Hints and directions for the use of clinical clerks and students of clinical medicine.

  • Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Date:
[1866?]
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Credit: Hints and directions for the use of clinical clerks and students of clinical medicine. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i 2. Internal.—Head, Spinal Column, Neck, Chest, Abdomen, Blood. 3. Microscopic examination of morbid textures. i Memoranda.—If organs are liealtliy, this should be distinctly stated. In describing morbid appearances be careful to state ]be physical properties of an organ or texture, such as size, iprm, weight, colour,position <fcc.; and avoid all theoretical langu- ge, such as its being inflamed, tubercular, or cancerous, as well as mch indefinite description as small or large, increased or j .iminished, &c. Size should always be stated in feet and aches, and the amount of fluid in quarts, pints, or ounces. Average Weight of the Principal Organs in Healthy Adults. VTale. Brain. 44 Male. Female.. Heart. .11 oz Lut rGs. Right. Left. , 9A 07.. Male. 21 .. Female... Liver. Spleen. Male. .50 oz. Weight uncertain—it may flue Female... tuate between 4 and 10 oz. Kidneys. Male. Female.. The left Kidney is generally heavier than the right. abbrdeen Arthur king and company, printers,