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:-s' ' % 7 % ' ilS VYDr* C* A* Leafcheman 13 E Howard Streets '- ^ <- } 'iMancie, Indiana _ -*,,* t * ' "ear Dr* Loatheman* - <,: -"isa s; August: Jl* 193k % siM 'alt f-* y ?.................................. -i 1 1 11 ~ * *- I '.-fi * Enclosed Is a copy of results of the spectrographi*'' ,ysis of the blood and spinal fluid of Mr. V r.' W ,As you will notice the blood containned sk. (*102 mgs) of lead per (100 oc) and the spinal fluid -' U)lk rags.) of lead;per (lQOce)* Both of these results ._ are .In the upper, normal Hailts, the spinal fluid contain* hr Ing only about a third the amount offload we have found ,* In lead encephalitis* Both could be somewhat over noraal.^ because of his exposure to lead over'a long period TJ likewise because of his present illness which would raise ^ ' jifr Y his circulating lead due to the acccoapanying acidosis* . However, the treatment since the onset would tend to 3; reduce this materially* . , " .* -t ;3 ?<<'. His stipple cell count is (16) per (30) fields * which is in keeping with the above findings r In light of the above findings, I should say that lead ds a factor here is only secondary to his iiS present illness* ''4*hvt h, %,,, * ,<* ', , w *' ' We should like to have a 2k hour specimen of urine collected in the cleaned pyrex flask and put in a * jug* If it is possible to obtain this, the jug can then be 7; expressed to Dr. R* A* Kehoe * Kettering Laboratory * College ; of Medicine, Cincinnati collect* ,, riyflx. * t 'Yp ' $* j <i'# f** nVY'f V > ;^i; I should like very much to hear from you regarding the outcome of this case, and such findings as 4 the hospital laboratory might make in reaching a diagnosis j Very truly yours. t*3ib1 "* LJS1I8 Leslie ' J.` Schradin,".t>*