Licence: In copyright
Credit: Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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Licence: In copyright
Credit: Instructions for case-taking in the medical wards / London Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![Present State. Aspect and Position. Expression of Face. Colour of Face. Conjunctive. [Abnormal Colouration or (Edema.] Pallor. Jaundice. Cyanosis (Duskiness). Condition of Hands and Feet [with especial reference to Pallor, Cyanosis, or Clubbing of Fingers and Toes]. Condition of Skin, including Abnormal Colouration, Rashes and Sweating. Condition of Teeth, Pharynx and Throat. Wasting. [If possible, give patient’s weight at some definite date preceding his illness.] Condition of Glands. Temperature on admission. Physical Examination. [The condition of the affected system should be taken first.] Respiratory System. Respiration. Number and character. Dyspnoea (difficulty in breathing). Cough. Expectoration, profuse or scanty. Character. Haemop- tysis. Pain. Shape and Movement of Chest. Palpation. [Movement and Vocal Fremitus.] Percussion Note. [Resonance and Resistance.] Auscultation Signs. [Breath Sounds. Vocal Reson- ance. Adventitious Signs.]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28096952_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
