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0 G3GC50 GOQ of medicine's team the anesthesiologist. before you check out. It is his responsibility to put you into the best possible physical and emotional condition, and to keep you that way until you're well again and ready to go home. AT edical research has given the anesthesiologist a steadily growing number of new and improved tools to work with. As a result, in most hospitals today, anesthetics can be formulated to fit the needs of each patient. Special sedatives are available to relieve the fears of the overly nervous individual. For example, a patient with a weak heart who comes in for an appendectomy probably will receive a different anesthetic than a similar patient who suffers from a kidney ailment. More and more anesthesiologists have begun using drugs designed to erase the memory of the operating room from the patient's mind. One such drug given is sodium pentothal the so-called "truth serum" or one of its derivatives. Another advance has been in the use of muscle relaxants for certain types of surgery. One of the most common is curare, derived from a deadly arrow poison used by South American Indians. With curare and similar compounds, the patient isn't put into quite so deep a sleep, and his con- vaiescence is orien snorienea as a resuu. faro This shorter convalescence may point the way for J . easing the chronic shortage of nurses, since less time per patient will lessen nursing requirements for hospitals. Also predicted is greater use of general anesthetics in office practice by physicians, further easing the strain on hospital facilities. 0 ne of the main reasons you have less to fear from major surgery today has nothing to do with drugs. It's simply that now, more patients learn beforehand what's going to happen to them. Not long ago, most patients were told little or nothing about how and when they were going to be put to sleep, and for how long. As a result, when the time came to put a mask over the patient's face, or administer a hypodermic needle or pill, he would often resist. Today, however, the anesthesiologist vis its the patient the day before surgery and explains the procedures to be used, thus allaying his fears. "Usually we don't hide anything," says one spe cialist. "If there's going to be pain, we tell how long it will last, and how severe it will be. You'd be amazed to see the calming effect this frankness produces. The patient stops worrying because he knows what to expect. And often, by not worrying, he does a great deal to speed his own recovery." ' : " 1 w . ' mm ' IlllISS' I Unlike powders that must be stirred and dissolved . . . unlike tooth pastes that must be brushed into a lather . . . unlike scouring cleansers and bleaches that shorten denture life Dr. West's NSTA ClfAN Brand Denture Cleanser goes to work asr! Keeps dentures immaculately clean. Deep-Penetrating Cleaning Power I Liquid penetrates into crevices, ridges and other surfaces. Sticky film, odor-causing bacteria, tobacco stain, tartar-forming sub stance are converted into easily removed liquefied substance that rinses off completely. Takes only 2 to 5 minutes when used daily ! Removable bridge clasps MUST be kept clean 1 Dr. West's, with its deep-cleaning activity, tends to rid clasps of decay-causing bacteria that otherwise could attack natural teeth. Just a simple 2-to-S minute soaking, a gentle brushing and a plain water rinse does it. Gives results unmatched by powders, pastes, scourers! Longer Life for Dentures and Bridges 1 Dr. West's contains no abrasives, cannot scratch the smoothest surface. Guaranteed by Dr. West's. Money back if not delighted. Only 69 at your favorite drug counter. Weco Products Company, Chicago 6, Illinois. ft MTUlt INSTA-CLEAN . DENTURE CLEANSER INSM-ClfAN it the trademark of Who Product! Company More Mothers depend on Fletcher's Castoria than any other laxative to correct constipation in children of all ages WSJ OIIGIHl UII WHEN A LAXATIVE IS NEEDED to correct listless ness, tantrums, loss of appetite due to temporary constipation ... DO AS MOST MOTHERS DO for prompt, pleasant, miiiim : naturai-iine reuei wiinout ine griping ana aiarrnea harsh adult laxatives may bring . . . niiiiiiH unit H hm. " " GIVE GENTLE FLETCHER'S CASTORIA the only nationally-recognized laxative specially made for children's special needs. Choi. H. Fletcher The Original and) Genuine CASTOR DA Family Weekly, September 8, 1957 9 ONLY A CHILD'S LAXATIVE FULFILLS A CHILD'S NEEDS
