[The cardiac examinations in 19c. Poland (development of auscultation and percussion among Cracow and Warsaw physicians)].

The essay is a continuation of the subject touched upon in one of the last year issues. It starts with Józef Dietel's acceptance of a chair in Cracow. The ways of examining and describing of circulatory system by students at his clinic particularly percussion and auscultation are presented. Numerous exerts from descriptions of circulatory system examining methods for students from Antoni Kryszka and Józef K. Rose and Włodzimierz Dybek handbooks are quoted.