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Show The Etiology of Pain. E. G. Janewa3'. of New York says j that we should be cautious in labeling a severe pain as hysterical. Pain due to toxic influences may baffle us unless un-less we mp.ke diligent inquiry, of the patient, snd his friends. Sciatica should be carefully scrutinized,' since a condition that seems simple may be caused by pressure of a malignant growth. Pa:n in the abdomen may come from 'he kidney instead of the appendix, and it requires careful search to know whether pain comes from the kidney, gall bladder or appendix. ap-pendix. Pain of ataxia may simulate some of these conditions. Pain in angina pectoris is severe and characteristic charac-teristic when combined with increased in-creased blood pressure and ashy lips it should not be mistaken. Medhal Record. |