Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1910 — The Etiology of Pain. [ARTICLE]

The Etiology of Pain.

E. G. Janeway of New York sava that ye should be dautious in labeling a severe pain as hysterical. Pain? due to toxic influences may baffle us unless we make diligent inquiry of the patient and hi» friends. Sciatica should be carefully scrutinized, since a condition that seems simple maybe caused by pressure of a malignant growth. Pain in the gbdompn may come from the kidney instead of the appendix, and it requires careful Search to know whether pain comes, from the kidney, gall bladder or appendix. Pain of ataxia may stimulate some of these conditions. Pain in angina pectoris is severe and characteristic; when combined with increased blood pressure and ashy lips it should not be mistaken. —Medical Record.