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An Examination Of The Relationship Between Population Density, Density Related Social Factors, And Physical Morbidities, Douglas King Huebner

Dissertations and Theses

The relationship between the number of persons per room in the home and the relative occurrence of stress-related morbidities of hospitalized patients is investigated. The social factors of age, social class, and level of social support also are examined as they relate to both density and morbidity type occurrence. The population under study is composed of all Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program members twenty years of age and older, discharged from Bess Kaiser Hospital during 1974, and whose diagnosed morbidity was included in specific morbidity categories. All data were obtained through the facilities of the Health Services Research Center, Kaiser Foundation …

Digest Of The Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine (Fall 1974), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Fall 1974 issue of the Digest of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine includes the following articles:

• PCOM Inaugurates a President
• Dr. Rowland's Inaugural Address
• Dedication of Overmont House
• Convocation
• Meet the Class of 1978
• Recent Appointments
• News from the College
• News from the Health Care Centers
• People
• Faculty Notes
• In Memoriam

The Southwestern Pharmacist Vol. 3, No. 4, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern Pharmacist

On March S and 6, Southwest­ ern was visited by an AACP (American Association of Col­leges of Pharmacy) visiting sci­entist, Dr. James A. Visconti.

Unique Characteristics And Implications Of Individual Health Profiles, George Z. Williams

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

During the era of the prescientific medicine, people were divided into two categories: those who were sick and those who were not sick. Physicians found it necessary to establish criteria to differentiate the ill and separate them according to symptoms and signs characteristic of classifiable diseases. Because of preoccupation with disease, the concept of the "normal" versus the pathological, as two opposite and definable conditions, was inevitable in the absence of scientific knowledge of human chemistry and physiology. This concept has carried over into the present era of scientific medicine.

Patients' Reactions To Witnessing Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation, Lynn Andree Finch

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to describe the reactions to stress in patients witnessing a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, in order to determine if the witnessing patients' needs are being met adequately, and to determine the effect of a specific psychological stressor on patients.

All resuscitations ("STATS") done over a two-month period at Loma Linda University Medical Center, with oriented patients in the room, were observed and recorded on an Observation Guide. A Questionnaire was also solicited from medical-surgical nursing personnel who had observed "STATS" with witnessing patients in the last three months. The Guide and the Questionnaire were developed from …

The Duration Of The Effect Of Different Carbohydrates On Neutrophilic Phagocytosis, Judy L. Reeser

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In order to determine the duration of the effect of glucose, fructose, sucrose, honey, starch, and orange juice on neutrophilic phagocytosis, 10 subjects underwent a complete series of carbohydrate tolerance tests. Blood samples were drawn at specific time periods following ingestion of 100 grams of each carbohydrate. Blood was then analyzed for glucose and phagocytic index (the mean number of bacteria engulfed per leukocyte); a red blood cell and white blood cell count and differential white cell count were done also on about 1/2 of the samples. In addition, 7 other subjects participated in a fasting study in which no …

Abstracts Of Theses For Graduate Degrees

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Abstracts of graduate degree theses, Medical College of Virginia, June 1970. Summary includes: Radioimmunoassay of HGH and ACTH in Surgically Stressed Patients by James Carrington Rose; Tongue Rolling and Tongue Folding in an American Caucasian Population by Martha Jane Ruebush; Study of the Toxic, Pyrogenic, and Cytopathogenic Properties of Lipopolysacchardie of Salmonella Abortus Equi by Brenda Lee Wright; Influence of the Cutaneous Application of Ice on Isolation and Control of Single Motor Units in Humans by Martha Anne Clendenin; Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Inactivation of Bovine Liver Glutamate Dehydrogenase by Stanley Clark Yusko; A Study to Determine why a Group of …

A Comparison Of Ecs And Drug Induced State-Dependent Learning, Mayse F. John

All Master's Theses

The purpose of the present experiment is twofold: (a) to determine if FS and ECS or just ECS can be used as an agent to produce "dissociated" learning in a multi-trial procedure, and (b) if shown, to determine the effectiveness of these agents relative to three different dosages of sodium pentobarbital preselected to produce no, moderate, and complete dissociation.

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume Xx, Number 1 Fall 1970

The Bulletin (formerly the Jefferson Medical College Alumni Bulletin)

Jefferson Alumni Bulletin – Volume XX, Number 1 Fall 1970

Admissions at Jefferson, page 2

Physiology in evolution, page 9

Student government, page 16

Alumni achievement award, page 24

Profile, page 26

The Jefferson scene, page 28

Faculty notes, page 31

Class notes, page 33

A Follow-Up Study Of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease And Their Practice Of The Breathing Pattern, A. Theodora Djagia

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this descriptive survey was to do a follow-up study on patients with COPD to find out to what extent these patients have followed instruction to continue exercising the abdominal and diaphragmatic muscles, with the utilization of a breathing pattern. Literature was reviewed which revealed contradictory findings in regard to the physiological benefits of the use of the breathing pattern. Nine patients met the criteria and signed a consent sheet to be visited in their homes. An Observation Data Sheet and Interview Guide were the tools used to collect data. A point system was constructed and used with …

1970 Apothecary, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Apothecary

The end of the academic year heralds the arrival of the 1970 APOTHECARY. It has been a fast-paced, hectic time for all. For some, this ends the formal pharmacy curriculum and thus many new situations lie ahead. The 1970 APOTHECARY would like to take this opportunity to wish all the Seniors the best of luck in the future and hearty congratulations on their achievements.

We are very proud of this edition of the APOTHECARY and we want to thank everyone involved in its completion. Certainly, the most "credit" goes to Dr. Ulrich, faculty sponsor. He made most of the …

Stress Urinary Incontinence In The Human Female: Gravity And Ecomorphologic Influences On Bladder And Urethral Function Of The Human Female, C. Paul Hodgkinson

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

This study was undertaken to determine if the biped stale of the human female constituted a stress force in urethrovesical physiological function. To arrive at realistic conclusions, the ecomorphologic changes incidental to the conquest of gravity by the vertebrates have been reviewed. Accepting the evolutionary precepts as expressed by Hobart Smith that "if all parts of the evolutionary chain were known, it would be impossible to draw a logical distinction between man and nonman, Romer slated "Bone for bone, muscle for muscle, organ for organ, almost every feature of the ape is repeated in the human body. The differences are …

The Southwestern Pharmacist Vol. 1, No. 1, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern Pharmacist

Work began this summer on the 42,000 - square - foot addition to the Chemistry-Pharmacy-Physics Building. The J. J. Bol­linger Construction Company of Oklahoma City received the con­tract.

1968 Apothecary, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Apothecary

About the Cover

The cover depicts the proposed addition to the present facilities to the School of Pharmacy. When completed at an estimated cost in excess of $1 million, the addition will double our laboratory and classroom space. The School of Pharmacy will occupy the entire third floor and a portion of the second floor in the proposed addition.

Iatrogenic Disorders, Robert H. Moser

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The contemporary physician and his patient are riding the crest of the most dramatic expansion of medical capability in history. But the rapid proliferation of medical knowledge has not been entirely benign. Although our reverses have been minor in contrast to our advances, negative effects cannot be ignored. My discussion involves one aspect of this problem--the emergence of what I have called "Diseases of Medical Progress" (Moser, 1964).

"Fractional Labeling": The Fraction Of Actively Forming Osteons That Take Tetracycline Labels In Normal Human Bone, T. Rush, D. Pirok, H. M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

A Survey Of Temperatures Of Adult Medical Patients, Marilyn Ruth Verabelle Pinder

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem of this study was (1) to find the incidence of fever among adult medical patients in the selected hospital, (2) to find the incidence of elevations of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or above after being below 100 for twenty-four hours or longer. and (3) to find what factor or factors, if any, could be used to identify these patients.

The study was conducted on the medical units of a selected hospital. Five hundred evening temperatures were taken from the temperature sheets and classified according to previous temperature, patterns. Four patients with beginning elevations were studied to find any factor …

Techniques Found In Administering Intragluteal Injection, Lee Lee Santimalapongse

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This descriptive survey study was concerned with the problem of determining whether nurses were using an acceptable technique in giving intragluteal injections. With the increase of intramuscular injections the complications and injuries resulting from the intragluteal injections have increased. A review of literature disclosed a general agreement among authorities that damage to nerves and muscles in the administration of intragluteal injections could be minimized by careful selection of the injection site and the use of proper technique. Fifty registered nurses giving intragluteal injections in two general hospitals were observed, guided by a check list from the criteria recommended by Zelman. …

Bone As A Physiological Tool, Harold M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Nurses' Interpretation Of Force Fluids, Colleen W. Blair

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was done to survey nurses on the medical units of one hospital in order to (1) ascertain their interpretation of a minimum and maximum amount of fluid in the order "Force fluids", and (2) determine criteria most used by these nurses to identify the fluid quantities.

The descriptive survey was the method of study. A questionnaire, which centered around recorded chart information for four patients whose fluid therapy was prescribed as "Force fluids", was the research tool.

Findings revealed that the upper limits and modes on the minimum and maximum fluid distributions remained constant and the means and …

A Comparison Of Axillary And Rectal Temperatures In Children, Doris Payne

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted on seventy-five children, three to eight years of age. The purpose was to compare a three-minute axillary with a three-minute rectal temperature. Known factors which might influence the findings were eliminated. These were emotional stress, physical exercise, antipyretic medications, cooling and heating measures, gastro-intestinal disturbances, and croupettes or oxygen tents. The range of the difference between the temperatures was from 0.8 degrees to 2.2 degrees with the mean difference of 1.13 degrees. A little less than half of the temperatures had one degree of difference. An additional thirty-two per cent were within 0.2 degrees of being …

Sex And The Transurethral Prostatectomy, Edward T. Moon

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this research was to find out what effects the TURP has on ejaculatory ability, frequency of coitus and the emission of seminal fluid. The sample consisted of 50 men, age 46-65, who were married, and had no cancer or other possible physical causes for impotence. Each man was personally interviewed.

Forty-six patients (92 percent) were able to ejaculate. A decrease in the frequency of coitus was reported by 40 per cent of the men. A normal ejaculation of seminal fluid was experienced by thirteen (26 percent) of the men. Considering all the changes in the sexual function …

The Affect Of Activities In The Intensive Care Unit On Patients, Dorothy Millholland Mottweiler

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out whether there is a relationship between what the patient can see and hear of on-going activities in the intensive care unit and patient stress. The descriptive survey method was used. A checklist was developed from several sources in literature. Data were collected by observation of individual patients in two intensive care units and by recording their behavior on the checklist. Recording of stress signs was done for five minute intervals every thirty minutes for eight hours, making sixteen intervals for every eight hour period. Nineteen separate patient observations of eight hour …

Panel On Arteriosclerosis, William Dock

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Panel on Arteriosclerosis held during the Thirty-Sixth annual McGuire Symposium on Hypertension and Arteriosclerosis, Medical College of Virginia, October 7-9, 1964, moderated by William Dock.

The Effect Of Talking On Oral Thermometry, Norma E. Eldridge

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

In this study an experiment was done to find out the effect of talking upon subsequent oral thermometry. A need for such a study was seen in 1) the apparent indifference of nursing service personnel to possible influences of talkativeness on sublingual temperature evaluations and 2) the seeming want of experimental evidence to indicate that talking does change the sublingual temperature. The sixty-one female students who volunteered as subjects were of the health professions at a selected university. For a thirty-minute period the subjects observed the restrictions of no eating, drinking, smoking, gum-chewing, mouth-breathing or talking. Three minute control oral …

An Investigation Into The Possible Relationship Between Phonic Ability And Articulatory Defectiveness In University Students, Ralph W. Redel

Masters Theses

Introduction

Background

In 1938, Travis and Rasmus commented on a particular problem in pathology. They said, "From every angle, an adult with a disorder of articulation presents a much more serious problem than a child with such a defect" (40. p. 218). Their statement is an appropriate current evaluation of the same problem. The American Speech and Hearing Association's Committee on the Midcentury White House Conference reported that the incidence of articulatory disorders was equal, 3.3% for both children and adults in the United States (1). In 1962, Dopheide found that 36 out of 2,087 of the freshman entering Western …

Abstracts

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

1964 Apothecary, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Apothecary

An indication of the growth of Southwestern State College is seen vividly in the school of pharmacy. The class of 1964 is the largest in the history of our school. More instructors have been employed, new equipment has been purchased, and physical plant facilities have been expanded resulting in a beautiful new science building.

As we leave Southwestern State College, we realize the great responsibility that is ours in promoting the profession of pharmacy, cultivating a greater respect for our profession, and serving our fellow man. We accept the challenges of tomorrow, as well as the opportunities, in an effort …

An Equation For The Mesenchymal Cell Activation Function In The Lamellar Bone Remodelling Equations, R. Hattner, Harold M. Frost

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Anatomical And Physiological Facts Essential In The Nursing Care Of Patients With Pathology Within The Spinal Canal, Carol Ann Brady

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This study was conducted to identify those anatomical and physiological facts which are essential in the nursing care of patients with pathology involving structures within the spinal canal.

Review of literature revealed increasing awareness, on the part of nurses and others, of the importance of the basic science to nursing care. Studies exploring the relationship between anatomical and physiological facts and clinical nursing were available. Literature also revealed that the use of individual patients, case studies, or patient records have been useful adjuncts to the teaching of nursing.

The descriptive survey methods was used, with an adaptation of the Fedder …