Medical Records

Index

The medical chart appears to be in reverse chronological order. In order from top to bottom pages, the following appear:

• Microscopic Notes
• Gross Necroscopy Notes
• Clinical Summary
• Exposure History

Typed Stamps

Information that is typewritten is stamped in the upper-left quadrant of many documents. All dates are in Julian Format (So, YY followed by how many days into that year). As an example for animal ID 999A:

999A    76082    M
DA 14            77110
239PU LONG 1 5UM MONO
02 2130

A breakdown of this is:

ANIMAL_ID  DOB  SEX
PATHOLOGY_SERIES_INDEX_NUMBER  EXPOSURE_DATE
DESCRIPTION
ASSIGNED_ID

• DESCRIPTION: Where there exists something like 1 5UM this indicates 1.5 Micron Particle size. For whatever reason, decimals do not appear.
  • Where MONO occurs: monodispersed aerosols, i.e., aerosols of a very narrow size range.
• ASSIGNED_ID: This is the assignment code or experiment designation as reported in the annual report of each lab.

Exposure History

A single yellow sheet toward the chronological beginning of most of the medical charts.

• History Section contains:
  • Tattoo
  • Exposure Date
  • Exposure Number: This field is interesting. An example 2130/31-02. The number after the slash always seems to be 1 higher than the last two digits of the first four numbers.
• Assignment Code
  • Class
  • Isotope
  • Form
  • G1
  • G2

Medical Workups

Apparently, EEG and ECG workups of the dogs were performed.

EEG Acronyms:

F = frontal
T = temporal
P = parietal
O = occipital