The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-05-27
DR.. Campbell Sets Our
Correspondent
Straight.
The Difference Between Neuralgia
and PleurO Pneumonia.

and. PleurO Pneumonia.
| While representative of tf
Sentinel was talking to DR.. Camp
bell the other evening, he said:
"By the way, your correspon
dent. Reader in last weeks issn
ers slightly in the statement re
earding the treatment of Nancy
Spencer. 1t is avered in that com
municatiOn that there was M
change made in the treatmen o
her case. The day before Nancy
Spencer died, DR., Pullen and my.
self were called IN to see her and
detected the disease from which
she was suffering. We diagnosed
The case as Pleuro- Pneumonia and
administered the proper remedies
but as she was really dying when
we were called, there was no hope
of recovery"
"How long had she been sick be-
fore you we're called?"
"She was sick nine days"
"Well didn't she receive any treat
ment during that timey'
Certainly. She had been treat
ed regularly during the nine days
for neuralgia, while she was suffer
ing from pleuro-rneumonIa. The
adminIs' ering of iron and laudanum
constituted her entire treatment
Furthermore, the laudanum was
given in from five to eight drop
doses, while twenty-five drops Is
considered an ordinary dose for an
adult, and even if she had been suf
fering from neuralgia, the treat
ment as given would have afforded
very little relief. if any,"
us there such difference in the
characteristic of the two diseases.
Doctor, that they caa be easily
detected ?"
"Yes. Ia neuralgia the temper
l'ure never runs up. This any ply
'ician ought to know. The patient
las no fever. Now. ohrthe oiher
,and, IN lung fever, the temperature
uns from 1OI 10 l05. The temperature
) a'was high in lung lever or p'cu
'isy' Neuralgia Is simply a loca
!1alr, or local pain, while pleurisy
5 an acute pain and always loca ted
n the region of the lungs. One of
he distinguished features of pneu
nonla is a catching respiration and
o familiar are the people through
ut our country with The attending
OF nrumonia and lung ie-
er, that tney can tell us when a
all is made what The trouble is
'llh the patient"
"There seems to be quite a differ
nee in the two diseases 2"
Just as much as there is be.
ween smallpox and cramps. In
leurisy and lung fever the pa
ent is troubled With a cough and
ckness at the stomach. which does
ot occur when suffering from neu-
alsia. Neuralgia is pain.ula affection
ia nerve; pleurisy or lung lever is
iolent Inflammation of the lung or
!euro, and pesn.ts in efusion about
le pleuro End supuration cf the
,ng."
why Doctor, it seems impossi
'e that physician should get
lxed en- these diseases especially
the types are SO separate and dis
nct.'
"Yes, one would think so of
,urse.n II
"Well, was not this case in the \;
,nds OF the ph, sician 'hir, d by the
Urinary Directors to attend the ,
DOR of this town and township p
"Yes sIr.' {
alt seems very strange that { be :
Dard of Directors should not take
me action regarding this case. 1t
certainly question of deep in
rest to people who have to depend !
ION the charity of the county for ,
edical assistance, that they he as
red oflntelligent treatment. Don't |
u think SO ?" l
"Why, certainly" !
"Doctor, l am in an awful hurry |
wv. but will sec you again. i
There are some other points / I
INT to ask about. The Infrmary =
rectors are careful of expenses, f
d while it is taking lots OF money S
run that institution, the poor are II
e only ones that do not seem TO Il
benefited" :.
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