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Vcu Today (1976-02-25)

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 1976-02-13

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 1976-02-06

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

The Scarab (1976-02)

The Scarab, 1952-2010

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

Vcu Magazine (1976-02)

VCU Magazine, 1971-1993

A publication for alumni and friends of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Commonwealth Times 1976-01-30

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Vcu Today (1976-01-28)

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 1976-01-23

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Commonwealth Times 1976-01-16

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

[1976-01-15] Minutes Of A Regular Meeting Of The Board Of Visitors Of Virginia Commonwealth University January 15, 1976., Virginia Commonwealth University. Board Of Visitors

VCU Board of Visitors Minutes

Official minutes of the VCU Board of Visitors and its Executive Committee.

Vcu Today (1976-01-14)

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.

Virginia Commonwealth University Bulletin [1976], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Academic Campus undergraduate bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for undergraduate programs.

Table Of Contents, Volume Twelve, 1976.

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Table of contents for MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly, 1976, Volume Twelve.

Introduction, John R. Taylor

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

We conclude our two-part issue on Neurology for Primary Care Physicians with both the new and the old. Attempting to avoid repetition, our authors address themselves to the overlooked, under-emphasized, and sometimes new area of familiar subjects. Our guest speakers, Dr. Millikan and Dr. Horenstein discuss acute cerebral infarction and the perennial problem of dementia. Exciting new fronts are explored by Drs. Isaacs and Sakalas as they expand on their ideas on neuromuscular disease and surgical techniques for extra-intracranial oscular anastomoses, respectively. Dr. Selhorst contributes some interesting views on low back problems.

New Horizons In Muscle Disease, Edward R. Isaacs

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Sophisticated physiological and histochemical information is accumulating at a rate which at present is faster than the clinician can assimilate. The contributions made by electron microscopy further burden an overwhelming stockpile of data. In a true sense, many pieces to the puzzle have been found, and as these are cautiously put in place, a more complete understanding of muscle disease is foreseeable. One hopes that with better insight into the pathophysiology of muscle diseases, these new horizons will permit eventual treatment or cure for those suffering from these disorders.

Uncommon Disorders Of The Lower Spinal Region A Report On Eleven Patients, John B. Selhorst

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Prompt diagnosis of lower spinal diseases is essential for successful treatment. Appropriate medical therapy or surgical decompression arrests progression and reverses existing neurologic deficit. Delayed or improper diagnosis seriously jeopardizes the patient’s ultimate neurologic status. Too often early symptoms are disregarded or passed over as insignificant.

Contents

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Table of contents for MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly, 1976, Volume Twelve, Number One.

Acne Vulgaris, James J. Leyden

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Acne vulgaris displays all the characteristics of a polygenic disorder in that hereditary factors are apparent with strong family tendencies for the disorder while the phenotypic expression of the disease varies over a wide spectrum. All that is known for certain concerning the genetics of acne is that concordance is extremely high in identical twins. In the past decade, various investigations have resulted in much clearer concepts of pathogenesis and have brought us to the point of effective therapy for the majority of cases. In this report, I will summarize recent concepts in the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris.

Paleoserologic Studies: Abo And Histocompatibility Antigens In Mummified American Indians, A. A. Hossaini, Marvin J. Allison

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The first genetic polymorphism to be described in man was the ABO blood group system. Ths system proved to be present as a membrane antigen of the cells of almost all organs of the body. In this it not only stimulates histocompatibility antigens but also helps to determine ABO compatibility between organ recipients and their donors. The presence of the ABH and HL-A antigens in tissues and their stability on storage allows typing mummified bodies despite the passage of thousands of years.

Treatment Of Head Wounds In Pre-Columbian And Colonial Peru, Marvin J. Allison, Alejandro Pezzia

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

As is frequently the case, art objects often depict the life in a particular civilization, thus giving a visual record of a people where the people themselves have disappeared. Peru is one of the areas of the world where art depicts the life of the people while the people themselves are present in the form of mummies to confirm much of what is seen in art. A number of ceramic vessels have been found depicting one man working on the skull of another with a knife. That such actions were possibly surgical was documented in 1865 when Squier was given …

Introduction, John R. Taylor

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The 29th Annual Stoneburner Lecture Series was sponsored this year by the Department of Neurology because we sensed a need and a desire for a symposium approaching common neurologic problems encountered by primary care physicians. The attendance at the series was gratifying to the participating lecturers and confirmed our view.

Episodic Disorders Of Vision, John W. Harbison

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Of all our senses, vision is most commonly associated with patient distress, if not overt alarm, when abruptly compromised. Despite patient concern, a rare, or rarely recognizable, clinical entity is perhaps of less significance to the physician than to the patient. When the broad spectrum of episodic disturbance of vision is closely examined, it becomes apparent that these visual symptoms are indeed of common occurrence in the population at large. Surprisingly, despite their ultimate effect on the eye, a majority of the clinical entities that produce episodic disturbance of vision are neurologic. Episodic is defined as being "...made up of …

Inadequate Parathyroid Response In Acute Pancreatitis, Giles M. Robertson , Jr., M.D., Edward W. Moore , M.D., Donald M. Switz , M.D., Glen W. Sizemore , M.D., Herschel L. Estep , M.D.

Internal Medicine Publications

Abstract

We studied nine consecutive hypocalcemic patients with acute pancreatitis to elucidate the mechanism of hypocalcemia. Mean serum ionized calcium, 0.97 mM, was below the normal mean of 1.16 mM (P < 0.001). Seven of eight patients tested had normal parathyroid hormone levels. All responded to parenteral parathyroid extract by increasing serum ionized calcium and urinary cyclic AMP, indicating parathyroid-hormone-responsive target organs. Calcitonin and glucagon concentrations were increased above normal in some patients, but there was no relation with serum ionized calcium. Parenteral glucagon had no significant effect on serum ionized calcium or calcitonin concentrations. These findings suggest that neither glucagon nor calcitonin was primarily responsible for the hypocalcemia, which did not produce expected increases in serum parathyroid hormone concentrations. Relative parathyroid insufficiency may account for the persistent hypocalcemia frequently observed in patients with acute pancreatitis. (N Engl J Med 294:512–516, 1976)

Virginia Commonwealth University Commencement Program [Corrected Copy] [1976], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

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Thyroid Diseas In A Peruvian Mummy, Enrique Gerszten, Marvin J. Allison, Alejandro Pezzia, David Klurfeld

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Although the pathogenesis of endocrine disorders has only recently been recognized, disorders of the thyroid gland have been recorded since ancient times, primarily because of the gland’s strategic location in the neck. Goiter, enlargement of the gland, was described early in history and endocrine goiter was also mentioned. The earliest written references go back as far as the Chinese of the second millennium BC, Greek and Roman authors of classical times, and medieval manuscripts. In his history of goiter, Greenwald contended that there was no evidence of goiter in the Americas before the coming of the white man, although the …

The Management Of Acute Cerebral Infarction, Clark H. Millikan

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

There is no evidence that we are able to reverse cerebral infarction once it gets underway. The day may come when some form of protection for neuronal activity is available to us, but at present there is no such treatment. Prevention is the most important concept; prevention of transient ischemic attack (TIA) or prevention of progression once the process has started. Progressing stroke is that all too common circumstance where focal ischemia is worsening and the process of infarction is beginning or extending. The patient may be seen in the office, emergency room, or in the hospital, and the patient’s …

Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Education Graduate Bulletin [1976], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

School of Education Graduate bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for graduate programs.

Management Of The Demented Patient, Simon Horenstein

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

There are four essential points to the rational management of the demented patient which will be dealt with here. They are 1) the definition of the term dementia, facilitating the identification of a specific group of patients, 2) the sequence of diagnostic steps required to identify manageable and treatable features in demented patients, 3) the effective separation of dementia from depression, which is probably the most significant diagnostic point for primary care physicians, and 4) the description of a few clinical features encountered in demented patients which the physician can often modify by family education and training, by the manipulation …

Atopic Dermatitis, Kenneth W. Blaylock

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The term atopic, which means “strange disease,” was first used in 1925 to describe a group of diseases which include allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, urticarial reactions to drugs as well as food allergies or idiosyncrasies. These conditions have in common the presence of skin sensitizing homocytotropic antibodies (IgE) in the serum of the person at some point in the natural history of the disease. There is little evidence that dermatitis found in the atopic individual is produced by IgE which is present in the serum and skin of the person with atopic dermatitis.

Oral Manifestations Of Cutaneous Disease, James W. Patterson

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The list of diseases which manifest both oral and cutaneous pathology is extensive and consideration of them all is beyond the scope of a single brief report. Nevertheless it may be useful to summarize the findings of those disease in which both oral and cutaneous lesions are, or can be, significant. Recognition of the one can be a clue to the identity of the other, and evaluation of both skin and mucosa may often provide the first evidence of systemic disease.