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give him the serum," he said.  "Yes Doctor" I answered
give him the serum," he said.  "Yes [crossed out: sir] Doctor" I answered
without much of an idea of how that was gong to
without much of an idea of how that was gong to
be done at that hour.  "Do you want me to call you
be done at that hour.  "Do you want me to call you
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Ninth Floor and told that a patient had just been
Ninth Floor and told that a patient had just been
admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of lobar
admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of lobar
pneumonia and a temperature of 103o.
pneumonia and a temperature of 103°.
Lobar pneumonia was destined to be soon
Lobar pneumonia was destined to be soon
struck off the list of the quick killers, but on that
struck off the list of the quick killers, but on that
evening when as a green intern, I went up to write
evening when, as a green intern, I went up to write
the admitting note on Mr. C, it headed the list,
the admitting note on Mr. C, it headed the list,
The Public Health laboratories were open all night
The Public Health laboratories were open all night
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An elaborate system existed for typing the pneumococcus
An elaborate system existed for typing the pneumococcus
which, if followed out accurately, gave
which, if followed out accurately, gave
results much more dramatic than the surface
results much more dramatic than did the sulfas

Latest revision as of 03:50, 2 September 2021

give him the serum," he said. "Yes [crossed out: sir] Doctor" I answered without much of an idea of how that was gong to be done at that hour. "Do you want me to call you after we've seen him?" "Won't be necessary. Just go ahead as fast as you can, and I'll see him in the morning." Only a few minutes later I was called by the supervisor of nurses on the Ninth Floor and told that a patient had just been admitted with a presumptive diagnosis of lobar pneumonia and a temperature of 103°. Lobar pneumonia was destined to be soon struck off the list of the quick killers, but on that evening when, as a green intern, I went up to write the admitting note on Mr. C, it headed the list, The Public Health laboratories were open all night and geared to supply and send out serum on request; the physical findings of "consolidation" were drilled into all members of hospital house staffs, and the unpardonable sin consisted in failure to recognize and treat promptly. An elaborate system existed for typing the pneumococcus which, if followed out accurately, gave results much more dramatic than did the sulfas