Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital.

Date:
[1912?]
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Credit: Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Bowels. How often are they opened ? Diarrhoea. Frequency and relation to meals, or special articles of food. Character of stools. Have they ever contained blood or slime ? Is there any straining ? Constipation. What is patient’s usual habit ? When was last motion ? Has there been any change in the form of the motions ? Is there any griping pain or vomiting ? Does he habitually take purgatives ? Pain. Situation. Is it constant or paroxysmal ? Has an attack of pain ever been followed by jaundice ? Inquire regarding piles. Physical Examination. I.—Mouth. Teeth. Is there any irregularity, defect or caries ? Gums. Colour. Swelling, sponginess or retraction. Pigmentation, ulceration or haemorrhage. Any pus between teeth and gums. Tongue. Size and shape. Tremulousness or twitching. Colour. Dry or moist. Presence or absence of fur, and its distribution if present. Character of papillae and of margins.