Heart Sounds and Extra Sounds
Chapter 11 Heart Sounds and Extra Sounds Salvatore Mangione, MD “… the gallop stroke is diastolic and is due to the beginning of sudden tension in the ventricular wall as…
The Thyroid
Chapter 8 The Thyroid Salvatore Mangione, MD “New York, the nation’s thyroid gland.” Christopher Morley (1890–1957) A. Generalities Figure 8-17 Von Graefe’s sign (lid lag). The thyroid may not be…
The Abdomen
Chapter 15 The Abdomen Salvatore Mangione, MD Generalities Conventional teaching has long recognized the abdomen as “the grave of the internist,” since in contrast to the chest, this cavity has…
Lung Auscultation
Chapter 14 Lung Auscultation Salvatore Mangione, MD “Those who advise that all stethoscopes should be ‘scrapped’ may be influenced by the fact that they do not know how to use…
Chest Inspection, Palpation, and Percussion
Chapter 13 Chest Inspection, Palpation, and Percussion Salvatore Mangione, MD “According to a German physician, if the chest covered with a simple shirt is struck with the hand, it gives…
The Extremities and Peripheral Vascular System
Chapter 22 The Extremities and Peripheral Vascular Exam Salvatore Mangione, MD “In Medicine it is always necessary to start with the observation of the sick and to always return to…
Lymph Nodes
Chapter 18 Lymph Nodes Salvatore Mangione, MD “Whatever the date may be, this unfortunate foot-soldier and bearer of misfortune entered the city with a large bundle of clothes bought or…
The Bedside Diagnosis of Coma
Chapter 20 The Bedside Diagnosis of Coma Salvatore Mangione, MD “I live first among the dead and the dying. That is the best world for a physician, but when it…
