A clinical text-book of medical diagnosis for physicians and students based on the most recent methods of examination / by Oswald Vierordt.

  • Oswald Vierordt
Date:
1900
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Credit: A clinical text-book of medical diagnosis for physicians and students based on the most recent methods of examination / by Oswald Vierordt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Auscultation of the Heart 182 Methods and Normal Condition 182 Pathological Changes in the Heart-sounds 187 Organic Endocardial Heart-murmurs , 191 Inorganic, Anemic Murmurs 197 Pericardial Murmurs. [Friction-sounds.] 198 Examination of the Arteries 201 I. The Pulse, its Palpation and Graphic Representation 201 Palpation of the Pulse 201 1. The Normal Pulse 201 2. Pathological P'requency of the Pulse 203 3. Want of Rhythm of the Pulse 207 4. Quality of the Pulse 208 5. Symmetry of the Radial Pulse 210 Sphygmography of the Radial Pulse 211 Diagnostic Value of the Examination of the Pulse 216 H. Other Phenomena in Arteries 218 The Aorta 218 The Pulmonary Artery . . 219 The Other Arteries , 220 Examination of the Veins 223 Inspection and Palpation of Veins 223 1. Increased P\ilness of Veins 223 2. Phenomena of Circulation in the Jugular Veins 225 3. Phenomena of Circulation in Other Veins 229 4. Venous Thrombosis 229 Auscultation of Veins 230 Examination of the Blood 231 Preliminary Remarks , . . 231 1. Color and Spectroscopic Character of the Blood 232 2. Microscopical Examination of the Blood 237 1. Alterations in the Number and Appearance of the the Red Corpuscles . 238 2. Alterations in the Size and Form of the Red Corpuscles 240 3. Normal and Pathological Conditions of the White Blood-cells .... 242 4. Abnormal Additions to the Blood 245 Malaria Parasites 247 Chemical Examination of the Blood 250 CHAPTER VI. Examination of the Digestive Apparatus. Mouth, Palate, and Pharyngeal Cavity 252 The Mouth 252 The Lips 253 The Teeth and Gums 253 The Tongue 254 Mucous Membrane of the Mouth 255 Salivary Glands and Saliva 256 Microscopical Examination of the Contents of the Mouth 256 Microscopical and Bacteriological Examination of the Palate and Pharynx 260 Bacteriological Diagnosis of Genuine Diphtheria 260