Difference between revisions of "Physicians Bag"

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:* tongue depressor (Weeder tongue depressor had a fenestrated, grooved end for tongue depression and a handle with a finger hook)
 
:* tongue depressor (Weeder tongue depressor had a fenestrated, grooved end for tongue depression and a handle with a finger hook)
 
:* otoscope (otoscope set includes specula and other attachments in a velvet-lined case)
 
:* otoscope (otoscope set includes specula and other attachments in a velvet-lined case)
:* ophthalmoscope
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:* ophthalmoscope (Dewecker’s refraction ophthalmoscope consists of a head with 24 lenses, one open aperture and a round concave mirror in a metal frame with an ivory handle. It is stored in a black leather case with satin and velvet lining.)
:* percussion hammer  
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:* percussion hammer (the Taylor percussion hammer was an essential part of the neurological assessment.)
 
:* hemoglobinometer (laboratory equipment)
 
:* hemoglobinometer (laboratory equipment)
 
:* uninometer (laboratory equipment)
 
:* uninometer (laboratory equipment)

Revision as of 18:49, 22 September 2021

Tools of the Trade

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Items

  • thermometer (long slender glass mercury prismatic clinical thermometer) - carried in a Bakelite case
  • monaural stethoscope (constructed in one piece of turned ebony with a hollow tapered ear piece and circular chest piece)
  • sphygmomanometer (with a leather pouch, a rubber bulb, valve and cloth-armed sleeve and a domed blood-pressure gauge)
  • tongue depressor (Weeder tongue depressor had a fenestrated, grooved end for tongue depression and a handle with a finger hook)
  • otoscope (otoscope set includes specula and other attachments in a velvet-lined case)
  • ophthalmoscope (Dewecker’s refraction ophthalmoscope consists of a head with 24 lenses, one open aperture and a round concave mirror in a metal frame with an ivory handle. It is stored in a black leather case with satin and velvet lining.)
  • percussion hammer (the Taylor percussion hammer was an essential part of the neurological assessment.)
  • hemoglobinometer (laboratory equipment)
  • uninometer (laboratory equipment)



https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3255184/