery
557
a11 in aII, the book may be Iooked upon as the most up-to-date monograph at present avaiL abIe on diseases of the tongue. THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMORS. By Ernest Sachs, A.B., M.D. 224 iIIus., 381 pages, St.. Louis, C. V.
Mosby Co., 193 I. The number of brain tumors that the average surgeon is apt to see in the course of his active practice may be very few, but there is no question that he shouId be abIe to make a diagnosis, and, for this purpose, if for no other, this book wiI1 be a valuable addition to the Iibrary of iIIustrated and any surgeon. It is spIendidIy compIete without being verbose. The book is a credit to both the author and the pubIishers. DER KUNSTLICHE PNEUMOTHORAX. By Dr. Hanns AIexander. 42 pp., Berlin, JuIius Springer, I 93 I. In a pamphIet of 42 pages, based on a Iecture delivered at the Sauerbruch CIinic in BerIin, the author discusses the present status of the artificia1 pneumothorax. The work is based, particuIarIy, on the author’s articIe on the same subject in Sauerbruch’s “Chirurgie der Brustorgane.” There is no bibiiography and no index but there is a very compIete tabIe of contents. There are 45 spIendid iIIustrations. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND INTERPRETATIONS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE. By Samuel A. Loewenberg, M.D., F.A.C.P. Ed. 2, revised, 1032 pp., PhiIa., F. A. Davis Co., ‘93’. This book is pubIished on transparent paper which makes very diffIcuIt reading. The scope of the book is ampIy described in its titIe. The young physician wiII find this book a very practica1 one to have on hand for quick reference. Much advice is given in interpretation that shouId prove invaIuable to the beginner. There are over 300 iIIustrations and an incIex of $0 pages. CRIPPLED CHILDREN. By Ear1 D. McBride, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.S. 280 pp., St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1931. This
volume,
intended
primarily
for the
VOL.XII,
No. 3
Book
Reviews
important points on the technique of treatment of injuries. The author states in his Preface that “There is no type of surgery to-day more universa1 than accident surgery, and in reality we are just beginning to reaIize that it is a specialty in itseIf. ‘: Why surgica1 conditions, due to injuries, shouId be considered from a different aspect from other surgical conditions, is not made cIear. It is feIt that every general surgeon shouId be posted on the treatment of injuries as we11 as on the diagnosis and treatment of other conditions. The book wiI1 be found a handy work of reference.
OBSTETRICS,A TEXTBOOKFOR THE USE OF STUDENTSAND PRACTITIONERS.By J. Whitridge WiIIiams. Ed. 6, I 125 pages. N. Y., D. AppIeton & Co., 1930. Through some inexpIainabIe error a review was pubIished in our ApriI issue of the fifth edition of WiIIiams’ “Obstetrics.” This is one of those errors that will occur. We intended to review the spIendid new sixth edition of this work which has been entireIy reset and entireIy rewritten. This book is particuIarIy strong in the matter of PathoIogy. There are over 40 new cuts and many of the old pictures have been repIaced by new and better ones. We know of no better book for the student, and it is a spIendid work of quick reference for the practicing obstetrician. OF THE TONGUE. By Waiter Spencer, M.s., F.R.c.s., and Stanford Cade, F.R.C.S. Ed. 3, 39 co1. iIIus., 546 pp., Phila., P. Blakiston’s Son & Co., Inc., 1931. DISEASES
G.
This is the third edition of the famous ButIin’s “Diseases of the Tongue.” It was first pubIished in 1883, translated into German and French, reprinted in 1890, revised by ButIin and Spencer in 1900. WhiIe this book is an entireIy new work, the author states very frankIy in the preface that “no better foundation for the work couId be found than the work of Henry ButIin, who prophesied twenty-five years ago the possibilities of the future, and whose cIinica1 accuracy and surgica1 ski11 are stiI1 vivid in the memory of those who knew him.” Radium therapy is taken up in detai1 and,
American Journal of Surgery
557
a11 in aII, the book may be Iooked upon as the most up-to-date monograph at present avaiL abIe on diseases of the tongue. THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMORS. By Ernest Sachs, A.B., M.D. 224 iIIus., 381 pages, St.. Louis, C. V.
Mosby Co., 193 I. The number of brain tumors that the average surgeon is apt to see in the course of his active practice may be very few, but there is no question that he shouId be abIe to make a diagnosis, and, for this purpose, if for no other, this book wiI1 be a valuable addition to the Iibrary of iIIustrated and any surgeon. It is spIendidIy compIete without being verbose. The book is a credit to both the author and the pubIishers. DER KUNSTLICHE PNEUMOTHORAX. By Dr. Hanns AIexander. 42 pp., Berlin, JuIius Springer, I 93 I. In a pamphIet of 42 pages, based on a Iecture delivered at the Sauerbruch CIinic in BerIin, the author discusses the present status of the artificia1 pneumothorax. The work is based, particuIarIy, on the author’s articIe on the same subject in Sauerbruch’s “Chirurgie der Brustorgane.” There is no bibiiography and no index but there is a very compIete tabIe of contents. There are 45 spIendid iIIustrations. DIAGNOSTIC METHODS AND INTERPRETATIONS IN INTERNAL MEDICINE. By Samuel A. Loewenberg, M.D., F.A.C.P. Ed. 2, revised, 1032 pp., PhiIa., F. A. Davis Co., ‘93’. This book is pubIished on transparent paper which makes very diffIcuIt reading. The scope of the book is ampIy described in its titIe. The young physician wiII find this book a very practica1 one to have on hand for quick reference. Much advice is given in interpretation that shouId prove invaIuable to the beginner. There are over 300 iIIustrations and an incIex of $0 pages. CRIPPLED CHILDREN. By Ear1 D. McBride, B.S., M.D., F.A.C.S. 280 pp., St. Louis, C. V. Mosby Co., 1931. This
volume,
intended
primarily
for the