Life insurance and general practice / by E. M. Brockbank.

  • Brockbank, E. M. (Edward Mansfield), 1866-
Date:
1908
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Credit: Life insurance and general practice / by E. M. Brockbank. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CHAPTER XXIII Respiratory System ...... Epistaxis—Post-nasal Adenoids—Nasal Cavities—Hay Asthma—Haemoptysis—Acute Pneumonia—Pleurisy— Secondary Pleurisy—Empyema—Asthma—Chronic Bron- chitis—Emphysema. CHAPTER XXIV CaRDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE ..... Age at Death from Heart Disease—Heart Disease and Life Assurance—Nature of the Lesion : Valvular Disease— Condition of the Muscle of the Heart—Original Cause of the Lesion—Duration of the Lesion—Extent of the Lesion—Applicant’s Circumstances and Habits—Age— Sex—Arterio-sclerosis—Angina Pectoris and Pseudo- angina—Aneurysm—Acute Rheumatism—Chorea—Ul- cerative Endocarditis—Tobacco Poisoning—Tea and Coffee—Varicose Veins—Varicocele. CHAPTER XXV Blood ........ Anaemia—Chlorosis—Primary and Secondary Anaemias. CHAPTER XXVI Alimentary System ...... Tongue—Haemorrhage — Indigestion—Stomach—Opera- tions on the Stomach—Jaundice—Liver—Splenic En- largement—Intestinal Diseases—Operations on the Intestines—Appendicitis—Biliary Colic—Lead Colic— Haemorrhoids—Malignant Growths in the Rectum. CHAPTER XXVII Hernia ........ Hernia—Hernia and Insurance. CHAPTER XXVIII Urinary Organs ...... Nephritis—Floating Kidney—Tuberculous Pyelitis and Hydronephrosis—Casts in Urine—Renal Colic—Abnor- malities in the Urine—Bladder—Parasites—Stricture. PAGE 201 211 225 227 235 239