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End Matter, Vol. 17 No. 5

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.

Ticks Of Venezuela (Acarina: Ixodoidea) With A Key To The Species Of Amblyomma In The Western Hemisphere, Eleanor K. Jones, Carleton M. Clifford, James E. Keirans, Glen M. Kohls

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

Forty-nine species in 2 families and 10 genera are recorded for Venezuela. A key to the species of Amblyomma in the Western Hemisphere is given. Host and locality records are provided for each species. No new species are reported but the following 17 species are new for the fauna of Venezuela: Autricola silvai Cerný, 1967, Ornithodoros boliviensisO. brodyi Matheson, 1935, O. puertoricensis Fox, 1947, O. rossi Kohls, Sonenshine and Clifford, 1965, O. stageri Cooley and Kohls, 1941, O. yumatensis Cooley and Kohls, 1941, O. marinkellei Kohls and Clifford, 1969, O. viguerasi Cooley and Kohls, 1941, Amhblyomma extraoculatum Neumann, 1899, A. …

End Matter, Vol. 17 No. 6

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.

Venezuelan Nycteribiid Batflies (Diptera: Nycteribiidae), Lindolpho R. Guimarães

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

Eleven species of Nycteribiidae, all belonging to the genus Basilia, are reported from Venezuela. Of these, two (tuttlei and typhlops) are described as new and four (anomala, dubia, juquiensis, and tiptoni) are recorded for the first time. B. anomala is the first species with three tergal plates to be found in South America. Synonymies, previous localities, and host records are given for all species, as well as new records and comments. Geographical distribution and host-parasite associations are discussed. Field parties of the Smithsonian Venezuelan Project obtained the material on which this paper is based.

Nonparasitic Cysts Of The Liver: Analysis Of 36 Cases And Review Of Modern Diagnostic Techniques, Victor Lawoyin, Robert J. Priest

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

A review is presented of 36 cases of nonparasitic cysts of the liver. These are uncommon and had been difficult to diagnose clinically. Diagnosis has usually been made by post-mortem examination and by surgery. Attention is focused on the merits of modern diagnostic methods to differentiate cystic from solid tumors of the liver. These methods include radioisotope scanning, ultrasonography, and abdominal arteriography.

Publications Of The Staff Of The Henry Ford Hospital And The Edsel B. Ford Institute For Medical Research

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Gout And Arterial Thrombosis, Frank J. Viozzi, Gilbert B. Bluhm, Jeanne M. Riddle

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Two hundred and eighty patients with primary gout diagnosed between the years 1959-64 at Henry Ford Hospital were studied to determine the frequency of myocardial infarction in the fourth, fifth and sixth decades. The retrospective data correlate with previously published reports of accelerated platelet turnover and our own observation of increased platelet surface activation in patients with gout. The results suggest an increased risk (or myocardial infarction before age 50 in patients with primary gout; this merits prospective study. The finding of increased platelet surface activation in patients with gout may provide an insight into the pathophysiology of the apparent …

Current Tests For Tubal Patency: Their Study And Comparison, Asghar Afsari, Robert J. Thompson

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Two hundred patients have been reviewed in whom culdoscopy or laparoscopy was performed for infertility study. During these two procedures, methylene blue was injected through an endocervical cannula for detection of tubal patency under direct visualization. When compared with 89 patients tested by utero-tubal insufflation and hystero-salpingography, results indicated that direct visualization of the tubes and dye hydrotubation appears to be the most reliable method. HSG proved to be the second most reliable method with a failure rate of 19.2%. The least accurate procedure in this study was UTI with CO₂ gas, where the failure rate was 24.7%. The …

Inhibition Of Kidney Mitochondrial Monoamine Oxidase Activity By The Nephrosis-Producing Aminonucleoside Of Puromycin, Paul Bartlett, Mei-Hwa Tu, Kathleen Ashworth

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Intraperitoneal administration in rats of a single large injection of the potent nephrotogenic aminonucleoside,6-dimethylamino-9-(3'-amino-3' =deoxy-β-D-ribofuranosyl)-purine, resulted in striking reductions in kidney cortex mitochondrial monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity, assayed on tyramine substrate The alterations in enzymatic activity correlated remarkably well with the onset and development of the massive proteinuria characteristic of the disease. The inhibitory effects were also produced in vitro, and Lineweaver-Burk reciprocal plots were clearly indicative of non-competitive inhibition. It is suggested that aminonucleoside inhibition of kidney mitochondrial MAO activity may be a biochemical lesion in the primary step of GBM collagen cross-link formation, whereby collagen fibrillogenesis is impaired …

Biopsy-Proven Amebic Colitis Treated With Metronidazole, Frederick R. Bode, Earl J. Van Volkinburg

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Amebiasis was diagnosed in a Vietnam veteran and treated in a conventional manner with diodoquin and tetracycline. Symptoms persisted over the next three and one-half years despite repeated courses of diodoquin. Amebic colitis was confirmed by biopsy through a sigmoidoscope. The patient then received a ten-day course of metronidazole (Flagyl). Studies are cited proving this single agent is the drug of choice in the oral therapy of all clinical forms of amebiasis.

In Memoriam: Thomas J. Heldt, M. D., 1883-1972, Eugene J. Alexander

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Vol. 17 No. 5

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Vol. 16 No. 4

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series

No abstract provided.

Osteopathic Digest (Autumn 1972), Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Digest

The Autumn 1972 issue of the Osteopathic Digest includes the following articles:

• Overmont Senior Citizens Apt.
• President's Greeting
• 8lst PCOM Commencement
• Graduate Class Dinner
• Faculty Promotions
• Osteopathic Stamp
• Dr. England Appointed Acting Dean
• Dr. Caruso, Pediatrics Chairman
• Alumni Present Mace to PCOM
• Professional Programs Please D.O.'s
• Alumni Happenings
• Alumni Elections
• Jaundice Seminary
• Persons and Places
• PCOM Dance
• Survivers Club
• Dr. Leuzinger Honored
• Faculty Dinner Pictorial
• Mrs. Barth, Women’s Dean
• Commencement Pictorial
• Class of '76 Orientation
• Dr. Barth Addresses New Students
• First Yearmen Tour Evans Hall
• Bicentennial Class Pictorial
• Laporte Medical Center Aids Refugees
• Appalachia Regional Commission
• Student Wives Report
• Class …

Preoperative Teaching And Its Relationship To Postoperative Recovery, Eleanor Wiese

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of the study was to find out whether an organized, preoperative teaching program would make a difference in patient recovery from intra-abdominal surgery.

A review of literature served as a guide in defining the needs of patients and in developing class content. An outline, which included deep breathing, coughing, turning, bed exercises and what to expect, was made for the class. Nine slides were developed specifically for the teaching sessions. To reinforce the teaching, a handout was given to each patient.

It was hypothesized that the experimental group of patients would require less pain medication, develop fewer complications …

Health Status Of Emergency Department Patients, Marjean J. Horning

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to help nursing develop a comprehensive care system for patients in selected emergency departments. To develop such a system, it was necessary to know the characteristics of and the health needs of that population.

The problem of this study was to describe the characteristics and health needs of patients in selected emergency departments.

Patients were interviewed using the Kisch Health Status Proxy (KHSP) and the Health Habits Inventory (HHI) as a guide. The KHSP listed acute and chronic conditions that an individual experienced. It gave a numerical score which rated the respondent in good, …

Evidence For Bone Marrow Cell Attrition As A Mechanism For Granulocyte Regulation In The Canine, Vincent Dee Smith

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: August 28, 1972, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: August 21, 1972, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

What's Happening: August 14, 1972, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

An Investigation Of Between-Ear Tympanometry Measures In Normal-Hearing Young Adults, Barry Lynn Kimmel

Dissertations and Theses

In recent years, tympanometry has been used to provide objective and definitive information regarding the status of middle ear conditions and functions. The present standard for tympanometric normalcy is based upon between-subject measures. This standard, however, does not allow precise differentiation between normal and pathological tympanometry curves. A within-subject comparison of right and left ear tympanometry curves of normal-hearing subjects could provide a narrow standard of tympanometric normalcy which would be more useful in differentiating between pathologic and non-pathologic middle ear function. The within-subject relationship between tympanometry curves for right and left ears was investigated by comparing the individual right …

What's Happening: August 7, 1972, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Partial Purification And Properties Of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate-Specific Isocitrate Dehydorgenase Of Phycomyces Blakesleeanus, Adrienne Shanler

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

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Spectral Analysis Of Olfactory System Electrical Activity: Effects Of Ketamine And Sodium Pentobarbital, John Ludwig Orr

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Another Look At The Mini-Mult, Dianne S. Umansky

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Community Health Nursing Care Plan, Gayle Clark

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Structured nursing care plans are recognized tools in the effective utilization of the nursing process. Community health nursing services have not commonly used structured nursing care plans. The purpose of this study was to improve the management of patient problems through the deliberate use of the nursing process by providing the public health nurse with a structured nursing care plan. A plan was developed which consisted of a nursing history outline, a plan for action tool, and an evaluation form.

The nursing problem of milk anemia was selected to be managed by public health nurses in the study. Six nurses …

Effects Of Dietary Factors And Morphine Administration On Voluntary Alcohol Consumption And Dopamine Metabolism In Rats, Claudia Smithson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The effect of diet and dietary additives on voluntary alcohol consumption in male Sprague-Dawley rats was studied. Alcohol intake measured weekly and reported as ml of a 10% solution ingested per 100 grams body weight. A four week pre-experimental period was designed to determine individual tendencies to drink and thus to eliminate the high and low drinkers from the study. No difference was found in alcohol intake with either starch or sugar as the carbohydrate source; however, there was a greater weight gain ( p < .025) in those animals consuming sugar-based diets. Rats on poor-quality diets containing minimal amounts of vitamins and minerals continued to gradually increase alcohol consumption during the study. This diet, supplemented with coffee, caused the greatest significant increase in alcohol intake and the lowest weight gains. Addition of coffee to the diets significantly increased alcohol consumption (p< .005) but decreased growth rate (p < .0005) . However, when the poor quality diets were supplemented with vitamins and minerals, alcohol consumption was reduced by about 50% (p < .005) and weight gain was significantly increased (p < .0005).

The daily intraperitoneal administration of morphine sulfate significantly decreased alcohol intake (p < .02) and the per cent of total fluid consumed as alcohol (p < .02) but did not effect water consumption.

An attempt was …

Studies Related To The Structure And Mechanism Of Action Of Rabbit Muscle Aldolase, Christian F. Midelfort

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation deals with several aspects of the structure and catalytic functions of the enzyme fructose - 1,6-diphosphate aldolase (I.U.B. Number 4.1.2.13) isolated from rabbit muscle.

First, it concerns the chemical nature of the proteolytic modifications of aldolase by a-chymotrypsin and subtilopeptidase B (Novo) in producing an enzyme with catalytic properties like those of the aldolase modified by carboxypeptidase A. The a-chymotrypsin modification has been published (C.F. Midelfort and A.H. Mehler, J. Biol. Chem. 247. 3127 (1972)).

Second it presents evidence for the occurrence of a slow deamidation of an asparagine residue in muscle aldolase in vivo which results in …

The Treatment Of Hallucinogenic Drug Abusers: A Study Of Physicians’ Perceptions, Frederick Jon Latimer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of A Structured Human Relations Training Laboratory On The Behavior Of College Students, Daniel R. Klainer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.