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Contrangle - Vol. 9, No. 1, Dental Students Association

Contrangle

In this issue:

- Team of Students and Faculty Pilot Dental Program in Guatemala

- Welcome New Students

- Monument Valley Dental Clinic Accredited

- DSA Meeting

- Dentistry in Antiquity

- Rawson to Direct Table Clinic at Convention

- Help Save Welfare Clinic

- ADHA Recommends Baccalaureate Program

- DSA Forum
-- Welcome from Lothar Gutschuss, DSA President
-- Welcome from Tom Aufdemberg, First Vice President

- Editorial

- Bixel Passes Japanese Boards

- Jorgensen to Head International Committee

- UOP Dental School Moves to New Facilities

- Letters to the Editor

Some Variables In Conditioned Suppression With Humans, David Wayne Mulder

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Nurse-Patient Interpretations Of The Nurse's Touch, Judith Ann Trowbridge

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to discover whether or not patients and nurses derived a similar meaning from pictures of a nurse touching a patient in various ways. Five by seven inch black and white photographs were shown to thirty patients and thirty registered nurses. The subjects were controlled in regard to sex, race, residence, language, and physical and emotional orientation. They were asked to focus upon the photographed nurse's touch and to tell in one or two words what meaning they felt that the nurse was trying to convey to the patient by her touch. Responses were recorded …

Ethical Attitudes And Education Of A Group Of California Dietitians, Sharon L. Culpepper

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A questionnaire was developed to determine the ethical attitudes and education of a group of California dietitians. A group of 198 randomly selected individuals from the California Dietetic Association membership of 2,180 participated in the study.

Great diversity was exhibited in age, type of position held and total years of work experience in the sample group. Eighty-one per cent of the respondents were less than forty-nine years of age. The positions most frequently held by the participants were in hospital therapeutics and administration, teaching and schools, and consultant work. Sixty-three per cent were employed on either a full-time or part-time …

Studies Of The Mechanism By Which Chronic Metabolic Acidosis Augments Urinary Calcium Excretion In Man, Jacob Lemann Jr., John R. Litzow, Edward J. Lennon

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

We carried out clearance studies in nine healthy adults and four patients with hypoparathyroidism before and after inducing stable metabolic acidosis with either NH₄Cl or acetazolamide. Clearances were repeated in seven normal subjects and three of the patients 3 days after stopping these agents.

During acidosis in the normal subjects, serum ultrafilterable calcium concentration rose significantly, but inulin clearance fell to a greater extent, so that the calculated filtered load of calcium fell significantly. Despite this, urinary calcium excretion rose. Urinary calcium excretion remained elevated in the recovery studies when the serum ultrafilterable calcium concentration and filtered load …

The Chironian Vol. 28 No. 2, New York Medical College

The Chironian

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Community Services Used By Students Enrolled In The Kirk-Cone Rehabilitation Center, 1965-1966, Audrey Hackett Crandall

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Homeopathic Medicine - Part Ii, Royal D. Rood

Green Revolution

No abstract provided.

Blind Spot, Mildred Loomis

Green Revolution

Review of Verne Thomas's report on her personal recovery of health and eyesight through natural foods and supplements.

Accidental Ingestion Of Anticoagulant Resulting In A Severe Hemorrhagic Diathesis, R. W. Monto, E. R. Williams, T. H. Greidanus, E. J. Van Slyck

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

This case history of a 45-year-old woman, who had been issued Dicumarol instead of Dronactin in a pharmacy-filled prescription, describes an emergency therapeutic program to control hemorrhage with vitamin K, adrenal corticosteroids, and the giving of fresh blood. In a patient with a bleeding disorder, unintentional ingestion of oral anticoagulants is to be suspected if the prothrombin time is markedly elevated, if the patient has been previotisly treated with an oral anticoagulant, or is engaged in a medical or paramedical occupation. Diagnosis is confirmed by finding a deficiency of factors II, VII, IV, and X. and by the presence of …

Psychiatric Emergencies, W. J. Cassidy

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Types of psychiatric emergencies seen in general practice or in a hospital emergency setting are defined, along with recommendations for handling. Also discussed are P.E. in children, methods of detecting the potential suicide and some conclusions based on a 2562 patient survey in one hospital.

Titles And Selected Abstracts

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Nurses' Alumnae Association Bulletin, June 1967, Margaret M. Cossman, Mabel C. Prevost, A Marcella Brown, Elizabeth J. Sweeney, Doris E. Bowman, Sister M. De Montford, Rosemary Kershhaumer, Ledjie Baird, Joann Bobbin, Perma E. Davis, Betty Piersol, Margaret Summers, Janet Hindson, Henrietta Spruance

Nursing Alumni Bulletins

President's Message

Officers and Committee Chairman

Financial Report

Report to Alumnae Association

Nursing Service Report

Operating Room Report

School of Practical Nursing Report

School of Nursing Report

President Herbert's Address (abstracted)

Report from Africa

Student Activities

Nursing Service Staff Association

Resume of Alumnae Meetings

Way and Means Report

Social Committee

Building Fund Report

Class News

Notices

What Nursing Personnel Know About Identifying The Signs Of Increased Intracranial Pressure, Naomi Bullard

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was concerned with finding out how much nursing personnel know about identifying signs of increased intracranial pressure and what understanding they have regarding the importance of prompt reporting of these signs.

A statement was prepared describing what the registered nurse, the license vocational nurse and the nursing assistant should know. This was validated by a panel of experts.

A two part questionnaire was developed from this statement. Part I asked for an essay response regarding the definition, causes, signs and symptoms and the nurse responsibility in intracranial pressure. Part II presented situations to which best answers were to …

Dimensional Changes Induced By Forced Separation Of The Midpalatal Suture Of The Macaca Mulatta Monkey, Roland Dick Walters

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to give a graphic portrayal of the gross changes in occlussal [sic] relationship and the spacial relationship of the bony elements of the mid-face region as produced by palatal expansive forces. The animal of choice was the Macaca mulatta monkey.

The intact skulls were measured following the invivo experiment. The skulls were then mounted in clear plastic and sectioned anteroposterior in order to study and measure the sections which revealed the third dimension perspective.

It has been determined that a strong force can cause a disjunction of the midpalatal suture, that the opened suture …

The Effect Of Written Sigmoidoscopy Information On Discomfort, Sharon Anderson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

An experimental research study was conducted on eighty-four patients in one part-pay clinic. The study was guided by the null hypothesis which stated that the patient who receives specific written information before the sigmoidoscopic exam reports the same discomfort as the patient who has not had this information. The purpose of the study was to compare the discomfort experienced by patients who received specific information about this examination with the discomfort; of patients who had not had this information. An instruction and information sheet was prepared to give the patient an idea of what to expect during the examination. A …

A Diet Instruction Aid For Planning Bland Diets, Viola Ruth Hardin Greene

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this study to determine, from the literature, current practice in the use of bland diets, and from this information to prepare a booklet for use in instructing the ambulatory ulcer patient.

Ulcer regimens have been criticized in recent literature for being unnecessarily restrictive, ^{61, 68} and for employing a diet which is high in saturated fat. ^{16, 50}

It is recommended that patients be given diet instructions in written form. These instructions are to be adapted as much as possible to the normal meal patterns of the patient as determined by dietary interview, carried out …

Vegetable Entrees In Nitrogen Balance And Obesity Studies, Gloria Tyndall

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The first study was designed to evaluate by the nitrogen balance method the protein quality of a pure-vegetarian diet containing about 6 grams of nitrogen per day. The group as a whole maintained nitrogen equilibrium the average being - 0.11 grams of nitrogen per day. Two subjects were not in nitrogen balance, however, factors other than diet may have contributed to these results and are discussed in the thesis. Hemoglobin, serum cholesterol and total serum proteins did not change significantly during the study. The average true digestibility of 5 of the subjects was 85 percent. It was concluded that this …

The Effect Of Glucose On Neutrophilic Phagocytosis, Donald F. Adams

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Samples of blood were obtained from thirty healthy young adult males (Loma Linda University School of Dentistry), and contaminated with bacteria. Varying concentrations of pure glucose were added to this mixture to observe the effect of the glucose on in vitro neutrophilic phagocytosis. As the glucose levels increased a statistically significant suppression was noted in the ability of the neutrophilic leukocytes to engulf Staphylococcus epidermidis.

It was not possible, however, to predict the degree of suppression for any particular level of glucose added nor is it possible to state that suppression will occur in any one individual.

Two methods of …

An Odontometric Study Of Five Contemporary Western United States Indian And Alaskan Eskimo Groups, John A. Matis

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The morphologic characteristics of the oral cavity in five contemporary Western Indian and Alaskan Eskimo groups have been investigated by the use of study models of the dental archs. The sample consisted of 216 individuals, including 44 Navajos, 43 Apaches, 40 Papagos, 42 Pimas and 47 Alaskan Eskimos.

The first purpose of the study was to determine the extent of investigator error. This was accomplished by remeasuring many morphologic traits of the dentition in 125 Indians which had previously been measured by different investigators using the same study models. It was found that investigator error can be significant, even in …

A Method To Determine Curved Surface Laminagraphic Width And Position In Panoral Radiography Utilizing The Panorex X-Ray Unit, Gary G. Morikone

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Although the Panorex X-ray unit has been in existence for almost a decade, no information is publicly available relative to the determination of its laminagraphic slice width or position.

In order to utilize the machine most effectively as a research tool, it seems imperative that this width and position be established.

For the purpose of establishing the spatial relationship within the exposure mechanism, the two eccentric rotational axes were first located. Utilizing a positioning device, ten panoral radiographs of a plastic working dummy with metallic implants were exposed at varying exposure readings. The resultant radiographs, revealing varying degrees of accuracy …

Homeopathic Medicine, Royal D. Rood

Green Revolution

No abstract provided.

Digitalis In Hemorrhagic Shock, Alexander F. Dora

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

[From the Summary] Five mongrel dogs were hemorrhaged to and arterial pressure of 35 mm. Hg. The blood pressure was allowed to fluctuate after ouabain injection. It was found that after drug injection this group was not different from a control group of two dogs, in terms of rise in cardiac output and oxygen consumption. Ten mongrel dogs were hemorrhaged to an arterial pressure of 35 mm. Hg., with maintenance of this pressure throughout the experiments. Ouabain, vasoxyl, isuprel, and saline were given at the appropriate times. It was found that under these conditions, ouabain acted similarly to the vasopressor, …

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xvi, Number 3 Spring 1967

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XVI, Number 3 Spring 1967

The inauguration of Peter Andrew Herbut, page 2

About the new Dean, page 15

The changing medical times by William F. Kellow, M.D., page 17

Crisis in health care: the Jefferson response by John W. Goldschmidt, M.D., page 20

The Orlowitz residence hall by Edward A. Teitelman, M.D., page 29

Project Haiti by Thomas C. Kravis, page 34

The Samuel D. Gross professor of surgery, page 37

The Jefferson scene, page 38

Faculty notes, page 42

Alumni corner, page 46

Class notes, page 49

Some interesting Jefferson alumni, page 59

Tetracycline-Based Measurement Of Bone Dynamics In Rib Of A Girl Dying Of Gaucher's Disease, John E. Pasko, Harold M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Interactions Of Pregnancy And Diabetes, Fred W. Whitehouse

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Ataxia Telangiectasia, Gerald M. Shetisky, Joseph Shuster

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Reader Comments On Vaccination

Green Revolution

No abstract provided.

Contrangle - Vol. 8, No. 6, Dental Students Association

Contrangle

In this issue:

- Convention Preview

- DSA, Thursday, Feb. 16 - Burden Hall - Olympic Champion Speaker

- From the Faculty
-- Your Student Dental Practice
-- Evaluations

- New Anesthesia Book Published

- New Assistant Deans
-- Dr. Hayden
-- Dr. Zwemer

- The Dental Circus - Step Right Up

- Sr. Hygiene News

- The Dental News
-- State
-- Nation: Unhealthy Dentists
-- World

The Effect Of Treatment Of Acidosis On Calcium Balance In Patients With Chronic Azotemic Renal Disease, John R. Litzow, Jacob Lemann Jr., Edward J. Lennon

Biomedical Sciences Faculty Research and Publications

Small but statistically significant negative calcium balances were found in each of eight studies in seven patients with chronic azotemic renal disease when stable metabolic acidosis was present. Only small quantities of calcium were excreted in the urine, but fecal calcium excretion equaled or exceeded dietary intake. Complete and continuous correction of acidosis by NaHCO₃ therapy reduced both urinary and fecal calcium excretion and produced a daily calcium balance indistinguishable from zero.

Apparent acid retention was found throughout the studies during acidosis, despite no further reduction of the serum bicarbonate concentration. The negative calcium balances that accompanied acid retention …