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Title: Postmortem pathology; a manual of the technic of post-mortem examinations and the interpretations to be drawn therefrom;
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Cattell, Henry W(are), 1862- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Anatomy, Pathological Autopsy
Publisher: Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ess relaxed. Exposure of the Thoracic Cavity.—A small incision is madebetween two of the true ribs and note is taken whether or not air entersthe thoracic cavity and the diaphragm becomes relaxed. If the ab-dominal examination showed the diaphragm drawn down posteriorly,the incision should receive special attention; instead of air entering,there may be an exit of gas from the pleural cavity, indicating someessentially pathologic condition. Whether there be a positive ornegative pressure may readily be determined by a trocar connectedby a rubber tube with a V-shaped tube filled with mercury. POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS OF THE LOWER ANIMALS 411 The direction for cutting the ribs is through the costal angles fol-lowing the course of the iliocostal muscle. An incision is madebetween the true ribs and the blade of the saw introduced, an assistantmaking the breast tense while the sawing is done; very little pressure Rectum Temporomaxillary articulationafter separation of half of thelower jaw
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Fig. 189.—Equine viscera, the animal resting on its right side,the anterior and posterior left limbshaving been removed, and the abdominal, thoracic, oral, and pharyngeal cavities opened. The doublelines show the places in the intestines which are to be tied previous to being cut. should be used or the bone will splinter. When the ribs have beensawed through, they are turned over towards the median line andremoved by severing the costal cartilages. The situation of the organsand the pathologic contents should be carefully noted. (Fig. 189.) Removal of the Abdominal Contents in the Right LateralPosition.—After exposing the abdominal cavity by the longitudinaland transverse incisions, pull the two left coils of the colon either up 412 POST-MORTEM EXAMINATIONS over the thorax or out across the body on the right side, so that thesigmoid flexure looks towards the head or lies on the ground and thebody and tip of the caecum come into view. Spread the mesorectumout over the left flank an

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