Outlines for case taking and routine ward and laboratory work : as used in the medical clinic of the Washington University / by George Dock.

  • Dock, George, 1860-1951.
Date:
[1913], ©1913
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Credit: Outlines for case taking and routine ward and laboratory work : as used in the medical clinic of the Washington University / by George Dock. 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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    IO reference to all possible diseases of res- piratory organs, and to tuberculosis in various forms. Avoid writing doubtful diagnoses; if necessary put statements in . Note dates of illnesses and deaths. Add .histories of other relatives if clear and noteworthy. 5. Previous Diseases, etc.: Enlarged glands, duration, location, severity; bone and joint disease; diseases of the nose, throat, lar- ynx, lungs and pleura. 6. Occupations, etc.: Exposure to dust or irri- tating vapors, grinding, cold storage, etc.; exhausting or depressing occupations; liv- ing with or nursing persons with cough or tuberculosis. In women, puerperal state. 9. Onset: Anemia; anorexia; emaciation; hoarseness ; aphonia; cough ; expectora- tion ; hemoptysis ; weakness ; fever ; chills ; diarrhea; hemorrhoids ; bronchitis ; pleu- risy : pneumonia; amenorrhea. 10. Present Symptoms: Pain in thorax: dura- tion, location; character. Cough, time of occurrence; character, dry or with expec- toration; with or without pain. Expectoration: Amount, appearance, con- sistency, odor. Blood spitting: How excited, amount, ap- pearance.