The essentials of physical diagnosis of the chest and abdomen ...
- Anderson, J. Wallace (James Wallace)
- Date:
- 1889
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The essentials of physical diagnosis of the chest and abdomen ... Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the the Augustus C. Long Health Sciences Library at Columbia University and Columbia University.
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![The prevailing opinion, however, in our country, and also on the Continent, is in favour of the use of the fingers alone. Even mechani- cally the fingers are well adapted to bring out tlie chest sound best, at the same time causing the least sound themselves on being struck; while, by the sense of touch impressions are caught as we percuss, which materially aid the sense of hearing. Further, the fingers can better adapt themselves to the chest wall than any one form of pleximeter can. Method of Peecussiox. The student has now to consider how he is to use his fingers on percussing. If he is naturally neat handed, he will soon percuss neatly, whether he strike with one or two fingers, whether these are the first and second, the second and third, or the whole three. Obviously the stronger the stroke that is needed, the greater must be the number of fingers that he employs. He should, however, practise on the following lines. Aim at freedom in the use of the fingers so that any can be user] if necessary. Always](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21229843_0043.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
