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A Method For Determining The Location Of The Central Venous Reference Point In Subjects With Hyperinflation Lung Disease, Fred W. Troutman
A Method For Determining The Location Of The Central Venous Reference Point In Subjects With Hyperinflation Lung Disease, Fred W. Troutman
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This descriptive exploratory study was designed to identify a method for determining the most consistent extrathoracic landmark for measuring the zero reference point of central venous pressure in subjects with hyperinflation lung disease.
The primary purpose of this study was to find a method to determine if the external reference point that is currently being used on patients with hyperinflation lung disease represents the true zero point of central venous pressure.
The first method explored the use of cadaver subjects during post-mortem examination to determine the location of the hydrostatic zero point. This method was eliminated because a question arose …
Verrucous Carcinoma Of The Oral Cavity, Lane C. Thomsen
Verrucous Carcinoma Of The Oral Cavity, Lane C. Thomsen
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This paper describes 39 cases of oral verrucous carcinoma. This study reports on 20 cases from the San Diego Tumor Group and 19 cases from the Oral Pathology Service which showed the characteristic features of verrucous carcinoma. Twenty three patients were men and 16 were women. In the majority of the cases the lesion was exophytic and had a papillary surface. The buccal mucosa and gingiva were the sites most frequently involved. The characteristic histologic pattern consisted of keratinized well-differentiated epithelium exhibiting irregular folds. In addition there was an inward projection of bulbous rete ridges. Surgical excision was the treatment …
The Applicability Of Values Clarification To Cardiac Patient Education, Bonnie Berger, Vilma Raettig
The Applicability Of Values Clarification To Cardiac Patient Education, Bonnie Berger, Vilma Raettig
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine the applicability of the value clarifying approach as an additional educational method to assist the chronic heart patient to examine his life style, establish some priorities, and implement changes in his life style in light of his disease condition and the limitations it imposes.
In an experimental study 20 male and female, medical and surgical cardiac patients participated in an educational program involving 8 value clarifying sessions. After these sessions the patients evaluated their own behavior in terms of their self-set goals, in the life style areas of smoking, diet, work, exercise …