of medicine includes the ch as physical diagnosis, gastric contents, the urine, has frequently been necesseparate books upon these appeared advisable for the lume, as far as possible, the applied to Clinical Medicine. cial topics has been adopted to as concise a description of allied link more closely the various divienic germ of a special disease is d of Clinical Bacteriology, rendering already acquainted with such facts to ogy, the biology, the pathogenesis, etc., he description of the disease. But if iliar with the subject, such facts will be that deals with the micro-organisms that in clinical medicine. se has been followed in regard to physical nation of the sputum, of the stomach contents, of the urine, and of the feces. The aim of the cen to give the main facts in regard to etiology, ymptomatology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatonsidered from a modern and generally accepted t. The most modern medical works in English, , and French have been freely consulted. The authors to express their thanks to Mr. Thomas F. Dagney, of ». Saunders & Co., for many courtesies extended during progress of the work. PHILADELPHIA, September, 1900. PREFACE. In the present era the practice of medicine includes the study of a number of specialties, such as physical diagnosis, bacteriology, the examination of the gastric contents, the urine, the blood, the feces, etc. Hence it has frequently been necessary for the student to procure separate books upon these topics. For this reason it has appeared advisable for the authors to combine in one volume, as far as possible, the essentials of these branches as applied to Clinical Medicine. The arrangement of the special topics has been adopted to prevent repetition, to present as concise a description of allied subjects as possible, and to link more closely the various divisions. Thus, the pathogenic germ of a special disease is considered under the head of Clinical Bacteriology, rendering it unnecessary for one already acquainted with such facts to again read the morphology, the biology, the pathogenesis, etc., when dealing with the description of the disease. But if the reader is unfamiliar with the subject, such facts will be found in the section that deals with the micro-organisms that are of importance in clinical medicine. A similar course has been followed in regard to physical diagnosis, examination of the sputum, of the stomach contents, of the blood, of the urine, and of the feces. The aim of the authors has been to give the main facts in regard to etiology, pathology, symptomatology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment as considered from a modern and generally accepted standpoint. The most modern medical works in English, German, and French have been freely consulted. The authors desire to express their thanks to Mr. Thomas F. Dagney, of W. B. Saunders & Co., for many courtesies extended during the progress of the work. PHILADELPHIA, September, 1900. CONTENTS. Examination of the Surface of the Body, 19.-Constitutional Pecu- liarities, 20.-The Decubitus, 21.-The Facies, 22.-Consciousness, 22.-Temperature, 23.-Examination of the Skin, 26.-Eruptions (Exanthemata), 33.-Edema, 34.-Emphysema of the Skin, 35.- Moisture of the Skin, 36.-The Pulse, 37.-Sphygmography of the Examination of the Respiratory Organs, 49.-Physical Diagnosis of the Heart, 77.-Examination of the Arterial System, 91.-Examina- Examination of the Sputum, 122.-Examination of the Stomach- contents, 128.-Examination of the Blood, 133.-Examination of the PAGE |