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233 entries match Pulmonary & Respiratory [C08]

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1923

#963

The regulation of respiration.

LUMSDEN, Thomas William

Lumsden introduced the concept of subsidiary respiratory centers in the brain stem.

1924

#3199

L’exploration radiologique des cavités broncho-pulmonaires par les injections intra-trachéales d’huile iodée.

FORESTIER, Jacques (1890 – 1978)
FORESTIER, Jacques (1890 – 1978) SICARD, Jean Athanase (1872 – 1929)

Bronchography was advanced by the work of Sicard and Forestier on the intratracheal introduction of lipiodol.

1924

#3016

Ein durch die Trendelenburgsche Operation geheilter Fall von Embolie der Art. pulmonalis.

KIRSCHNER, Martin (1879 – 1942)
KIRSCHNER, Martin (1879 – 1942)

First successful surgical treatment of pulmonary embolism, a procedure suggested by Trendelenburg in 1908 (see No. 3012).

1925

#965

The chemical regulation of respiration.

GESELL, Robert A. (1886 – 1954)

1925

#3200

Studies on pneumonia following naso-pharyngeal injections of oil.

LAUGHLEN, George Franklin (1888 – 1946)

Lipoid pneumonia first described.

1925

#5707

A lecture on respiration in anaesthesia: Control by carbon dioxide.

HENDERSON, Yandell (1873 – 1944)
HENDERSON, Yandell (1873 – 1944)

Henderson’s important investigations on the physiology of respiration included his demonstration of the relation of acapnia to anesthesia and the recommendation that carbon dioxide inhalation be used to overcome colla…

1926

#3201

The nature of the “oat-celled sarcoma” of the mediastinum.

BARNARD, William George (1892 – 1956)

An important study of the histology of “oat-celled sarcoma” which Barnard showed to be primary carcinoma of the lung.

1927

#3242

Die Krankheitslehre der Phthise in den Phasen ihrer geschichtlichen Entwicklung.

PAGEL, Walter Traugott Ulrich (1898 – 1983)
PAGEL, Walter Traugott Ulrich (1898 – 1983)

1928

#966

Die Bindungsweise des Kohlendioxyds im Blute.

HENRIQUES, Oscar M. (1895 – 1953)

Carbamino reaction.

1929

#967

Le sinus carotidienet la zone homologue cardio-aortique.

HEYMANS, Corneille Jean François (1892 – 1968)
HEYMANS, Corneille Jean François (1892 – 1968)

In 1938 Heymans was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for the discovery of the role played by the sinus and aortic mechanisms in the regulation of respiration."

1929

#968

Cytochrome and respiratory enzymes.

KEILIN, David (1887 – 1963)
KEILIN, David (1887 – 1963)

Keilin discovered cytochrome and laid the foundations of the modern concept of cellular respiration. See No. 1588.3.

1929

#969

Ueberden Absorptionsspektrum des Atmungsferments.

WARBURG, Otto Heinrich (1883 – 1970)
WARBURG, Otto Heinrich (1883 – 1970) NEGELEIN, Erwin (1897 – 1979)

Warburg discovered the nature and function of the respiratory ferment. In 1931 Warburg was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme."

1929

#3202

Surgical principles underlying one-stage lobectomy.

BRUNN, Harold (1874 – 1950)

Brunn’s one-stage lobectomy.

1929

#3202.1

A note on the inhalation treatment of asthma.

CAMPS, Percy William Leopold (1877 – 1956)

First use of adrenaline by the respiratory route for the treatment of bronchial asthma.

1929

#3202.2

Serum treatment in type I lobar pneumonia.

COLE, Rufus Ivory (1872 – 1966)

Introduction of monovalent antiserum.

1929

#12394

The rapid shallow breathing resulting from pulmonary congestion and edema.

CHURCHILL, Edward Delos (1895 – 1972) COPE, Oliver (1902 – 1994)

First description of the Churchill–Cope reflex, a reflex in which distension of the pulmonary vascular bed, as occurs in pulmonary oedema, causes an increase in respiratory rate (tachypnoea) by stimulation of the juxt…

1931

#3203

Exstirpation eines ganzen Lungenflügels.

NISSEN, Rudolph (1896 – 1981)

Removal of entire bronchiectatic lung; successful.

1932

#2028.6

En oplivingsmethode.

NIELSEN, Holger Louis (1866 – 1955)

Holger Nielsen (“arm-lift”) method of artificial respiration.

1932

#3203.1

Acute symptoms following work with hay.

CAMPBELL, John Munro ( – 1916)

“Farmer’s lung”.

1932

#3203.2

Experiences in pulmonary lobectomy.

SHENSTONE, Norman Strahan (1881 – 1970) JANES, Robert Meredith (1894 – 1966)

Introduction of the hilar tourniquet in pulmonary surgery.

1932

#3204

The common cold, with special reference to the part played by streptococci, pneumococci, and other organisms.

THOMSON, David (1884 – 1969) THOMSON, Robert (1888 – )

Annals of the Pickett-Thomson Research Lab., Vol. 8.

1933

#971

Carbonic anhydrase: Its preparation and properties.

ROUGHTON, Francis John Worsley (1899 – 1972) MELDRUM, Norman Urquhart (1907 – 1933)

Isolation of carbonic anhydrase.

1933

#3236

Ob das Pneumoperitoneum in der Kollapstherapie der beiderseitigen Lungentuberkulose angewandt werden kann?

VAJDA, Ludwig

Introduction of artificial pneumoperitoneum for the treatment of bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis.

1933

#3205

Successful removal of entire lung for carcinoma of the bronchus.

GRAHAM, Evarts Ambrose (1883 – 1957)
GRAHAM, Evarts Ambrose (1883 – 1957) SINGER, Jacob Jesse (1882 – 1954)

First reported case: April 5, 1933.

1933

#3206

Zur Pathogenese der Bronchiektasien. I. Mitteilung: Bronchiektasien bei Situs viscerum inversus.

KARTAGENER, Manes (1897 – 1975)

Bronchiectasis and sinus maldevelopment associated with transposition of viscera – “Kartageners syndrome”.

1933

#3207

Pneumonectomy for sarcoma of the lung in a tuberculous patient.

LILIENTHAL, Howard (1861 – 1946)

Total pneumonectomy.

1933

#3208

Tetany caused by functional dyspnea with hyperventilation: report of a case.

MAYTUM, Charles Koran (1895 – )

Hyperventilation syndrome.

1934

#3237

Therapeutic pneumoperitoneum. A review of 100 cases.

BANYAI, Andrew Ladislaus (1893 – )

Banyai combined artificial pneumoperitoneum with phrenic nerve paralysis.

1934

#3209

Use of helium as a new therapeutic gas.

BARACH, Alvan Leroy (1895 – 1977)

Introduction of helium in the treatment of respiratory affections. See also Ann. intern. Med., 1935, 9, 739-65.

1935

#3238

Lobectomy in pulmonary tuberculosis. Report of a case.

FREEDLANDER, Samuel Oscar (1893 – 1971)

The modern era in lung resection for tuberculosis begins with the work of Freedlander. He performed the first planned lobectomy for pulmonary tuberculosis.

1935

#3239

Thoracoplasty with extrafascial apicolysis.

SEMB, Carl Boye (1895 – 1971)
SEMB, Carl Boye (1895 – 1971)

“Semb’s operation”.

1936

#3659.2

Das Coeliakiesyndrom bei angeborener zysticher Pankreasfibromatose und Bronchiektasien.

FANCONI, Guido (1892 – 1979)
FANCONI, Guido (1892 – 1979) & et al.

Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis) described. With E. Uehlinger and C. Knauer.

1936

#11821

Industrial dust: Hygienic significance, measurement and control.

DRINKER, Philip (1894 – 1972)
DRINKER, Philip (1894 – 1972) HATCH, Theodore

Includes information on asbestosis.

1937

#3215

Observations on L-organism of Kleineberger.

DIENES, Louis L. (1886 – 1974) EDSALL, Geoffrey (1908 – 1980)

Isolation of a mycoplasma from man.

1938

#1952

Treatment of pneumonia with 2-(p-aminobenzenesulphonamido) pyridine.

GAISFORD, Wilfrid Fletcher (1902 – 1988) EVANS, Gladys Mary (1897 – 1973)

Clinical proof of the value of sulphapyridine. M & B 693 (sulphapyridine) treatment of pneumonia. This followed the experimental work of L. E. H. Whitby (see No. 1951).

1938

#3211

An acute infection of the respiratory tract with atypical pneumonia: A disease entity probably caused by a filterable virus.

REIMANN, Hobart Ansteth (1897 – 1986)
REIMANN, Hobart Ansteth (1897 – 1986)

Atypical pneumonia.

1939

#3038.1

An oxygenator with a large surface–volume ratio.

GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)
GIBBON, John Heysham Jr. (1903 – 1973)

First heart–lung machine used successfully on an animal.

1939

#3240

Pulmonary tuberculosis. Pathology, diagnosis, management and prevention.

KAYNE, George Gregory (1901 – 1945) O’SHAUGHNESSY, Laurence Frederick (1900 – 1940)
PAGEL, Walter Traugott Ulrich (1898 – 1983)
PAGEL, Walter Traugott Ulrich (1898 – 1983)

Third edition, 1953, by W. Pagel, F. A. H. Simmonds, and N. Macdonald.

1939

#3211.1

Segmental pneumonectomy in bronchiectasis. The lingula segment of the left upper lobe.

CHURCHILL, Edward Delos (1895 – 1972) BELSEY, Ronald Herbert Robert (1910 – 2007)

1939

#3212

Pneumonia. With special reference to pneumococcus lobar pneumonia.

HEFFRON, Roderick (1901 – )

1939

#3213

Tabakmissbrauch und Lungencarcinom.

MÜLLER, Franz Hermann

In the first case-control epidemiological study of the effects of tobacco Müller recorded a statistically significant correlation between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. See Alfredo Morabia, "Quality, originality, …

1941

#3243

The story of clinical pulmonary tuberculosis.

BROWN, Lawrason (1871 – 1937)

1941

#3556

Congenital atresia of the esophagus with tracheoesophageal fistula. Report of successful extrapleural ligation of fistulous communication and cervical esophagostomy.

LEVEN, Nathaniel Logan (1902 – 1982)

1942

#2992

Successful removal of hemangioma of the lung followed by the disappearance of polycythemia.

HEPBURN, John (1888 – ) DAUPHINEE, James Arnold (1903 – 1983)

First successful excision of arteriovenous aneurysm of the lung.

1943

#12192

Barometric pressure: Researches in experimental physiology. Translated from the French by Mary Alice Hitchcock and Fred A. Hitchcock. [Foreward by John F. Fulton].

BERT, Paul (1833 – 1886)
BERT, Paul (1833 – 1886) FULTON, John Farquhar (1899 – 1960) HITCHCOCK, Fred A. HITCHCOCK, Mary Alice

Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

1944

#3213.1

Studies on the etiology of primary atypical pneumonia. A filterable agent transmissible to cotton rats, hamsters, and chick embryos.

EATON, Monroe Davis (1904 – ) & et al.

The Eaton agent, isolated from primary atypical pneumonia. With G. Meiklejohn and W. van Herick.

1945

#3214

Transmission of primary atypical pneumonia to human volunteers.

COMMISSION ON ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES

1946

#3241

Para-aminosalicylic acid in the treatment of tuberculosis.

LEHMANN, Jörgen (1898 – 1989)

p-Aminosalicylic acid used in pulmonary tuberculosis. See also his earlier paper in Svenska LäkT., 1946, 43, 2029-40.

1947

#971.1

Analyzer for accurate estimate of respiratory gases in one-half cubic centimeter samples.

SCHOLANDER, Per Fredrik (1905 – 1980)

An improvement on the classic Haldane method for analyzing oxygen and carbon dioxide in respiratory gases. It provides comparable accuracy over a wider range of gas concentrations with a gas sample of only 0.5 ml inst…

1950

#3215.1

Tobacco smoking as a possible etiologic factor in bronchogenic carcinoma: A study of 684 proved cases.

GRAHAM, Evarts Ambrose (1883 – 1957)
GRAHAM, Evarts Ambrose (1883 – 1957) WYNDER, Ernst Ludwig (1922 – 1999)

A case-control study proving an association between heavy prolonged cigarette smoking and bronchogenic carcinoma. See also the following paper on pp. 336-38. Reprinted in J. Amer. med. Assoc. 1985, 253, 2986-97.