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Study of Three Patients

NORMAN M. KEITH, M.D.; MARSCHELLE H. POWER, Ph.D.; GUY W. DAUGHERTY, M.D.; HADDOW M. KEITH, M.D.

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1952;89(5):689-707.

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BRIEF edema were made last year.¹ On three of these patients we have since completed detailed studies in the metabolic unit of the Mayo Clinic. Our results confirm many of those already reported with both cortisone and corticotropin (ACTH)² therapy and add further information. Fortunately, we were able to study the metabolism of the same patient during two episodes of edema and treatment with cortisone. On both occasions we observed numerous chemical changes as the edema receded and the metabolism improved. The reactions of the patient were variable and confirmed a previous conception that each episode of edema may have unique features. Detailed facts, gained in this way, should lead to a clearer insight into the problem of the individual patient and the appropriate use of cortisone and other beneficial agents in the treatment of the edema of nephritis. Our patients sought medical care because of the presence . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ROCHESTER, MINN.

From the Division of Medicine (Dr. Norman M. Keith, Emeritus Member, and Dr. Daugherty), the Section of Biochemistry (Dr. Power), and the Section of Pediatrics (Dr. Haddow M. Keith), Mayo Clinic.

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