Word: clots
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...contents of the test tube are unclotted in the morning, the patient has no active tuberculosis. But if the patient is tuberculous, his blood serum will contain antibodies manufactured in the body to combat the tubercle bacilli. These antibodies will cause the sheep's red blood cells to clot. The extent of the clotting gives a measure of the severity of the disease. Thus, repeated tests can show whether or not a course of treatment is working effectively...
...stuck by his claims through all the minute cross-examination of yesterday and today, reversing himself on only one point. Ford admitted this morning that if the hypodermic neodie had entered Mrs. Borroto's vein, he "didn't believe the air would stop at the thrombus"--the blood clot that dammed the upper part of the vein...
...yesterday's testimony, Ford had strongly hinted that the clot would block sir bubbles...
...entered the vein, it couldn't have reached her heart, because a blod clot near the shoulder had cut off all circulation...
...afternoon, Ford had been forced, into only three minor revisions in his testimony: (1) the blood clot did not dam the whole vein, but just 95 percent; (2) a patient lying on her back needs somewhat less air to cause death; and (3) although the clot meant a slow strangulation of the blood stream, it didn't disprove sudden death...