In the physical examination of the head and neck the oral cavity too frequently receives
cursory consideration. The purpose of this clinic is to present an outline of the many local …

at th6 edges, better results are, sometimes obtained from quassia and iron than from pepsin
and other thing8 which one might at first think would be better for the patient. Finally, when …

Tongue as an Element of Diagnosis. For centuries the ap pearances of this organ have been
consulted as being of great utility in indicating the character of diseases general and lo cal …

We should like to add, though it is contrary to the teaching of the present work, that
preliminary ligature of the lingual arteries in the sub-maxillary triangles renders excision of …

If the tongue has an unpleasant taste, it is due to corruption by a bitter juice: and salt and
acid also foul the tongue so that there is stammering: and the same is caused by abundant …

Needless as it may seem to renew this subject with the older and experienced physicians
who have cultivated the art of clinical observation, nevertheless, young physicians should be …

Digestion had in the meanwhile been quite normal. The thickness and breadth of the tongue
were increased, and its consistence was firmer than in the healthy condition. The whole …

" On the 9tli of August I was called to attend a bay mare at the Horse Barracks, the property
of an officer of the 4th Dragoon Guards; when I entered her loose box, I found her …

Whilst some are disposed, in a. prodigality of prejudice, to look upon the tongue as
pathognomonic of nearly all the “ills that flesh is heir to,” others make comparatively light of …

THE REALIZATION that changes in the tongue are a consistent and reliable indication of
certain deficiency states has led to many sporadic attempts to place observation of the …