Studies on Epidemic Influenza: Comprising Clinical and Laboratory InvestigationsUniversity of Pittsburgh. School of Medicine
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Studies on Epidemic Influenza: Comprising Clinical and Laboratory Investigations
University of Pittsburgh. School of Medicine
Influenza; Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919
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Day of │Total No.│ │ │ │
Disease│ of │ SPECIFIC GRAVITY │ Alb. │R.B.C.│Casts
│Specimens│ │ │ │
───────┼─────────┼───────┬───────┬───────┬───────┼──────┼──────┼──────
│ │1001–10│1011–20│1021–30│1031–40│ │ │
───────┼─────────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────
1│ 3│ │ │ 2│ 1│ 1│ │ 1
2│ 12│ │ 1│ 10│ 1│ 8│ │ 6
3│ 4│ │ │ 4│ │ 1│ 1│ 1
4│ 9│ 1│ 2│ 4│ 2│ 6│ │ 6
5│ 8│ │ 4│ 4│ │ 6│ │ 5
6│ 8│ │ 5│ 3│ │ 7│ 2│ 6
7│ 4│ │ 2│ 2│ │ 3│ │ 2
8│ 10│ │ 2│ 8│ │ 5│ 2│ 5
9│ 4│ │ 2│ 2│ │ 4│ 3│ 4
10│ 6│ │ 1│ 5│ │ 6│ 3│ 5
11│ 1│ │ 1│ │ │ 1│ │ 1
12│ 1│ │ 1│ │ │ 1│ │
13│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
14│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
15│ 2│ │ 2│ │ │ 1│ │ 1
───────┼─────────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼───────┼──────┼──────┼──────
Totals │ 70│ 1│ 20│ 45│ 4│ 49│ 11│ 40
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Table IV includes specimens obtained at the Magee Hospital from patients
diagnosed as pneumonia. The results among these young students were very
similar to those of the previous chart, where all ages were included.
However, casts and red blood cells were more regularly noted.
From the four tables, we are able to note one or two common facts. In
acute uncomplicated influenza albuminuria occurred 57 times in 447
specimens, or 13 per cent., at the Magee Hospital. Here we dealt
entirely with the young adult. At the Mercy Hospital 88 positive results
of albumin in 344 specimens, or 26 per cent., from patients of all types
were recorded. The common total would be 781 specimens examined, and
141, or 17 per cent., showing albumin.
With the advent of pneumonia the incidence of albuminuria was increased.
At the Magee Hospital it was seen 49 times in 70 examinations, or 70 per
cent.; while at the Mercy Hospital 106 positive results were found in
133 specimens examined, a percentage of 79. The combined figures,
therefore, would show 155 out of 203, or 76 per cent.
The incidence of albuminuria for the epidemic in all its phases would
be, from our figures, 400 in 994 specimens, or 40 per cent.
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