The Denver Jewish news., 1925-01-22

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of the disease.
As u result of these examinations,
and after several days Of careful oh
scrvation. the plan Of treatment Is out
lined. In complex aud difficult cases
one or more joint consultations by the
resident staff with medical authorities
in their respective spccialtcS are held
before active treatment Is instituted.
10 the patient it is often supris-
ing revelation when he Is told that he
has to adhere to prescribed diet bc-
cause Of evidence of kidney disease.
lie may likewise he astouiShcd to learn
that enc or more teeth have to he OK
trnetcd because the N-ruy disclosed
assesses at the roots. Pyorrhca, or
pus between the gums and teeth, is one
of the most potent causes for numerous
distressing symptoms This condition
is frequently found among the tubcr-
culous, and when proper treatment is
instituted great relief is obtained.
Headache is a common complaint,
and 1t requires the most painstakinG
Investigation before the true cause is
aScertained Pus in one Of the sinuscs
Of the nose and face is readily demons
trablc by means of the N-ray. when
such condition is diagnosed treatment
is Immediately Instituted. Visual alb
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aches. have to be corrected and eye
glasses adjusted. Growths in the nasal
passages Interfering with normal
breathing. require surgical attention,
and diseased tonsils indicating the
rnmc treatment, is not an infrcqucnt
finding
Digestive disturbances tax the skill
and ingenuity of the physician. Stom-
uch wash. the extraction of the diccs-
tive juices for chemical analysis and
N-Iay examinations are but few Of
The procedures before n diagnosis of
the exact nature of the disorder il
made. Backache, pain in the joints
W hi'i- AlN Fl'titAs ll'''0'A'AA' fAh'h7
tional Investigations and panstaking
efforts before efficient relief can bc ad-
ministered.
An attempt is thus made to com
plctcly overhaul the entire body ana
correct all recognizable non-tubercul-
ous nbnOrmaliticS, 50 as to enhance the
resistance toward the primary disease
which brought the patient to us for
treatment. The main problem, however,
namely. the successful treatment OF
the diseased lungs. still remains un-
solved. Strict confinement to bed. fresh
air and n carefully regulated diet have
thus far proven to he the most effective
measures in preventing the spread of
the disease. and in causing a gradual
healing fthc affected parts of the
lung: but there are, unfortunately.
many cases who fail to react to this
treatment. In former years, such cases
were left to their fate. These consti-
tuted the vast groups of migratory
consumptivcs who travelled from pillar
to post, finding the doors. even those
Of scmi-privatc and private institutions
closed to them, for in those days the
advanced cOnsumptive was considered
incurable. Only twenty years ago
leading institutions refused admission
to advanced cases, and il is due chiefly
to progress in treatment that sanat0rin
began to gradually remove restrictions,
50 that now very few institutions make
distinction between the advanced and
the early cases when admission is con
sidcrod
The most important modern measure
which proved real boon to many
thousands saving them from life Of
suffering and permanent invalidism, is
gnS treatment or pneumothoraN, rs IT
is designated in medical language. This
treatment is based upon the broad
principle that rest is of paramount
importanccs in combating tuberculosis,
General rest alone, however, is in many
! 'lnhhNT as Has hllth'iN '''h ''A''''''''''i
not sufficient to cause an arrest of the
diseased process One of the reasons
why success Is not obtained from gen.
cral rest is because the lung is an or
gan which contracts and expands. like
a pair of bellows, about thirty thou
sand times day. When at absolute
rest, it may be possible to reduce some,
what the number of these contractionS
and expansions. but the diseased organ
/ has to continue working. Recalling
/ the well known observation that the
symptoms arising from tuberculous
joint are comparatively readily con
trolled by the application Of a splint
thereby putting the disensed joint at
absolute rest, the analytical medical
mind began to think Of how to actually
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