The Student's guide to medical diagnosis

abdomen abscess absent accompanied acid acute affected air-cells albumen aneurysm aorta aortic apex arises artery attacks becomes blood bowels breathing Bright's disease bronchial tubes bronchitis cancer catarrh cavity cells chest chiefly chronic colour commences congestion costal cartilage cough deposit diagnosis dilated disease dropsy dulness on percussion dyspnoea effusion emphysema endocarditis enlarged epigastrium examine expectoration fatty degeneration feeble fever fluid fremitus frequently hæmorrhage heart hypertrophy increased inflammation intestine jaundice kidney lardaceous larynx liver lung microscope mitral mucous membrane mucus murmur nephritis normal obstruction occasionally occurs organ pain patient percussion pericarditis pericardium peritonitis phthisis physical signs pleura pleurisy pneumonia pneumothorax present produced pulmonary pulsation pulse pyæmia rapid rare respiration result rhonchi scarlatina severe side sound spleen sternum stethoscope stomach surface symptoms syphilis systolic temperature tenderness on pressure thickened tion tissue tonsils tubercle tubercular tubular tumour tympanitic ulceration urine usually valves veins ventricle vessels vocal cords vomiting whilst