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,As you w ill n o tic e th e blood contained
(.102 mgs.) of le a d per (100 oc) and the sp in a l f lu id
(ilif mgs.) o f le a d ; p er (100 o e ) # Both of th ese r e s u lts
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are .in the upper, normal lim its , the sp in a l f lu id contain ' "
trig o n ly ab o u t a t h i r d the amount o f l e a d we have found
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In le a d e n c e p h a lib is Both could be somewhat over normal
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because of h is exposure to lead over a long periodand
lik ew ise because o f h is p re se n t i l l n e s s which would ra is e
h is c irc u la tin g le a d due to the accompanying acid o sis
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However, th e treatm en t sin c e the o n set would tend to
reduce th is m aterially
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Els stip p le c e ll count is (16) per
"(50) f i e l d s , w hich Is i n k eeping w ith the above fin d in g s*
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' I n l i g h t o f the' above f in d in g s , I sh o u ld ': :r
sa y th a t le a d As a f a c t o r h e re I s o nly secondary to h is vf V
present illness*
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' We sh o u ld l i k e to have a Zh h o u r specim en "
of u rin e c o lle c te d in the cleaned pyrex fla s k and put in a
ju g . I f i t is p o ssib le to o b tain th is , the jug can then be
ex p re sse d to D r. R* A* Kehoe K e tte r in g L ab o rato ry C o lleg e >
of Medicine, C incinnati c o lle c t*
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' I should l i k e v ery much to h e a r from you
reg ard in g th e outcome o f th is c a se , and such fin d in g s as '
the h o s p ita l la b o ra to ry m ight make In re a c h in g a d ia g n o sis
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