Results of Radium Treatment of Cancer of the Uterine Fundus

Abstract

ably because it is the most simple and apparently the easiest. It must never be forgotten that the examiner must see with the mind as well as the eye ; that is, he must think as he looks. Inspection forms that part of our examination which is so intimately related to the history. It should be broad and all including. Its interpretation must condition our subsequent conclu¬ sions. To quote from Clendening : "Disease leaves its mark upon the look in a man's eye, the mottling of his skin, the swing of his leg, the bend of his back, and the heave of his chest. It is for you to read these signs." Palpation confirms and extends inspection and adds certain information of its own. It informs us as to the degree of pain and tenderness, spasm, fluctuation, heat, consistency of tissues, the presence of masses or tumors, their size, contour and location.The education of the palpating hand is just as impor¬ tant in the making of a preoperative examination as in the exploration of the abdomen or other body cavity. On interruption of the examining hand may depend the life of the patient.Much information is to be gained from percussion