Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-10

peIlUu.
At his first formal press con-
sible. I couldn't.
/ @. Will this require any spe-
cial diet from now on different
from before?
DR.. Heaton-No, sir.
Mr.. Hagerty-Dr. Heaton has
been on his feet for quite some
time now--are we finished?
DR.. Heaton--Except the ques-
Ition on the notwithstanding
sodium potassium ions. We re-
store these ions to their normal
value by the injection through
the vein of intravenouS-of sub
stances containing these neces-
sary ions. That is what we mean
by restoration of the electroyte
balance.
Mr.. Hagerty-There were two
questions. 1 believe, addressed to
DR.. Snyder.
@. DIR. Snyder, do you as the
Presidents physician recommend
that he leave Washington to
Irecuperate after leaving this hos
Ipital-
! DR.. Snyder-No.
Il @. And II SO, where might
he go?
! DR.. Snyder-No, he would not
need to. He could go from this
hospital to his home and make
la complete convalescence. He
can go to Gettysburg. Wherever
/, he is more comfortable and can
carry on his duties most success
fully.
I @. Doctor, is there any reason
to believe before this attack that
he had a tendency toward iIeitis?
DR.. Snyder-Yes.
! @. Well, what were the indi-
cations?
DR.. Snyder-He has had ileitis
before.
:, @. When was that?
| DR.. 'Snyder-Probably carries
back a great many years.
i @. Does that mean, sir. that
he is likely to get it again?
DR.. Snyder think not. with
the correction that this opera
ton affords.
i @. Was the last time, the time
he spoke to the editors in April,
1858, was that the last case, or
has there been any since?
1 DR.. Snyder-That was-those
were very transient attacks. This
condition usually resolves itself
without surgery. and it is nor
mally treated that way.
@. think one of the questions
reserved for you was why this
did not show up in the recent
head-tO-toe physical examina-
ton?
4 DR.. Snyder-Because in the
recent head-to-toe examination,
there was no Inflammation in
the ileum
@. DIR. Snyder, have they used
this Levine tube treatment on
him before?
DR.. Snyder-Ncver.
@. Is that a painful thing, sir,
the insertion through the nose
into the stomach?
DR.. Snyder-No.
@. But that only lasted some
IL hours, was It?
Dr. Snyder-Yes.
@. Jim, can we assume that
DIR. Ravdin agrees with every
thing?
Mr.. Hagerty-May Just say,
it's getting hot in here, GENTLE
men.
Dr. Ravdin-Well, / came here
to support my good friend. Gen.
Heaton, and Gen. Snyder. 1
agree with everything that Gen.
Heaton has said.
@. Your understanding, sir, is
that all the other doctors do too?
DR.. Ravdin--Every doctor at
the operating table agreed with
out exception or without reserva-
ton on the operation that was
done.
This was ileitis. Any surgeon
that knows anything about this
disease doesn't need a biopsy,
and a biopsy would have caused
increased hazards Of cutting into
the bowel to take a piece out TO
establish the diagnosis. There is
no question at all about the
diagnosis.
q. Because Of streptOcoccus?
DR.. Ravdin-I don't under
stand what you mean.
q. II they have 10 cut into the
bowel, would there have been
increased danger Of infection?
I DR.. Ravdin-There would be
Increased danger Of infection
from the colon bacilli and GER
tain Of the streptococci.
\ Q. Doctor, Is IL your UNDER
standing that all 13 doctors agree
with the
i DR.. Snyder-Don't Use that