The Rectum
The Rectum They say man has succeeded where the animals fail because of the clever use of his hands, yet when compared to the hands, the sphincter ani is far…
The Breast
The Breast If a woman who is not with child, nor has brought forth, has milk, her menses are obstructed. —APHORISMS, HIPPOCRATIC WRITINGS POINTS TO REMEMBER: Breast cancer is the…
Lymph Nodes
Lymph Nodes It showed its first signs in men and women alike by means of swelling in the groin or under the armpits, some of which grew to the size…
General Appearance
General Appearance You can observe a lot by watching. —YOGI BERRA (QUOTED BY DR BEN FRIEDMAN OF ALABAMA) POINTS TO REMEMBER: Your ability to do a good clinical examination increases…
The Interview
The Interview It began to dawn on me that the healing art was not at all what people imagined it to be, that it was something very simple, too simple,…
The Case Record
The Case Record Mephistopheles: I’ll wait on you tonight, when you partake Of college gaudy, where the doctors dine; Only—since life, or let’s say death’s at stake— I’ll bring you…
General Appearance
General Appearance You can observe a lot by watching. —YOGI BERRA (QUOTED BY DR BEN FRIEDMAN OF ALABAMA) POINTS TO REMEMBER: Your ability to do a good clinical examination increases…
The History
The History To consider the sense of a question, consider what an answer to it would look like. —LUDWIG WITTGENSTEIN POINTS TO REMEMBER: The vast majority of diagnoses can be…
