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MANY physicians and students will greet with pleasure the publication, after an interval of thirty- five years, of a new edition of “Finlayson's Clinical Manual.” The great progress made in all branches of medicine, and particularly in diagnostic methods, has necessitated the complete revision of some parts of the book and the inclusion of much that is entirely new, but the general plan of the original has been retained, and there has been no departure from the principles of medical training indicated by the late Dr. Finlayson. The student is still taught the prime importance of observation at the bedside, first and mainly with his eyes, next with the hands, and last and least with the ears. Laboratory methods, however, are not neglected. The technique of reactions which come only within the sphere of the bio-ehemist is naturally omitted, but full details are given concerning investigations of general value, including recently evolved tests such as that of van den Bergh. The manual contains useful tables and a very complete index, and there is no doubt that this edition will be as popular as were its predecessors.
Finlayson's Clinical Manual for the Study of Medical Cases.
The fourth edition. Edited By Dr. Carl H. Browning Dr. E. P. Cathcart Dr. Leonard Findlay; revised and augmented throughout by various contributors. Pp. xvi + 815 + 4 plates. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1926.) 18s. net.
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 120, 948 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120948d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/120948d0