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Modules >> Pulmonary Examination >> History ]  History:
Pulmonary Examination   Corrigan observed, "The trouble with
most doctors isn't so much that they don't know enough, as it is
that they don't see enough!" (Norris)  Percussion and
Auscultation  In the late 18th century, physicians began to
diagnose patients by listening to the sounds of the body in
addition to obtaining subjective history from the patient.
Physical examination at this time developed with a strong
scientific basis. In 1791 the Italian, Morgagni, published "On
the Sites and Origins of Disease," which was widely read.
Pathology subsequently was considered a discipline underlying
clinical diagnosis. (Warren)  The inventor of percussion was Dr.
Leo