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“Peeps” on the nursing trail
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TUBERCLE
" P e e p s " on the Nursing Trail. By Derry Down. London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd. 1936. Pp. 174. Price 3s. 6d. ncL This small book, to which Mrs. Rome, Matron-in-Chief British :Red Cross Society, contributes a foreword, has a double claim to a friendly notice. First, because it is a cheery unconventional account of a nurse's experience as probationer, staff nurse, private nurse and Army Sister; and, secondly, because the entire proceeds of its sale are to be devoted towards the fund for the new Papworth H o m e for Nurses. Nurses, would-be nurses and others who buy Miss Down's very readable little volume will thus be assisting in a most deserving cause. La Pratique du Pncumothorax Thdrapeutique. By F. Dumarest, P. Lef6vre, H. Mollard, P. Parle and F. Rougy. Fourth Edition. 1936. P a r i s : ~rasson et .Cie. Pp. 474. Price 50 fr. Three editions of the book b~aring this title, written by :F. Dumarest and C. Murard, have appeared in the ten years 1919-1929. In the present edition by Dr. Dumarest and his four colleagues, the chapters have been largely rewritten and an immense amount of new material added, so t h a t it is to all intents and purposes a new work. The sttidy of artificial pneumothorax has b e e n enormously enriched within the last few years, notably in pleuroseopy and i n the technique of adhesion cutting. All this new material has been incorporated in the present work, together with every recent advance in either the theory or the practice of collapse therapy. Nevertheless, the book retains its character of a simple and--despite its encyclopmdic character--remarkably concise exposition of the whole subject, and one which should prove of real value even to the tyro. The reader is put in the way of solving any difficulty which is likely to arise in the practice of artificial pneumothorax, and is spared lengthy discussions leading to no definite conclusions. A shot1; historical summary of pneumott~orax is followed by a. clearly. written section on the physio-mechanics
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of the lung and the principles underlying collapse therapy. The next section deals with apparatus, technique and accidents, this being followed by chapters on the conduct of unilateral artificial pneumothorax, pleural complications, oleothorax and pleural effusion, remote results, pathological anatomy of the collapsed tuberculous lung, mode of action of pneumothorax, indications aud contra-indications, simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax, primary contralateral pneumothorax, pleuroscopy and section of pleural adhesions, aud complementary or alternative methods of collapse. I t will thus be s e e n that every aspect of the subject is discussed, the neL result being a monograph that can hardly fail to interest any serious student of this branch of therapeutics. A Short History of Tuberculosis. By G. Norman Meachcn, I~I.D., M.R.C.P. London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd. 1936. Pp. 105. Price 3s. 6d. This new addition to the " Short H i s t o r y " series should be assured of a warm welcome from the medical profession and others. The eleven chapters of which the book is composed give a brief account; of the disease from ancient times, through the Middle Ages, up to the present day. The chief points in the evolution of medical and of surgical treatment are given, with the date of each, and these are followed by chapters on non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pathological anatomy, physical signs and clinical tests, the evolution of the control of tuberculosis, the progress of education and research, and the antituberculosis campaign in other countries. I n the section dealing with t h e biochemistry and properties of t h e tubercle bacillus, more might perhaps have been made of the recent work carried out by American writers; and some epidemiological notes, or references to t i l e falling tuberculosis morbidity and morLality rates might, with advantage have been i n c l u d e d ; but some omissions were inevitable in a book of this size. It is, however, a most useful and informative little work of refcrefiee.
TUBERCLE
" P e e p s " on the Nursing Trail. By Derry Down. London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd. 1936. Pp. 174. Price 3s. 6d. ncL This small book, to which Mrs. Rome, Matron-in-Chief British :Red Cross Society, contributes a foreword, has a double claim to a friendly notice. First, because it is a cheery unconventional account of a nurse's experience as probationer, staff nurse, private nurse and Army Sister; and, secondly, because the entire proceeds of its sale are to be devoted towards the fund for the new Papworth H o m e for Nurses. Nurses, would-be nurses and others who buy Miss Down's very readable little volume will thus be assisting in a most deserving cause. La Pratique du Pncumothorax Thdrapeutique. By F. Dumarest, P. Lef6vre, H. Mollard, P. Parle and F. Rougy. Fourth Edition. 1936. P a r i s : ~rasson et .Cie. Pp. 474. Price 50 fr. Three editions of the book b~aring this title, written by :F. Dumarest and C. Murard, have appeared in the ten years 1919-1929. In the present edition by Dr. Dumarest and his four colleagues, the chapters have been largely rewritten and an immense amount of new material added, so t h a t it is to all intents and purposes a new work. The sttidy of artificial pneumothorax has b e e n enormously enriched within the last few years, notably in pleuroseopy and i n the technique of adhesion cutting. All this new material has been incorporated in the present work, together with every recent advance in either the theory or the practice of collapse therapy. Nevertheless, the book retains its character of a simple and--despite its encyclopmdic character--remarkably concise exposition of the whole subject, and one which should prove of real value even to the tyro. The reader is put in the way of solving any difficulty which is likely to arise in the practice of artificial pneumothorax, and is spared lengthy discussions leading to no definite conclusions. A shot1; historical summary of pneumott~orax is followed by a. clearly. written section on the physio-mechanics
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of the lung and the principles underlying collapse therapy. The next section deals with apparatus, technique and accidents, this being followed by chapters on the conduct of unilateral artificial pneumothorax, pleural complications, oleothorax and pleural effusion, remote results, pathological anatomy of the collapsed tuberculous lung, mode of action of pneumothorax, indications aud contra-indications, simultaneous bilateral pneumothorax, primary contralateral pneumothorax, pleuroscopy and section of pleural adhesions, aud complementary or alternative methods of collapse. I t will thus be s e e n that every aspect of the subject is discussed, the neL result being a monograph that can hardly fail to interest any serious student of this branch of therapeutics. A Short History of Tuberculosis. By G. Norman Meachcn, I~I.D., M.R.C.P. London: John Bale, Sons and Danielsson, Ltd. 1936. Pp. 105. Price 3s. 6d. This new addition to the " Short H i s t o r y " series should be assured of a warm welcome from the medical profession and others. The eleven chapters of which the book is composed give a brief account; of the disease from ancient times, through the Middle Ages, up to the present day. The chief points in the evolution of medical and of surgical treatment are given, with the date of each, and these are followed by chapters on non-pulmonary tuberculosis, pathological anatomy, physical signs and clinical tests, the evolution of the control of tuberculosis, the progress of education and research, and the antituberculosis campaign in other countries. I n the section dealing with t h e biochemistry and properties of t h e tubercle bacillus, more might perhaps have been made of the recent work carried out by American writers; and some epidemiological notes, or references to t i l e falling tuberculosis morbidity and morLality rates might, with advantage have been i n c l u d e d ; but some omissions were inevitable in a book of this size. It is, however, a most useful and informative little work of refcrefiee.