Excerpt from Manual of Physical Diagnosis: For the Use of Students and Physicians Advantage has been taken of the opportunity afforded by the demand for another edition of this manual to improve it and extend it as far as consistent with the original purposes of the book. The section on the examination of blood has been enlarged, so as to meet more completely the requirements of a modern blood examination. The same may be said of the section on the chemical examination of gastric contents. A num ber of new illustrations have been introduced, together with other additions of a minor character, all intended to add to the accuracy and usefulness of the book. I am indebted to Prof. A. C. Abbott and Dr. Alfred Stengel for assistance in the technique of the blood. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.