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BartonWHEN 6aron Irarfon Barton ( ' | 117'HEN 117HEN ' : an infection mfectIon occurs occurs oc | WHIN WHEN W curs the body defenses sdefenses sdefensesimmediately s defensesImmedIately defensesimmediately ImmedIately use all theIr theIrpower theirpower theirpower power to get it out or at least leastprevent leastprevent leastprevent prevent it from doing domg muchdamage much muchdamage muchdamage damage The body's bodys ' ' heat IS ISIncreased isincreased isincreased Increased to 'warm warm ' warm up the thewhIte thewhite thewhite whIte corpuscles which also alsogreatly alsogreatly alsogreatly greatly increase in number numberthe numberthe numberthe the blood pressure Increas increases increasesmaking increasesmaking s smakmg makmg making sure that all parts of ofthe ofthe ofthe the body will get a good sup supply supply supply ply , the heart rate Increases Increasesto increasesto to supply extra blood and re remove remove remove move wastes from the tIssues tIssuesThus tissuesThus tissuesThus Thus a physician after alter taking takmg tem rem remperaturc ternperaturc 1 perature peraturc heart rate blood pressureand pressure pressureand pressureand and exam n a ng the theblood they , , ' " ' ls5S yt \ blood to see if vh wh v . , 11 te to tocorpuscles , ' corpuscles have hae hate ha\ ha \ e mcreased increased in m creased in m numbern number ? n the proper pro proa proporhon proportion < a & rvh J portion porhon to the other otherfind otherfindngs othery V , findngs find ngs k know now nowhether " ' , & j thetherthe hcther \hether hether \ the patientdefensive patient - ' f f , defensive forces are * * . . , , WN yNy y Ny p puttng puling putt ng ip tp a good ' W { " % . 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Sometimes 'thenDr \ ' when 'then then whenDr \ hen hennr Dr nr Barton artonan Bartonan arton an mfect infect l ct on remains remainsa a long time the thebOdy thebody thebody bOdy s defensive forces get t red redand redand redand and the blood pressure tempera temperature temperahire temperature ture hire and heart rate become lower loweror loweror loweror or slower It is often of Impor Importance imporlance importance tance lance to the physician therefore In m mtreat Intreat intreat treat ng rig these prolonged ! infect mect onstuberculosIs onstuberculosis ons onstuberculosis tuberculosis -tuberculosIs - - rheumatism and oth 0th othersto 0thorsto others ers-to ers to ors-to ors - to know whether his patient IS ISImprovIng isimproving isimproving ImprovIng hold ng rig his own or becoming be becoming becoming coming worse worseMethod worseMcthod Method Mcthod atl1lwaukee at 'Milwaukee Milwaukee \l1lwaukee l1lwaukee MilwaukeeTo ' \ 'MilwaukeeTo ' To help him to learn more ac acthe accurately accurately curately the patient patients s cond tIon iron tIonwhat ironwhat tionwhat what Is known as the blood sedl sedi sedlmen sedimentor sedimentat men mentor tat on test Is made Dr M G GPeterman GPeterman GPeterman Peterman Milwaukee in JD the WIS WISconsm Wisconsin Wisconsm consm consin Med cal Journal describe- describe describethe describethe * - ' the method used at Milwaukee Children Chll Chil Children dren s hospitalOne hospitalOne hospital hospitalOne One part of 2 to 5 per cent so sodlum sodiem sodium dlum diem citrate solution solubon is mixed With withtour withfour parts of freshly drawn blood bloodfrom bloodfrom bloodfrom from a vein The mixture is allowed allowedto allowedto to stand m In a tube or syringe and andthe andthe andthe the resulting fall ( of the red blood bloodcorpuscJes bloodcorpuscles bloodcorpuscles corpuscJes corpuscles ) is measured either In Inamount inamount inamount amount of ot serum ( liquid part ot of otblood ofblood ofblood blood ) or m in time for the red cor con corpuscles conpuscles corpuscles puscles to reach a certain mark markThe markThe markThe The normal readings show a certam certain certamfractIon certaintraction certaintraction fractIon traction of an inch mch clear serum flag flagu ( liq liqu liqu u d part of the blood showing showmg above abovethe abovethe abovethe the sol d or clot part ) ) in m one hall half hallhour halfhour hallhour hour tv tw . . ce cc th s amount in one hour hourand hourand hourand and sl ghtly more than four tImes tImesthe timesthe timesthe the amount m In t vo hours A number numberof numberof of tests are made madeDoctor madeDoctor madeDoctor Doctor Peterman makes th s def defmIte defmite detmite mIte statement Regardless of ofother ofother olother other findings ( temperature heart heartrate heartrate heartrate rate blood pressure ) a rap d rate of ofsedImentatIOn ofsedimentation ofsedimentation sedImentatIOn or settling settlmg down of ofthe ofthe ofthe the red corpuscles eorpuscJes shows that there thereIS thereis thereis IS a very active or acute mflamma intlamma mflammatIon intlammation inflammation tIon present or the presence of an anacbve anactive anactive acbve active growth such as cancerIf cancerif cancer cancerIt It If rate at which the red corpuscles corpusclessmk corpusclessink corpusclessink smk sink becomes slower it is a sign of ofrecovery ofrecovery ofrecovery recovery if rate becomes taster faster It ItIS itis itis IS a sign that patient is worsee worse e * . . e . eSlow Slow Heart , Fast Heart HeartBoth , Both Cause AlarmJust AlarmJust Alarm AlarmJust Just as individuals mdlvlduals may become becomealarmed becomealarmed becomealarmed alarmed because of a fast heartrate heart heartrate heartrate rate 8 SO 80 ( ) to 84 instead mstead of 72 to 76 so sothere sothere sothere there are others that find the heart heartrate heartrate heartrate rate slower than normal that IS is60 6 60 ( ) to 66In 66In 60 66 60In heartI I In examining examInmg well trained bo'Cers boCers borers boxersa bo'Cersa borersa ' a few tew hours before their boutse bouts boutsefind \\e e tte ttefind \\efind efind \ \ efind find that the heart rate may be as aslow aslow low aslow as 56 to 66 Of course in some somecases somecases somecases cases this low heart rate is due to tothe tothe tothe the tact fact that m in trying to get down downto downto downto to the requ red weight at 2 o 0 clock clockof clockof clockof mayhave of the day of the bout they clockI may I have eaten no food since the m d dda dday dday day atleast da meal of the previous day da ) or at least have eaten ten ea no breakfast breahfast or orlunch orlunch lunch orlunch on the day of ot the boutWhat boutWhat bout boutWhat What about a slow heart rate In Inthose inthose those inthose who . ' ? are not boxers bo.ers boers Is a aslow aslow aslow slow heart a good s gn or a bad5lgnt bid b1d bad b1dSign Sign 5lgnt ? Emponatells EmporlBtel1s Emporiatells Dr Philip Wlorgan W \ Morgan \lorgan lorgan EmporlB Emporia tel1s tells KansasMedical h.ansasMedical in the J Journal oumal of tl ti e a h.ansas hansas Kansas . Medical Soc Soe of ety commun cat ng With With2a ngwith 2a Amenca American , l life e Insurance Insurancecompanies insurancecompanies insurancecompanies companies to determ ne the number numberof numberof of those w th slo a v heart rate 1D in 1DproportIon inproportion inproportion proportIon to those with the nOlma normal normalrate noimalrate ] rate and their life expeetanc-I expeetanc I expectancy-1 expectancy 1 expectance ) - I ow owlong long they were 1 I Leiy kely to hve-as hve as live-as live liveascompared hveascompared live - ascompared compared v t \ ith the normal nte rite riteTests nteTesls Te Tests , , Disperse Fcir Feu Fe-ir Fe ir FeuDoctor FeirDoctor FcirDoctor - these1 theseI Doctor Morgan found that these 1 I te fe insurance companies accepted acceptedappi acceptedappl appl cants with a brad } ) card a ( ( slo v heart vheart rate ) and occasionally oceaslonal1y even evenwith evenwith with evenwith a marked 700young bradycard bradyeard a I 11 i 700 young men w v . th mod med cal eal lustone- lustone lnstorie lustoneremarkably historic"remarkably historicremarkably " - < remarkably illnessheart free from serious senous Illness heart rates-with rates with rateswithIndividual rates - - with individual rest nfi ng nfiof ngof -of of - - of less than 3per 6 60 ( ) were found in 3 per cent and rates of 6 60 ( ) to 65 were found werefound totalot totalof in 16 per cent making a total of 19 per cent wiUi with 65or pulse rates of 65 or less lessDoctor Doctor Morgan 3 s observat observJt : on- on on - ' show onshow that a lair fair percentace percentage of ap anparcntly apparently parently normal healthy ind and vidual vidualhave have a slo v v " heal heait t rate and that thaithey thatthey they can expect accordrig accord ng rig to med medical medice Ical ice ! stal stat st cs about 18 an to 19 PCI pet cent pelcent PCIcent petcent belter better death rate than tl t1 U e average eaverage averagei @ i Boll Bell Synd ealeWNU CateWNU cate eale -WNU WNU - WNU Service Servlee |