Chapter XXXIV.Containing Questions absolutely necessary to be answered exactly by the Patient, who consults a Physician.Sect.588.Great Consideration and Experience are necessary to form a right Judgment of the State of a Patient, whom the Physician has not personally seen; even though he should receive the best Information it is possible to give him, at a Distance from the Patient. But this Difficulty is greatly augmented, or rather changed into an Impossibility, when his Information is not exact and sufficient. It has frequently happened to myself, that after having examined Peasants who came to get Advice for others, I did not venture to prescribe, because they were not able to give me a sufficient Information, in order to my beingcertain of the Distemper. To prevent this great Inconvenience, I subjoin a List of such Questions, as indispensably require clear and direct Answers.General Questions.What is the Patient's Age?Is he generally a healthy Person?What is his general Course of Life?How long has he been sick?In what Manner did his present Sickness begin, or appear?Has he any Fever?Is his Pulse hard or soft?Has he still tolerable Strength, or is he weak?Does he keep his Bed in the Day Time, or quit it?Is he in the same Condition throughout the whole Day?Is he still, or restless?Is he hot, or cold?Has he Pains in the Head, the Throat, the Breast, the Stomach, the Belly, the Loins, or in the Limbs, the Extremities of the Body?Is his Tongue dry? does he complain of Thirst? of an ill Tast in his Mouth? of Reachings to vomit, or of an Aversion to Food?Does he go to stool often or seldom?What Appearance have his Stools, and what is their usual quantity?Does he make much Urine? What Appearance has his Urine, as to Colour and Contents? Are they generally much alike, or do they change often?Does he sweat?Does he expectorate, or cough up?Does he get Sleep?Does he draw his Breath easily?What Regimen does he observe in his Sickness?What Medicines has he taken?What Effects have they produced?Has he never had the same Distemper before?§ 589. The Diseases of Women and Children are attended with peculiar Circumstances; so that when Advice is asked for them, Answers must be given, not only to the preceding Questions, which relate to sick Persons in general; but also to the following, which regard these particularly.Questions with Respect to Women.Have they arrived at their monthly Discharges, and are these regular?Are they pregnant? Is so, how long since?Are they in Child-bed?Has their Delivery been happily accomplished?Has the Mother cleansed sufficiently?Has her Milk come in due Time and Quantity?Does she suckle the Infant herself?Is she subject to the Whites?Questions relating to Children.What is the Child's exact Age?How many Teeth has he cut?Does he cut them painfully?Is he any-wise ricketty, or subject to Knots or Kernels?Has he had the Small Pocks?Does the Child void Worms, upwards or downwards?Is his Belly large, swelled, or hard?Is his Sleep quiet, or otherwise?§ 590. Besides these general Questions, common in all the Diseases of the different Sexes and Ages, the Person consulting must also answer to those, which have a close and direct Relation to the Disease, at that very Time affecting the Sick.For Example, in the Quinsey, the Condition of the Throat must be exactly inquired into. In Diseases of the Breast, an Account must be given of the Patient's Pains; of his Cough; of the Oppression, and of his Breathing, and Expectoration. I shall not enter upon a more particular Detail; common Sense will sufficiently extend this Plan or Specimen to other Diseases; and though these Questions may seem numerous, it will always be easy to write down their Answersin as little Room, as the Questions take up here. It were even to be wished that Persons of every Rank, who occasionally write for medical Advice and Directions, would observe such a Plan or Succession, in the Body of their Letters. By this Means they would frequently procure the most satisfactory Answers; and save themselves the Trouble of writing second Letters, to give a necessary Explanation of the first.The Success of Remedies depends, in a very great Measure, on a very exact Knowledge of the Disease; and that Knowledge on the precise Information of it, which is laid before the Physician.FINIS.
Chapter XXXIV.Containing Questions absolutely necessary to be answered exactly by the Patient, who consults a Physician.Sect.588.Great Consideration and Experience are necessary to form a right Judgment of the State of a Patient, whom the Physician has not personally seen; even though he should receive the best Information it is possible to give him, at a Distance from the Patient. But this Difficulty is greatly augmented, or rather changed into an Impossibility, when his Information is not exact and sufficient. It has frequently happened to myself, that after having examined Peasants who came to get Advice for others, I did not venture to prescribe, because they were not able to give me a sufficient Information, in order to my beingcertain of the Distemper. To prevent this great Inconvenience, I subjoin a List of such Questions, as indispensably require clear and direct Answers.General Questions.What is the Patient's Age?Is he generally a healthy Person?What is his general Course of Life?How long has he been sick?In what Manner did his present Sickness begin, or appear?Has he any Fever?Is his Pulse hard or soft?Has he still tolerable Strength, or is he weak?Does he keep his Bed in the Day Time, or quit it?Is he in the same Condition throughout the whole Day?Is he still, or restless?Is he hot, or cold?Has he Pains in the Head, the Throat, the Breast, the Stomach, the Belly, the Loins, or in the Limbs, the Extremities of the Body?Is his Tongue dry? does he complain of Thirst? of an ill Tast in his Mouth? of Reachings to vomit, or of an Aversion to Food?Does he go to stool often or seldom?What Appearance have his Stools, and what is their usual quantity?Does he make much Urine? What Appearance has his Urine, as to Colour and Contents? Are they generally much alike, or do they change often?Does he sweat?Does he expectorate, or cough up?Does he get Sleep?Does he draw his Breath easily?What Regimen does he observe in his Sickness?What Medicines has he taken?What Effects have they produced?Has he never had the same Distemper before?§ 589. The Diseases of Women and Children are attended with peculiar Circumstances; so that when Advice is asked for them, Answers must be given, not only to the preceding Questions, which relate to sick Persons in general; but also to the following, which regard these particularly.Questions with Respect to Women.Have they arrived at their monthly Discharges, and are these regular?Are they pregnant? Is so, how long since?Are they in Child-bed?Has their Delivery been happily accomplished?Has the Mother cleansed sufficiently?Has her Milk come in due Time and Quantity?Does she suckle the Infant herself?Is she subject to the Whites?Questions relating to Children.What is the Child's exact Age?How many Teeth has he cut?Does he cut them painfully?Is he any-wise ricketty, or subject to Knots or Kernels?Has he had the Small Pocks?Does the Child void Worms, upwards or downwards?Is his Belly large, swelled, or hard?Is his Sleep quiet, or otherwise?§ 590. Besides these general Questions, common in all the Diseases of the different Sexes and Ages, the Person consulting must also answer to those, which have a close and direct Relation to the Disease, at that very Time affecting the Sick.For Example, in the Quinsey, the Condition of the Throat must be exactly inquired into. In Diseases of the Breast, an Account must be given of the Patient's Pains; of his Cough; of the Oppression, and of his Breathing, and Expectoration. I shall not enter upon a more particular Detail; common Sense will sufficiently extend this Plan or Specimen to other Diseases; and though these Questions may seem numerous, it will always be easy to write down their Answersin as little Room, as the Questions take up here. It were even to be wished that Persons of every Rank, who occasionally write for medical Advice and Directions, would observe such a Plan or Succession, in the Body of their Letters. By this Means they would frequently procure the most satisfactory Answers; and save themselves the Trouble of writing second Letters, to give a necessary Explanation of the first.The Success of Remedies depends, in a very great Measure, on a very exact Knowledge of the Disease; and that Knowledge on the precise Information of it, which is laid before the Physician.FINIS.
Containing Questions absolutely necessary to be answered exactly by the Patient, who consults a Physician.
Containing Questions absolutely necessary to be answered exactly by the Patient, who consults a Physician.
Containing Questions absolutely necessary to be answered exactly by the Patient, who consults a Physician.
Sect.588.
Sect.588.
Great Consideration and Experience are necessary to form a right Judgment of the State of a Patient, whom the Physician has not personally seen; even though he should receive the best Information it is possible to give him, at a Distance from the Patient. But this Difficulty is greatly augmented, or rather changed into an Impossibility, when his Information is not exact and sufficient. It has frequently happened to myself, that after having examined Peasants who came to get Advice for others, I did not venture to prescribe, because they were not able to give me a sufficient Information, in order to my beingcertain of the Distemper. To prevent this great Inconvenience, I subjoin a List of such Questions, as indispensably require clear and direct Answers.
General Questions.What is the Patient's Age?Is he generally a healthy Person?What is his general Course of Life?How long has he been sick?In what Manner did his present Sickness begin, or appear?Has he any Fever?Is his Pulse hard or soft?Has he still tolerable Strength, or is he weak?Does he keep his Bed in the Day Time, or quit it?Is he in the same Condition throughout the whole Day?Is he still, or restless?Is he hot, or cold?Has he Pains in the Head, the Throat, the Breast, the Stomach, the Belly, the Loins, or in the Limbs, the Extremities of the Body?Is his Tongue dry? does he complain of Thirst? of an ill Tast in his Mouth? of Reachings to vomit, or of an Aversion to Food?Does he go to stool often or seldom?What Appearance have his Stools, and what is their usual quantity?Does he make much Urine? What Appearance has his Urine, as to Colour and Contents? Are they generally much alike, or do they change often?Does he sweat?Does he expectorate, or cough up?Does he get Sleep?Does he draw his Breath easily?What Regimen does he observe in his Sickness?What Medicines has he taken?What Effects have they produced?Has he never had the same Distemper before?§ 589. The Diseases of Women and Children are attended with peculiar Circumstances; so that when Advice is asked for them, Answers must be given, not only to the preceding Questions, which relate to sick Persons in general; but also to the following, which regard these particularly.
What is the Patient's Age?
Is he generally a healthy Person?
What is his general Course of Life?
How long has he been sick?
In what Manner did his present Sickness begin, or appear?
Has he any Fever?
Is his Pulse hard or soft?
Has he still tolerable Strength, or is he weak?
Does he keep his Bed in the Day Time, or quit it?
Is he in the same Condition throughout the whole Day?
Is he still, or restless?
Is he hot, or cold?
Has he Pains in the Head, the Throat, the Breast, the Stomach, the Belly, the Loins, or in the Limbs, the Extremities of the Body?
Is his Tongue dry? does he complain of Thirst? of an ill Tast in his Mouth? of Reachings to vomit, or of an Aversion to Food?
Does he go to stool often or seldom?
What Appearance have his Stools, and what is their usual quantity?
Does he make much Urine? What Appearance has his Urine, as to Colour and Contents? Are they generally much alike, or do they change often?
Does he sweat?
Does he expectorate, or cough up?
Does he get Sleep?
Does he draw his Breath easily?
What Regimen does he observe in his Sickness?
What Medicines has he taken?
What Effects have they produced?
Has he never had the same Distemper before?
§ 589. The Diseases of Women and Children are attended with peculiar Circumstances; so that when Advice is asked for them, Answers must be given, not only to the preceding Questions, which relate to sick Persons in general; but also to the following, which regard these particularly.
Questions with Respect to Women.Have they arrived at their monthly Discharges, and are these regular?Are they pregnant? Is so, how long since?Are they in Child-bed?Has their Delivery been happily accomplished?Has the Mother cleansed sufficiently?Has her Milk come in due Time and Quantity?Does she suckle the Infant herself?Is she subject to the Whites?
Have they arrived at their monthly Discharges, and are these regular?
Are they pregnant? Is so, how long since?
Are they in Child-bed?
Has their Delivery been happily accomplished?
Has the Mother cleansed sufficiently?
Has her Milk come in due Time and Quantity?
Does she suckle the Infant herself?
Is she subject to the Whites?
Questions relating to Children.What is the Child's exact Age?How many Teeth has he cut?Does he cut them painfully?Is he any-wise ricketty, or subject to Knots or Kernels?Has he had the Small Pocks?Does the Child void Worms, upwards or downwards?Is his Belly large, swelled, or hard?Is his Sleep quiet, or otherwise?§ 590. Besides these general Questions, common in all the Diseases of the different Sexes and Ages, the Person consulting must also answer to those, which have a close and direct Relation to the Disease, at that very Time affecting the Sick.For Example, in the Quinsey, the Condition of the Throat must be exactly inquired into. In Diseases of the Breast, an Account must be given of the Patient's Pains; of his Cough; of the Oppression, and of his Breathing, and Expectoration. I shall not enter upon a more particular Detail; common Sense will sufficiently extend this Plan or Specimen to other Diseases; and though these Questions may seem numerous, it will always be easy to write down their Answersin as little Room, as the Questions take up here. It were even to be wished that Persons of every Rank, who occasionally write for medical Advice and Directions, would observe such a Plan or Succession, in the Body of their Letters. By this Means they would frequently procure the most satisfactory Answers; and save themselves the Trouble of writing second Letters, to give a necessary Explanation of the first.The Success of Remedies depends, in a very great Measure, on a very exact Knowledge of the Disease; and that Knowledge on the precise Information of it, which is laid before the Physician.FINIS.
What is the Child's exact Age?
How many Teeth has he cut?
Does he cut them painfully?
Is he any-wise ricketty, or subject to Knots or Kernels?
Has he had the Small Pocks?
Does the Child void Worms, upwards or downwards?
Is his Belly large, swelled, or hard?
Is his Sleep quiet, or otherwise?
§ 590. Besides these general Questions, common in all the Diseases of the different Sexes and Ages, the Person consulting must also answer to those, which have a close and direct Relation to the Disease, at that very Time affecting the Sick.
For Example, in the Quinsey, the Condition of the Throat must be exactly inquired into. In Diseases of the Breast, an Account must be given of the Patient's Pains; of his Cough; of the Oppression, and of his Breathing, and Expectoration. I shall not enter upon a more particular Detail; common Sense will sufficiently extend this Plan or Specimen to other Diseases; and though these Questions may seem numerous, it will always be easy to write down their Answersin as little Room, as the Questions take up here. It were even to be wished that Persons of every Rank, who occasionally write for medical Advice and Directions, would observe such a Plan or Succession, in the Body of their Letters. By this Means they would frequently procure the most satisfactory Answers; and save themselves the Trouble of writing second Letters, to give a necessary Explanation of the first.
The Success of Remedies depends, in a very great Measure, on a very exact Knowledge of the Disease; and that Knowledge on the precise Information of it, which is laid before the Physician.
FINIS.
FINIS.