What to observe at the bed-side and after death in medical cases.

  • London Medical Society of Observation
Date:
1853
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    79. Cifalrices:—their form,size, coloar;—condition of surface, as to elevation, depression, furrowins, bridling, etc.;—sensibility;—conmtion of hair, sweat- glands and sebaceous follicles. 80. Alteralioiu of tebaeeout foUiclet .•—their size, form; condition of their orifices;—condition of skin around, dry, greasy, scaly, thickened.—Contenlt of foUiclet: their consistence; colour; odour; reaction; microscopical characters (645 et *eq.) 81. JUeratioiu of hair:—as atfects roots; swelling, humidity;—exudation into; microscopic characters of exudation.—Detachment of hair; mode of detachment. —Colour of hair; moisture or dryness?—texture and configuration of shaft. 82. Alteration* of nails;—detachment of nails ;— alterations in their shape; convexity, thickenings, furrows;—alterations in colour; livid, blue, presenting white {mints or belts, etc. C. ORGA.VS Of LOCOMOTION. 8S. Joint* ; — spontaneous its character, severity; mode in wWh produced ;—most severe when warm or cool? at what period of twenty-four hours most argent? by what {xsture most relieved? how affected by manipulation and passive motion of joint V —Tended** on pressure, generally over joint, or in some one s|x>t? effect of impulse upon extremity of limb.— Temperature. — Colour of skin over joint; (cdrnia.—To*ition of limb.—Sixe of joint; its shA{>e; is rtuctuation perceptible? Power of movement by patient, by observer; amount permitted; creaking or j crepitation perceptible P 84. Bone*: — s{»ontaneoua pain, its characters, severity;—effect of weather and temperature ujmn it; at what period of twenty-four hours most urgent ?— Tendemet*.—Shape altered generally or locally (de- formities arising from this cause);—swellings, their position, size, sha[ie, solidity, pn-senting quasi-fluctua- tion ; ]>aioful; tender on pressure; condition of skin over them.—Uriltlenes* (spontaneous fracture). 85. Periosteum:—thickened; tender. 86. Tendinous and fibrous structures, aponeuroses, 17 c 1 ! Cicatrices. : Alterations of se- ! baceout fuUicles. contents. { Alterations of hair— of root*, detachment. of shaft. Alterations of nails— detachment, shape, colour. i § IV. C. J Joints— ! I>aln. tmdermw. temperature, colour. (•o»tion. sise, kc. movement. Hone* — pain. tenderness, shape, tec. brittleness. Periosteum. T endinous struc- tures, etc.