The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-12-03
DOCTORS REALIZE
DREAM OF YEARS
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cerned about having proper arrange.
ments between this laboratory and
| the local board Of health The ap-
pointment of DR.. Kelman carries
with 1t no salary from the state. 1t
simply recognizes her examinations
as official. Her compensation must
come from local sources.
u would strongly recommend that 4
the local board of health arrange
with this laboratory for the making
Of all examinations that are in the
interest of public health. The cost
Of such will be insignificant COM
pared to the benefits that will BIO
derived"
In speaking of DR.. Kelman, who
has charge OF the laboratory. DR.. AL
bert declared that "she Is both by
nature and training well qualified for
this position. 1t is a rather happy
coincidence that, in view Of the fact
that We have gathered here this
evening physicians from Illinois, Mis-
souri, and Iowa, she should have
received her special education and
! training in the leading institutions
in each of these three states. She
received her bachelors degree and
took her first two years in medi-
cine at the University Of Missouri.
She then went to Illinois, where she
| took her graduate work at the Uni
| versity Of Chicago and completed
/ her medical course at Rush. During
| the past year she was connected
with the department OF pathology
and bacteriology at the University OF
Iowa. This is Keokuk's opportunity
to have first class clinical and
pathological laboratory. For the
cause Of better laboratory facilities
in every adequately sized community
in the country, wish to this one the
success which 1t deserves"
! Appreciates Cooperation.
In her Introductory remarks, DR..
| Sarah Kelman, who is in charge of
/ the laboratory here. spoke Of her
appreciation OF the cooperation be-
ing given by local doctors. She
spoke OF the concern expressed byl
her friends in New York last sum
mer when she told OF her plans for
Keokuk The most provincial peo
pie In the world are those who have
1 always lived in large city-they
are SO convinced that they know it /
ALL" she said. with the laboratory
only partly equipped, the doctors in
| Keokuk have kept me fairly busy.
Their hearty cooperation has far
exceeded my expectations. They have
fully recognized the need for labo-
ratory for long time. and now that
it is here they are all eager to help
make 1t success"
! The aim of the laboratory will be
! to give as prompt and efficient serv
/ ice as humanity possible. DR.. Kelman
said. She offered the laboratory, its
/ equipment and its assistance to help
the doctors in diagnosing difficult
cases. She said the records of the
/ laboratory would be at their dis
posal at any time.
Must Have History.
"A doctor no longer makes dag
noses from, the looks Of the patients
tongue" she said. In this respect
she asked the cooperation of the
physician and the clinician, especial
! ly as, to full history Of the case.
! Laboratory findings cannot intelli.
! gently be interpreted without some
/ history" she said Dr. Kelman spoke
Of the necessity for history in con-
nection with such examinations as
I tuberculosis. typhoid and diphtheria.
/ She asked in conclusion that they
all put forth their best efforts to add
our share, be 1t ever SO small, to the
history Of medicine, and to supply
] If possible some links in the ever
! lengthening chain of science"
Value to Physician.
/ The value Of the laboratory to the
physician, was the topic Of the talk
| by DR.. William H. Rendleman, of
| Davenport. He said that it may
seem trite to talk on subject the
value of which has long since ceased
4 to be matter Of dispute, but obser-
vations show that the majority OF
] physicians have failed to avail
themselves of opportunities offered
| by modern laboratories. "You use
your thermometer and stethescope
as a habit and it is just as neces-
sary to make habit Of using the
/ laboratory in completing an examina-
! ton"
DR.. Rendelman then told how the
physicians Of Davenport have met
the problem OF laboratory. One
] was established in the hospital there
and has grown wonderfully since the
| first beginnings. He predicted sue
ces for the laboratory here.
| "The local laboratory offers a
great advantage to the physicians
| of community over the laboratory
at a distance to which you have been
sending your work. The convent
ence of being able to send your pa
tient to the laboratory or the hos
| pital for the work is often OF great
| advantage. You are able to get re-
ports much quicker"
Many Advantages.
The speaker emphasized points
| brought out by other speakers. in
| which the advantages of the early
| tests for diagnosis were explained.
especially in blood cultures and
similar tests for typhoid and other
I diseases of this character.
In the treatment of the black
] MIA que DR.. Rendelman told what the