Chapter 5.3: Palpation Prognosis (Parimarshaneeyam Indriyam / परिमर्शनीयम् इन्द्रियम्)
Palpation and percussion enables a physician to make important observations that helps in understanding the disease. Parimarshaneeyam Indriyam Adhyaya deals with signs and symptoms of imminent death; especially the ones which can be elicited by touch or palpation. The chapter talks about various changes that occur in different parts of the body along with various signs elicited by palpation like hardening, softening, bowing, displacement of body structures, changes in breathing patterns, extreme
Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan by Vagbhata
Indriya Sthana Chapter 3.Palpable signs of Imminent Death Palpation and percussion enables a physician to make important observations that helps in understanding the disease. Parimarshaneeyam Indriyam Adhyaya deals with signs and symptoms of imminent death; especially the ones which can be elicited by touch or palpation. The chapter talks about various changes that occur in different parts of the body along with various signs elicited by palpation like hardening, softening, bowing, displacement of body structures, changes in breathing patterns, extreme wasting along with deficiency of blood, structural and functional changes in eyes, body hair, and various body parts. Keywords: lingam, sparsha, touch, palpation, fatal signs.