The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-06-02
Local Physician Says
Blood Pressure's
Too High
DIR. ROBEY ON
HEART ACTION
DOOms Pale Lad to
Death After Exam
ming Organ

Theodore Roosevelt Is a poor life
insurance risk. according 10 Or. w
VI. Donald. who talked In the alumni
clinics Of the Detroit College OF
NJ adicine and Surgery. I'm 81 Mary's
hospital Tuesday morning The
colonel's blood pressure is too high.
II understand that Roosevelt's
blood pressure Is over 200 all the
tim ;" said Or Donald I'm SYRIA
cuse. during his testimony in the
Barnes suit. ! don't know what IL
was. but II must have run about
900 II we're examining him for
insurance. I'd advise my company
not 10 take the risk"
Or Donald explained that the
normal systolic blood pressure IL be-
tween 100 and l45 When il gets
above 1i5 care should be taken
The artery walls will stand just
so much strain. ana then degenera.
tion sets IN" said Dr Donald High
y
life. and IS especially prevalent
among the better classes Of the
community. where the pressure Is
high. not only in The arteries. but
socially and economically as we'll
This viii spell death. unless there
Is n radical change In the life OF
the patient have told women
that they must lead n quieter life
that balls. card parties. receptions
which they have thought impera.
tive, must be eliminated
Il think also that the patient
should become for the time being a
good Christian Scientist don't
meant TO appropriate the damned
foolishness OF Christian Science;
but anything that can put the patti
ent In the state OF mind that Chris.
tian Science does will do wonders,
You've got 10 make the patient live
on lower physical plane"
Dr Donald emphasized the I'M
portance ~ taking diastolic pressure
into consideration. as we'll as sys-
tolic
Insurance companies are waking
mp TO this point he said when
the difference between systoliC and
diastolic pressure is too great. they
are telling their examining physi-
clans TO make close examinations
for casts that indicate degeneration
OF the arteries. When these casts
are found, the companies refuse to
insure the applicant"
Prof William Henry Robey, Jr,
Of Boston. visiting physician OF the
Boston City hospital. and in charge
~ tho course in physical diagnosis
in Harvard Medical school. one OF
the foremost authorities on diseases
OF the heart. lrctured on arythmia
or irregularities I'm the heart beat
on one pale. emaciated lad who
was brought in on n table Or Robey
passed sentence OF death. He talked
OF the boys symptoms as long as
he was in the room but when he
had been wheeled forth. DR. Robey
turned to the tiers OF physicians
and pronounced his belief that endo-
carditis might have set In. and that
the case was too far advanced for
treatment.
"ITe may live year. he may live
year and half, he said. Our
treatment in cases OF this kind Is
very poor"
pr Robcy made light OF paroxys.
NAL tachycardia in young people
periods Of rapid heartbeat which
come 'on suddenly and subside as
suddenly.
Many a young man keeps him.
self out Of athletics, or of certain
forms OF business, needlessly. be-
cause he fears that there Is soma
thing seriously tho matter with his
heart" said Or. Robey.
He discussed the ectopic heat of
the heart. or an extra systolic beat.
not caused by the node in the wall
OF the heart that produces the usual
beat
as this important think not 3"
he said There IL probably some
focus OF degeneration in the wall OF
the heart that Is the cause OF the
ectopic beat. II there is no disease
which Is likely to set MP new foci
OF degeneration. tho patient ought
10 get along all right"
A man OF 60 was brought IN who
com plained OF shortness of breath.
"FIe says that when he hurries,
he hasn't as much breath as he used
10 have" said Or. Robey "In
case OF this kind. the patient is
likely to lose not only his breath,