Includes index.

Contents: Introduction -- Basic physical signs -- Localized swellings -- Local inflammation; ulcers and sinuses; scars -- Head and neck: The Head -- The Orbit -- The Ear -- The Face and Jaws -- The Face and jaws -- The Salivary glands -- The Mouth -- The Throat, nose, and nasal sinuses -- The Neck (excluding the thyroid glands) -- The Thyroid gland -- Trunk: The Breast and axillary lymph-nodes -- The Thorax (including oesophagus) -- The Back -- Abdomen: Non-acute abdominal conditions -- The Abdominal wall, umbilicus, and groin -- Hernia -- Rectal and virginal examination -- Acute abdominal conditions -- Abdominal and pelvic injuries -- Clinical examination of the urinary organs -- The Male generative organs: venereal disease -- Limbs: The Circulation in the extremities -- The Peripheral nerves -- Bone -- Suspected features: examination joints -- The Arm -- The Hand -- The Hip-joint and the thigh -- The Knee-joint -- The Leg and ankle-joint -- The Foot -- Appendix 1: The newly born infants -- Appendix 2: Examination of the severely injured patient -- Early detection of cancer patients -- Surgical diagnosis in old age -- Appendix B: Physical signs in tropical diseases.