Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... DISEASES OF THE HEART. REVIEW QUESTIONS. PHYSICAL SIGNS OF HEART DISEASES. 1. Precordial retraction is diagnostic of what? 2. What causes precordial bulging? 3. When is the apex beat found well to the left? 4. When to the left and downward? 5. When displaced to the right? 6. When is the heart impulse almost imperceptible? 7. Signification of excessive heart impulse? 8. Signification of a purring sensation? 9. Cause of grating sound? 10. Pulsation in right second intercostal space? 11. Pulsation apparent in jugular veins? 12. What does hardness, loss of elasticity and tortuousness of the arteries signify? 13. Intermittent or irregular pulse is diagnostic of what? 14. When is the pulse beat slow, firm and prolonged? 15. When is the pulse shot like? 16. The paradoxical pulse--what is the cause? 17. Intermittent action of heart signifies what? 18. Cause of irregularity of rythm? 19. Signification of palpitation? 20. Increased area of dullness is diagnostic of what? 21. Describe difference of heart sounds in the fleshy and spare? 22. Increase of first sound over ensiform cartilage denotes what? 23. Exaggeration of second sound at same spot means what? 24. Suppression of first sound what? 25. When is second sound suppressed? 26. When doubling of heart sounds? 27. Describe murmurs and varieties. 28. Define precardial murmur. 29. Varieties of endocardial murmurs as to cause? 30. A systolic murmur heard loudest at apex, what? 31. Systolic murmur over ensiform cartilage? 32. Harsh systolic murmur at second intercostal space on right side of sternum? 33. A whistling or musical murmur signifies what? 34. Diastolic murmur heard over aorta? 35. A systolic murmur over pulmonary valves? 36. A presystolic murmur at apex? 37. What order in frequency of...
