A Handbook of Physical Diagnosis

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Excerpt from A Handbook of Physical Diagnosis: Comprising the Throat, Thorax, and AbdomenIt is, further, an essential part of a systematic pathological inquiry that a certain uniform order be Observed in the application of the different methods, the natural order is that first the general physical signs, and then the special, be taken up, as, without a knowledge of the former, the latter are apt to be misunderstood, and to lead to erroneous conclusions. The examination should begin, therefore, with the general inspection of the body, the practised eye often discovers in this way a multitude of signs, which not merely declare which of the organs is at fault, but fre quently reveal the nature and stage of the disease with absolute accuracy. Then only should the special examination be proceeded with. This ought never to be limited to the particular organs or parts concerning which the patient makes special complaint, as his sensations are often excited by purely adventitious circumstances. In the graver class of cases the condition of all the organs must be ascertained, the physician thus fre quently lights upon disorders of whose existence the patient, from the absence of subjective symptoms, had no conception, or complications are discovered without the knowledge of which a true understanding of the nature of the disease, or the formation of a sound diagnosis, is impossi ble. The pathology of the thoracic and abdominal organs presents nu merous examples of the intimate relation which the various diseases of these parts bear to each other, and of the importance of keeping this pathological connection before the mind in forming an opinion as to the origin and nature of the morbid process under investigation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.