Aph 90 - Organon 6

[Soroush Ebrahimi]

§ 90
When the physician has finished writing down these particulars, he then makes a note of what he
himself observes in the patient1, and ascertains how much of that was peculiar to the patient in his
healthy state.
1 For example, how the patient behaved during the visit - whether he was morose, quarrelsome, hasty,
lachrymose, anxious, despairing or sad, or hopeful, calm etc. Whether he was in a drowsy state or in
any way dull of comprehension; whether he spoke hoarsely, or in a low tone, or incoherently, or how
other wise did he talk? what was the colour of his face and eyes, and of his skin generally? what
degree of liveliness and power was there in his expression and eyes? what was the state of his
tongue, his breathing, the smell from his mouth, and his hearing? were his pupils dilated or
contracted? how rapidly and to what extent did they alter in the dark and in the light? what was the
character of the pulse? what was the condition of the abdomen? how moist or hot, how cold or dry to
the touch, was the skin of this or that part or generally? whether he lay with head thrown back,
with mouth half or wholly open, with the arms placed above the head, on his back, or in what other
position? what effort did he make to raise himself? and anything else in him that may strike the
physician as being remarkable.