The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-22
FOR GODS SAKE, DC Sc
TRUTHFUL TO TUBERCULAR
PATIENTS, SAYS DR.. BULLOCK
Important That They Be Told
Exact Condition, Expert
Advises Physicians
CAN BE TREATED HERE
Statistics Show Recoveries in
60 Per Cent of Incipient Cases
Treated In Michigan

For Gods sake do be truthful TO
your tubercular patients" imploringly
remarked Dr. Earl S. Bullock, of Sill
yer City, n, NJ. in the course of his
lecture on The suppression OF tuber-
culosis." In the Tuesday morning SEES
sion OF the annual clinic of the
Alumni Association OF the Detroit
College OF Medicine, in the amphithe-
alter OF ST. Mary's hospital.
What ever you do, fellow-doctors,'
DIR. Bullock went on. don't deceive
your patients. | don't mean to i'm
ply that you have lied to them in the
past. but | just want to emphasize
the necessity of telling the victims of
tuberculosis just what condition they
are in. II patient comes TO you In
an advanced stage of the disease,
don't hesitate to let him know that
his case Is serious. And II a patient
comes TO you in the incipient stages,
don't hesitate to tell him that he has
a chance for recovery, for he has,
right here In his own state, the
statistics showing that about 60 per
cent OF the incipient-stage patients
practically get we'll under proper
treatment
There Is less hope, OF course, for
patients who have been suffering for
a long time from the disease, and |
say to you men, see TO II that you
check 1t as much as possible when II
makes Its first appearance. And, IN
this connection, favor as strongly as
you can every opportunity TO bring
about legislation which will provide
for the examination of the industrial
classes, at least, twice a year. In
this way much good can surely be &C
complished in fighting tuberculosis.
for IL can then be located before IL
makes serious inroads on its victims.
You should also make every effort to
protect your patients from the dis
ease. For instance, IL a man should
come to you. fatigued and feverish,
and you are doubtful about what
might be the matter with him, treat
him for possible tuberculosis. Pre-
scribe lots OF fresh air for him, good
food, rest, etc.: also apply the tuber-
culin test, TO see whether his temper
ature has the tendencies peculiar to
tuberculosis affection. If you take the
trouble to adopt such practices you
will do much to eliminate tubercu-
losis. Don't wait unit the patient has
cough and shows bacillo in what he
expectorates before treating him for
tuberculosis"
DR.. Bullock was himself tubercu-
lar patient, 15 Year, ago. He told the
doctors In attendance at the clinic
that he consulted number Of
specialists on tuberculosis without
avail finally being obliged TO make
his own diagnosis. Then he went to
New Mexico for treatment, with the
result that he soon recovered his
health and Is now apparently free
from the disease. He Is now recog-
nized as one OF the foremost authori-
ties on tuberculosis. At present he
is chief-of-staff OF the New Mexico
Cottage Sanatorium for the treatment
of tuberculosis. He Is native OF De-
troit. a graduate of the Detroit Col
lege OF Medicine and formerly a men,
Der OF the staff of Harper hospital.
DR.. T. A. McGraw taxed on surgery
and performed a number OF opera
lions, prior to DR.. Bullock's clinic.
Or. II. X. Casgrain, OF Windsor, was
also TO have conducted surgical
clinic, but was prevented on account
OF the patient being unfit for the
operating table.
The members OF the alumni visited
the Herman Kiefer hospital, Monday
afternoon, and inspected its facilities
for caring for contagious disease
cases. DR.. v. c. Vaughn conducted a
tuberculosis clinic, and DR.. Guy l..
Kiefer had a clinic on "Differential
In the scarlet fever ward.
The visiting doctors wrapped them
selves in disinfected sheets to pro-
tect themselves from contagion.
The Wayne County Medical society,
night, elected DR.. Ernest w.
Haass, president, Dr. Louis j. Hirsch-
man, vice-president, and DR.. r. L.
Clark, secretary-treasurer DR.. David
OF Philadelphia, read a pa
per on High arterial pressure"