The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-07-12

take up their usutal duties after
very short time.
Some patients improve very rapid
ly. Others must continue the treat
ment for several months. But in any
case, the patient should remain I'M
der the physicians observation for
periods running from six to enght
months.
II is evident that the greatest care
must be taken in applying the treat
ment. which consists in intravascular
injection of solution of 2 per cent
Of sulfate of samaritan, neodymium
or praseodymium. These three rare
mineral salts, whose action is very
similar if not identical, may be used
undiluted or mixed one with the
other in varied proportions. Injec-
tions should be made every day or
every second day, and the dose car
ried progressively from 2 to 4 or
per cent of the solution.
About twenty consecutive injec-
lions are given. Then they are sto4<
ped for about twenty days. Att
that a second series of injectia&
administered, followed by. az
pause in the treatment, WIZ
completed by third series of i1s
lions.
The treatment does not as rule
produce any unfavorable reactions.
The evening Of the first injection the
patients temperature may rise
slightly, that is, about two or three
tenths of degree, and he may feel
slightly fatigued for the first two or
three days. Then the fatigue passes
away. Patients whose constitution
is exceptionally weak are more Ii
able to fatigue than others, but even
in such cases this feeling disappears
during the period when no injections
are given. Weak patients, however,
should be given a smaller dose.
At the present time the treatment
should not be applied to patients
who are feverish or hemoptoic. Fever
is counter-indication as subjects
inclined to fever react less favorably
to the treatment than others.
Treatment Despite Fever
However, under certain conditions
and by taking many precautions, in
jections may be continued in spite
of fever. as in the case of a young
man who Ind been suffering for
abuot year from consumption. He
showed all outward symptoms of the
disease and was growing rapidly
thinner.
A first injection Of rare salts
caused a chill, followed by fever,
which disappeared the following day.
The day after we gave him several
injections of very small doses. These
had no evil effects, while his general
condition improved and splitting"
stopped almost entirely. But this
technique must not be considered a
general rule. The greatest caution
must be exercised whenever fever
sets in. At the same time it is pos
sible that small initial dosing will
permit . more general application Of
the treatment. 49,
Must Regulate Treatment
The greatest case must be taken
to control the patients themic reac-
ton. At the present stage dosing is
a matter Of practise and cannot be
rigidly prescribed 1t must be regu-
lated gradually.
Intravascular injections of salts of
ceric earth or rare salts, when ap-
piled to pulmonary tuberculosis, I'M
doubtedly occasion, however, gen.
eral improvement of the patients
decrease and usually dis
appearance of coughing and expec-
toration, drying up of LESSONS COM
pleted by morphological alteration
and diminishing virulence of the bac-
GILL; The treatment accelerates
sclerose and consequently the cure
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