The American journal of the medical sciences (1827)
[Thorofare, N.J., etc.] Charles B. Slack [etc.] · leaf 672
are coarse over each apex, but the expiratory murmur is not prolonged. The abdomen is somewhat tense and resistant, and the superficial veins are much distended. There is a very apparent fulness over the hepatic area, the upper margin of which begins at the level of the fifth rib, and is carried… … Case of E. "W., showing increased areas of hepatic and splenic dulness. The lower border is particularly well defined and sharp. The fingers can be pushed well under this, and it is noticed that on deep inspiration the dulness on the left side extends from the sixth rib to one and one- half inches…
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