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Pebruary 2, 19^8
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Dr. F. B. Lan&han, The 'Electric Storage Battery Company, Allegheny Avenue and 19th Street, Philadelphia 32, Pennsylvania.
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Dear D r . Lariahan:
I am sending you herewith the Analytical results on your patient,
I enclose also a bill to cover the cost of the
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.This is one of those situations in which the diagnosis must be arrived at by a careful interpretation of the clinical information available. T h e .lead, concentrations in both blood and urine are Compatible with the existence of mild symptomatology and are clearly indicative of. a potentially hazardous degree of lead 'exposure within recent weeks or months. On the other hand, the lead concentration in the blood is in that middle range in which symptomatology is uncommon, while the urinary lead concentration is abnormally high in relation to the blood concentration, presumably as the result of the concentrated state of the urinary sample. The whole picture may be the result of extraneous causes. However, under the circumstances I should be disposed to regard , this, f o r ,purpose of treating this man, As a situation which justifies his removal from present lead exposure.
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Cordially yours,
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hohert A. Kehoe, M. D.
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M ai ne: Material Submitted;
Required;
Urine and Blood
I-23-I4.8 by D r . Goldman, Electric Storage Battery Company, Allegheny Avenue and 19 th Street, Philadelphia 32, Pennsylvania
Lead Analyses
Urine
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Analysis Number = I4.8A --i|-Y5
Volume
= 100 ml.
Sp. Gr.
=1.020
Mg. ?b/Liter = 0.22
Blood ,
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Analysis Number = I4.8A--
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Spe c trographic Dithlzone
Grams
13!}.
18*5
Mg. Pb/lOO g.
0.060
0.075
The lead concentration In the blood is only slightly above the u p p e r :limit of normal values, vhile the urinary lead concentration is veil above normal limits. These results are compatible with the existence of mild lead intoxication, but any symptoms present may veil be due to other causes .
, Signed; ___________________ Robert A. Kehoe, K..D.
Samples Collected; 1-20-1^8 Samples Received: 1-23-ijB Samples Reported: l-29"ii