A Nomenclature of Diseases and Conditions and Rules for the Recording and Filing of Histories; For Bellevue and Allied Hospitals Adopted by the Board of Trustees (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... SURGICAL NOMENCLATURE-- The words and phrases in bold faced type, e. g., Fracture, Compound about Ankle Joint, are the exact terms in which the diagnosis must be stated upon the bed-side card both as to the principal disease or injury and the complications. No other words must be used on the bed-side card for this purpose. The words in ordinary type are the subheadings under which histories will be arranged when filed, and are for use in amplifying the diagnosis on the history, e. g., the diagnosis being Intestinal Obstruction, Complete, the bed-side card should so state, but on the history the diagnosis should be amplified so as to show whether such obstruction was due to Intussusception, Foreign Bodies, Volvulus, etc. In writing the diagnosis of Syphilis of any part, if the lesion be a chancre it must be so stated, e. g., Chancre of Penis; Chancre of Nipple, etc. If the lesion be due to Congenital Syphilis it must be so stated, e. g., Syphilis of Bone, Congenital. In writing the diagnosis of Tumors, the kind of Tumor must always be specified, e. g., Carcinoma of Breast; Fibroma of Skin, etc. The arrangement of Syphilis (p- 65), Tuberculosis (p. 69), and Tumors (p. 86), is not intended to be used as a nomenclature, but to show how the histories of such cases are to be filed in the Record Room. The proper nomenclature will be found under Syphilis, Tuberculosis, and Tumors of the special structures. The diseases and injuries are classified in the Record Room as nearly as possible, according to the various anatomical systems. The following are classified separately: Congenital Malformations Gangrene Gunshot Wounds Herniae Syphilis (under Infective Diseases) Tuberculosis (under Infective Diseases) Tumors and Cysts Contusions and wounds complicating viscera (gunshot...