Greene's medical examination for life insurance and its associated clinical methods : with chapters on the insurance of substandard lives and accident insurance.

  • Greene, Charles Lyman, 1862-1929.
Date:
1905
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Credit: Greene's medical examination for life insurance and its associated clinical methods : with chapters on the insurance of substandard lives and accident insurance. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Studf.mts’ Section, The Examination of the Chest, General Considerations and Regional Anatomy. 1 lie topo- graphic Anatomy of the Chest. The Thoracic Organs. Heart and Blood-vessels, Inspection. Percussion. Auscultation. The Heart-sounds. Organic Heart Murmurs. Rhythm. Characteristic Symptoms of the Systolic Valvular Murmurs. The Characteristic Symp- toms of the Diastolic Valvular Murmurs. Aneurysm. Tracheal Tugging. The Lungs, Inspection: The Form of the Chest. Emphysema. Pseudo- alar Chest. Trichterbrust. Apical Retraction. Life Insurance Requirements. Chest Movements. Counting the Respiration. Dyspnea and Cyanosis. The Diaphragm Phenomenon of Litten. Palpation. Percussion: Hyperresonance. Tympany. Skodaic Resonance. Tympanic Note in Pneumothorax. Amphoric Percussion-note. Diminished Resonance. Flatness. Special Modifications of the Percussion-note. Friedreich’s Phenome- non. Wintrich’s Phenomenon. Gerhardt’s Sign. Biermer’s Sign. Coin Sound. Auscultation: Basis of Auscultatory Phenomena. Interposition of Air or Fluid between Lung and Chest-wall. Mediate and Immediate Auscultation. Necessary Precautions. Instructions of Applicant. Attitude of Applicant During Auscultation. Pulmonary Areas Demanding Special Attention. Vesicular Breathing. Puerile or Harsh Respiration. Suppressed Breathing. Cog-wheel Breathing. Bronchial Breathing. Bronchovesicular Breathing. Tubular Breathing. Cavernous Breathing. Amphoric Breathing. Vocal Reson- ance. Bronchophony. Pectoriloquy. Increased Vocal Resonance of Heightened Pitch. Egophony. Diminished Vocal Resonance. Echoing Resonance. Rales. Physical Examination of the Abdomen, Technic. Attitude. Points to be Determined. General Inspec- tion. General Distention. Localized Distention or Swelling. General Retraction. Method of Examination. The Liver. The Spleen. The Stomach. The Region of the Appendix. Some Important Points. The Umbilicus. Ascitic Fluid. The Gall-bladder. The Examination of the Urine in Life Insurance, The Reaction. The Specific Gravity. Transparency. Color. Tests for Fats. Fibrinuria. Indican. Albuminuria: Testing for Albumin. Chronic Interstitial Nephritis. Glycosuria: The Examiner’s Duty. Diabetes Mellitus. Accept- ance of Risks Presenting Glycosuria as a Symptom. Tests for Glucose in Urine. Urea. Uric Acid. Chlorids. Pus. Blood. Bile. The Examination of Urinary Sediments: Substances Found in Urinary Sediments. Urates. Uric Acid. Calcium Oxalate. Calcium Carbonate. The Organized Sediment. Blood. Pus. Spermatozoa. Bacteria. Epithelium Casts. True Casts. The Examination of the Urine for Tubercle Bacilli. Ehrlich’s Typhoid Diazo Reaction. The Insurance of Substandard Lives, What is the Standard Life? The Crucial Point. Practical Diffi- culties. Sources of Increased Hazard. General Classification. Methods of Covering Extra Hazard. A Neglected Opportunity. Endowment Policies. The Limited-payment Policy. Excessive Loss in the Earlier Years. Lien Policy. tages 212—29 I 212-220 220-257 258-285 286-291 292-34I 342-383