Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine - Osteoblast Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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,nu Q--ws -as A ,ll Qui l'11i's11-si. Disuxosis LBFMONLSIRATIUN BY Dia, EARL, 311, physical Diagnosis Hlf llUpUI'l.ll1CC of Physical Dmgnosis is impressed upon the lower juniors hy Dr. Earl lmlllgllllll, Sr, His keen inspection of .1 p.tt1ent POIINS out to the class the Ll6I.l1lS which esc.1pe the C1lSll.ll ohserver. His .ihle 1mperson.1t1on of people suffering with tet.1ny, tuher' culosis ofthe hip, .ind other conditions, will not soon he forgotten. The students' knowledge of the phys1c.1l signs is ch.1llenged hy Dr. E.lI'l'S m.1nner of entering the cl.1ssroom 11nd What dise.1ses do l l1.lV6i'U He often hrings his prixxite p.1tients hefore the cl.1ss to show the Cl1.lIlgCS produced hy p.1thologic.1l conditions. Ex'.1lu.1tion ot' the 1Wl1YS1C.ll signs is ditlicult to tegich, The instructor overcomes this trouhle hy lllLlSII'.lfl1Jl1, COIl1P.lI'15-ON. -ind contr.1st in dill'erent1.1ting d1se.1ses. Aid. in prog' nosis .1s well .1s in d1.1gnosis, derived from hlood pressure re.1dings rind from percussion .ind.111seult.1t1onofthe thor.1cic c.1ge. is stressed. Methods of procedure in illieiting the physic.1l signs ure cle.1rly discussed, illustr.1' tions .ire shown, cl1.lgI'.ll1lS .1re LlI'.lVVl1,.ll1t.l demonstixitions .ire given in cl.1ss, Both the wrong .ind the correct methods .ire shown. Complete expl11n.1tions for eaich step in the procedures .llfClYllll7.ll'Iy the lecture, This technique given hy Dr. E.1i'l is pl'.lCtlCCLl hy the meinhers of the cl.1ss in SCCllOIl.ll l.1hot.1to1'y meetings, They use e.1ch other .1s suhiects. Frequently special p.1tients .ire present in these periods. Then C.lCl'1 student h.1s the opportunity to m.1ke ll physic.1l ex' .1llNIl.1UOI'l ol the p.1tient, to CX'.llLl.lfC the conditions found, .ind to give the prohgihle diiigf nosis with re.1sons for s11ch .1 kll.lgllOSlS. So to Dt. Lrllltllillll do the students extend their thainks for his untirmg effort in openf ing .ind ClC.lIAlUg the w.1v so th.1t they Illdy UI1t.lCl'Sif.lllLl this interesting suhiect, Physiciil lbrignosis. f16oj

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Q f-- -'ff .5 p A- - .2 .. -4: .1 V ., W 1 211' ffa1...xrf. ,XY . . 3 , I 5 , ts . . V' gb' vans' Y .via N? '32 1 - '1 , 1 L1l'ER.-KTION rx P11 111' Du. EARL plll. .-1x11 D1a.G11 111 1 Surgery URGERY 11.1s co111e to occupy 11s proper pl.1ce l11 Osteop.1tl11c p1'.1ct1ce, Alll1IWLlgl1 Us teop.1tl1y 11.1s 111.1de L1l111ECCSS.lI'Y 111.111y ope1.111o11s, 11ex'er1l1eless, If 15 UlWX'1OLl5 111.11 eer 111111 co11d1t1o11s IDLISC be c.1red for by oper.1t1ve procedure, lt 15 11111 .llfI1gCflHC'f correct to spe.1k of surgery .1s so111et11111g .lP.lI'I from Osteop.1tl1y, but .1s .1 111.111e1' o1'1'.1c1, surgery 15 .1 part o1't11e osteop.1tl11c syste111 111' pr.1ct1ce tl1e s.1111e .rs 11 IS .1 p.1rt of tl1e 111ed1c.1l svste111 111' pr.1ct1ce, From t11e very l1eg11111111g of C15-f601'1.lI11Y .1s .1 scl1ool o1'111ed1c111e, surgery l1.1s been .111 1111por1.111t subject 111 1l1e curr1culu111. N.11ur.1lly, 111 tl1e 6.ll'lY ye.1rs o1'Osteop.1tl1v. surgery had .1 r.1111er 111111or Pl.lC6, but .1s tl1e ye.1rs 13.155611 If w.1s 1-l1LlI1Ll 111.11 .1 l1Lll1TlWCf 411- xl1SC.lSES could best be 11.111dled by SLIF1-,11C.ll tre.1t111e11t r.1tl1er 111.111 by l11.lUlPL1l.lI1X'C or 111ed1c.1l tre.1t 111e11t. As .1 result tl1e SUYQIC111 s1de of Qsteop.1tl1y 11.1s lW6611 gre.11ly developed .111d surgery has become .111 111tegr.1l p.1rt of tl1e osteop.1tl11c system o1'pr.1ct1ce. Tl1e 11steop.1tl11c SLIYQEUII 15 11rst .111 osteop.1tl1. He t11111ks of tl1e c.1use of d1se.1se 1'ro111 t11e oste11p.11l11c st.111dpo1111. He tl1111ks of t11e .1l11l1ty of tl1e body to est.1bl1s11 1111111u111ty. He l.1ys gre.1t stress 11111111 tl1e 1111por1.111ce of OSf8OP.lIl1lC pref .111d post'oper.111x'e tre.1t111e11t 111 surg1c.1l c.1ses. Dr. George L.1ugl1l111 l1.1s g.1111ed tl gre.1t reput.1t1o11 1l1rougl1 l11s ye.1rs of success .1s .111 ortl1oped1c surgeon, but l11s surgrcal success e111br.1ces every br.111cl1 of ge11er.1l surgery. Dr. E.1rl L.1ugl1l111, hlr. who l1.1s become .1 surgeon o1'd1st111ct1o11 111 111ore rece111 ye.1rs l1?1s also es1.1bl1sl1ed .1 record 111.11 15 111ucl1 cred1t to 1111115-Elf .111d tl1e 111st1tut1o11 wl11cl1 l1e represents. 111 11dd1t1o11 to regular el.1sses 111 the dep.1rt111e11t of surgery tl1e student 11.1s repe.1ted opportumties to see 111.111y surg1c.1l cases of11e.1rly every luod. Wl11le do111g these 11eces sary operations, t11e SUYQCOI1 15 c.1reful to expl.1111 every step .111d answer .1ll quest11111s .lSliCLl by tl1e students. It is tl1e fL1I1CI1OU of tl1ese de111or1str.1t1o11s by our surgeons, to tl111rougl1ly 111struc1 the students so 111111 they wrll l1.1ve Ll pr11ct1c11l knowledge ofthe subject. 11501

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,X 1a,.,f- r L1 I Q... V HQ' r-Lt: rs Q E i DR, STUKEY P11E1'A1uN1: AND Durst T1x1:THE S1 L1111' 111 Sl'l'L'l.-Xl P.xT11o1o1 1 '11 Et1x11 xx The Pathology Department N tl1e modern tre.1t111e11t of d1se.1se the tmthologist 11l.1ys .1 l.lfgC 11.1rt. This is p.1r t1cul.1rly true 111 c.1ses of11eopl.1s111s.111d 11ew growths. It 15 hy the d1.1g11os1s of the rmthologist th.1t the ctire of p.1tie11ts is 111.111y times outlined, This st.1te111e11t holds true l10t only for the hospitals hut for the doctor Ill Pl'1X'.lt6 pr.1ct1ce. The pathology l11hor.1tory. co11ducted hy Dr. htukey, h.1s come to hc one of the most 1111port.111t dep11rt111e11ts connected with tl1e school, lt is kept husy w1tl1 spec11i1e11s from the operating rooms of tl1e two lXOSPlt-llS and with tissue sent Ill hy held doctors. These specimens .ITE carefully prepared .md ex11111111ed, then .1 report is given 111 order that the l--1ClfS found hy the lens 111.1y help the doctor .rs he proceeds with tre11t111e11t. Another large part of the work of tl1e l.1hor.1tory is the prep.1r.1t1o11 of speci mens for use 111 the pathology classes ofthe SCl100l. M.1ter1.1l for tl11s work is Ol'1I.l1ITCL.l from the two hospitals, the dissection rooms, tmd from .tutopsies All tl11s 11'..1ter1.1l is cut .md st.1111ed with the greatest c.1re. After the slides .1re finished, they .ire Cl.lSSl lied tmd catalogued. Dr. Stukey has 111 the l.1st few years gathered together the nucleus of .1 p.1th1 ology museum which is of great value to tl1e students of the school 111 their study of' pdthology. Much credit is due Dr, Stukey for this work .md for the high st.111d.1rd of service that he 111.1i11tt1ins 111 his pathology l.1horutory. 51611