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Diabetic Nephropathy, Barry B. Kirschbaum

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Any discussion of morbid events in diabetes is going to emphasize cardiovascular and peripheral vascular problems. Renal disease accounts for a relatively small percentage of the mortality in diabetes; yet the overall incidence of diabetes mellitus in the population so greatly exceeds that of the various types of glomerulonephritis that it has become one of the most common causes of end-stage renal failure in this country. It is difficult to assign exact numbers because the figures in the medical literature vary considerably; however, it is estimated that in the United States today there are some 10 million people who are …

Research In Action (1978-09)

Research in Action, 1975-1987

A publication devoted to describing the scholarly and creative activities of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 55, No. 5, 1978)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Porotic Hyperostosis In The Eastern Mediterranean, J. Lawrence Angel

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Porotic hyperostosis is bone expansion caused by hypertrophy of blood-forming marrow. It usually affects the skull diploë in adults and the long bones, face, skull vault, and sometimes the trunk in children, often with some thinning and porosity in the cortex and even the formation of a double cortex (bone-in-bone) in severe infections. Excess formation of red cells in hematogenous marrow can come from sicklemia or thalassemia (especially in the homozygous form), from other hemolytic anemias including unusual blood defects like spherocytosis, and from iron deficiency anemia. Presumably hookworm, amebiasis and other dysenteries, endemic malaria, and even high-altitude anoxia can …

Paleoepidemiology Of Infectious Disease In The Dickson Mounds Population, John Lallo, George J. Armelagos, Jerome C. Rose

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The major focus of paleopathology has been the delimiting of disease in time and space. Information about the history of specific diseases is the objective of many of these studies. While the chronological and geographical dimensions of paleopathology contribute significantly to our knowledge of disease, there are limits to this approach, which often fails to consider the interaction of biology and culture in the disease of prehistoric populations.

Management Of Acute Glomerulonephritis, Donald Oken

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Glomerulonephritis is responsible for over one half of all cases of end-stage chronic renal failure and, in its most fulminant form, is a cause of acute, irreversible renal failure. Electron microscopy and immunofluorescent studies together with newly recognized clinical associations have revealed a wide variety of histologic subgroups and myriad etiologies for what was once regarded as a single, simple entity. The addition of electron microscopy has lent an entirely new dimension to the delineation of glomerulonephritis subtypes and offers a more reasonable approach to the search for treatment of these subtypes. It is, after all, not unreasonable to suppose …

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 55, No. 3, 1978)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical College Of Virginia Bulletin [1978], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

MCV bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for professional programs on the MCV campus.

The Asian Woman In America, Gloria L. Kumagai

Explorations in Ethnic Studies

Both females and males, regardless of their racial ethnic group, are seriously limited in their information about Asian women. Far too often the system educates individuals about race and sex as two distinct and separate categories. Consequently, Asian women, as well as other women of color, are viewed either as members of their ethnic group or their sexual group, and rarely as members of both groups simultaneously. This paper presents an overview of the historical context and the present-day status of Asian women in America as well as implications for education and change.

Early Sibling Relationships, Patricia Mccook Rager

Theses and Dissertations

Most of the richness and beauty of life is derived from the close relationship that each individual has with a small number of other human beings--mother, father, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, and a small cadre of close friends. With each person in this small group, the individual has a uniquely close attachment or bond. Much of the joy and sorrow of life revolves around attachments or affectional relationships--making them, breaking them, preparing for them, and adjusting to their loss.

This study dealt with one of those special attachments, the relationship a child formed with his newborn brother or …

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 55, No. 2, 1978)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Direct Determination Of Pentachlorophenol By Differential Pulse Polarography, Albert L. Wade

Theses and Dissertations

Concern over environmental contamination leading to the introduction of pentachlorophenol into human and animal systems has resulted in the need for a rapid and direct method for determining trace concentrations of this highly toxic compound. A direct electrochemical procedure has been developed for determining trace conccentrations of this phenol dovm to 0.27 ppm. This method uses the electrochemical techniques of differential pulse polarography at the dropping mercury electrode, and differential pulse voltammetry at the carbon paste electrode to reduce pentachlorophenol for this determination. Cyclic voltammetry at the hanging mercury drop electrode has been used to characterize the reaction behavior of …

Changes In Serum Osmolality And The Clinical Manifestations Of The Dialysis Disequilibrium Syndrome, Donna L. Young

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between the change in serum osmolality in the chronic renal failure patient on hemodialysis and the number of clinical symptoms of the dialysis disequilibrium syndrome experienced during hemodialysis. The study was conducted at the Renal Dialysis Unit of an urban medical center located in a southeastern city. Data were collected from May 25, 1978 to June 30, 1978. Data were obtained during 28 hemodialysis procedures performed on 11 subjects. Serum osmolality measurements were collected prior to initiation of the dialysis procedure, at half-hour intervals during dialysis, and prior …

Vcu Magazine (1977-12)

VCU Magazine, 1971-1993

A publication for alumni and friends of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Vcu Today (1977-11-08)

VCU Today, 1972-1988

VCU Today, the University’s first official administrative organ, began as a somewhat irregular monthly publication but moved to a bi-weekly newspaper format in the 1980s. The newspaper changed its name to VCU Voice in 1988 and ten years later it appeared under the title UniverCity News. As it neared the end of its run as a physical newspaper, the publication became simply VCU News. These four publications were essentially the same periodical published under different titles by the Office of University Relations. VCU News appeared online for the first time in 2002.

Commonwealth Times 1977-11-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 1977-10-04

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Vcu Magazine (1977-06)

VCU Magazine, 1971-1993

A publication for alumni and friends of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Commonwealth Times 1977-06-01 Summer Journal

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

The Scarab (1977-05)

The Scarab, 1952-2010

From the cover: "Official Organ of the Alumni Association of the Medical College of Virginia."

Vcu Today (1977-04-27)

VCU Today, 1972-1988

VCU Today, the University’s first official administrative organ, began as a somewhat irregular monthly publication but moved to a bi-weekly newspaper format in the 1980s. The newspaper changed its name to VCU Voice in 1988 and ten years later it appeared under the title UniverCity News. As it neared the end of its run as a physical newspaper, the publication became simply VCU News. These four publications were essentially the same periodical published under different titles by the Office of University Relations. VCU News appeared online for the first time in 2002.

Commonwealth Times 1977-04-19

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 1977-04-05

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 1977-03-01

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Vcu Magazine (1977-03)

VCU Magazine, 1971-1993

A publication for alumni and friends of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Commonwealth Times 1977-02-15

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Vcu Today (1977-02-09)

VCU Today, 1972-1988

VCU Today, the University’s first official administrative organ, began as a somewhat irregular monthly publication but moved to a bi-weekly newspaper format in the 1980s. The newspaper changed its name to VCU Voice in 1988 and ten years later it appeared under the title UniverCity News. As it neared the end of its run as a physical newspaper, the publication became simply VCU News. These four publications were essentially the same periodical published under different titles by the Office of University Relations. VCU News appeared online for the first time in 2002.

The Scarab (1977-02)

The Scarab, 1952-2010

From the cover: "Official Organ of the Alumni Association of the Medical College of Virginia."

Commonwealth Times 1977-01-24

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Insulin Receptors, William G. Blackard

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Much of the emphasis in the pathogenesis of diabetes mellitus has justifiably been placed on the endocrine gland, the pancreas. Extensive studies on the biosynthesis and release of insulin from the beta cell, bihormonal control of metabolism by insulin and glucagon, and more recently the role of somatostatin have attracted the attention of students of the subject; but considerable evidence exists to suggest at least some role of tissue resistance to insulin in the pathogenesis of this disorder. There have been many advocates for extra pancreatic factors causing diabetes. One of the first was Mirsky, who proposed that diabetes might …