CARSON, James
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An inquiry into the causes of the motion of the blood; with an appendix, in which the process of respiration and its connexion with the circulation of the blood are attempted to be elucidated.Liverpool: Longman, 1815.Carson recognized the vital effect on venous return played by the negative pressure in the pleural cavity. Subjects: CARDIOLOGY › CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY |
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Essays, physiological and practical.Liverpool: F. B. Wright, 1822.Carson proposed the induction of open pneumothorax for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (p. 64). Later he attempted it on a patient (see his An inquiry into the cause of respiration, etc. 2nd ed., London, 1833, p. 50). The procedure was carried out by Forlanini (see No. 3225). Subjects: PULMONOLOGY › Lung Diseases › Pulmonary Tuberculosis |