Symptoms and their interpretation / by James Mackenzie.

  • Mackenzie, James, 1853-1925.
Date:
1909
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    stimulation of the nervous system. It is only in a small proportion of the cases which the general prac- titioner sees that the more intricate methods of examination are of use, or are available, while in the great majority of cases the reflex symptoms lie ready to his hand, and it is on these alone he has often to rely for diagnosis and treatment. It must be borne in mind that the general practitioner sees a vast number of cases which are never met with in hospital wards. As text-books are too often written from the standpoint of an experience gained in the hospital or consulting room, the authors necessarily see the more advanced cases, and do not realise sufficiently the class of patient which the general practitioner has daily to treat. The early stages of disease are, therefore, not fully appreciated, and can never be fully appreciated till the general practitioner takes his position as an investigator. I ho]De to show in the following pages that there is not only a wide field open to him for exploration that can be accomi^lished by simple practical methods, but that the results that aw^ait his