20
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oF
fON ZING
several oxtre days and thought that the bleed-
Table 2.1—Patients lreated With Antibiotics
PATIENT
NO OWHER
CONDE ras
we pdaan
.
KEATHG
th
r
QADEATION
haowias quere than usval but net sufficient to
,
tase Then, concern.
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44
1
URI ard bro: em a
2.3
ature
URI, severe
Pen eqdn
Ino radiation injury an anemia can be projuced by three phenomena: a. Partial or comilete suppression of erythropoiesis: b. Hem-
in
with ouch temper
with
Pericniin
pharvngiti- aad
rhage: e. Hemolvsis. (9). The existence of
‘tie latter is not universally accepted as a charwferiste part of radiation injury. Since hemrrrhagie phenomena were not observed a severe
high empersture
4,5 | Tooth extract. on
6
Deep extenn1
«
2
Penireulii
Penicille:
slougn of epader
2
Penson:
inenua would have been expected only if
erythropoiesis Were suppressed severely for a
2
Perceriiy
ervthropoelesrs and an unchanged life span of
mis af four
7
8
)
10
1]
12
Inflamed tons iwith 'ugh temper
ature and [ RI
Rapid progress) ig
andermitnins 19
petig»
¢ Traumatic gapere ne
:
of foot
Cvstitir
Furuncie on buttcek
Furunere
oo fare
head
deseribed in detau .bave
ong
Pencil
5
2
(Cantrasit
Peniciilin
Pen eile
Rach uppenrred te
ated with URE ana ai tibioties would have bees
indicated had they
oof been crradiated.
4!
other individuals were oot neutropenio at the
for specific indieation~
were given antibroatics
Phere was ia inatiiee
in Which it Was cons:dered necessary fo uke
prophylactic antibsat -s for neutropenia pe
2.32
+
Clinical Observations and Plareler € ounts
ATL individuals «woth oa platelet ecounr
ot
100,000 or Jess were ex mined daily for evidence
of hemorrhage inte the skin. uialeous men
branes and retinae
rine ssas examined claris
for red cells and alumni. and women were
questioned concert ne excessive menstruation
There was no evidence of any hemorrinige eve}
though 11 tndividuar ceached oluteier lever
between 35,000 und toa.0de “Tave women ret
struated whenf.eir poatelet counts were Loti wd
and
L300
respect
eds
fine.
With
complete suppression
of
ye oced cell one would expect a deficit of 0.83
have evidence of a bacteria, component assoc
time of treatment aio)
Hemarocrit Changes
Bott
omienmstriuace
percent per day since the human red bloodcell
has a hfe span of approximately 120 days.
Nineteen individuals in Groups J and IT had
nematoorits between 31 and 35 percent. Nine
if the 9 were children, aged 1 to 5 years and
would be expected to have a lower hematocrit
‘han norma adults: four were over 70 years of
we, in which age group a decreased hematocrit
is frequentivy present without obvious cause.
woof the °9 had had menorrhagia prior to the
cetermiinition, two were 3 to + months pregcantoand had not received supplementary tron,
aid two were young womel. These hematomes sould be ascribed to physiological varra-
“oor tuther than ta the effects of irradiation
on hematopoiesis, Supplementary tron was the
only therapy used for the mild anemias ob-
-erved. Thos no definite evidence of prolonged
ery thropoien¢ suppression was observed even 1
ndivaiduals who had received 175 ¢r whole body
“ACH atien,
24 An Epidemic of Upper Respiratory Infection Occurring During the
4th and 5th Post-Exposure Weeks
Berween Tre 27th and the 42nd post-ex-
sosure fays an epidemic of upper respiratory
iisease FRL) occurred. The respiratory infeetion consisted of moderate malaise, pharyn-