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New Thoughts On Hereditary Spherocytosis, Robert I. Weed

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

In addition to its accentuated pattern of rigidity at decreasing ATP/Ca ratios, the hereditary spherocyte poses a special challenge within the splenic pulp because of its shape. In addition to the geometric requirement for deformability, the spleen also poses a challenge to HS cells because of its pH, and probably also the pO₂ within the splenic pulp. Thus, it is suggested that splenectomy is essentially curative in hereditary spherocytosis because it removes an organ with unique anatomic requirements for red cell passage as well as an adverse environment of lower pH and pO₂.

Sama-Aωa Student Honors Day: Abstracts Of Scientific Presentations

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Medical College of Virginia, May 1969. Summary includes: Mechanism of Baroreceptor-Induced Changes in Heart Rate by Marc D. Thames; Inhibition of Fibroplasia with Lung Implants in the Peritoneal Cavity of the Swiss White Mouse by Kenneth D. Youner; Roentgen Evaluation of the Hepatic Arterial Bed by Parham R. Fox; Effect of Gravity on the Distribution of Blood in the Dog Lung by David H. Bristow, Frank Martorano, and Battina Groome; A Study in CPK Iso-Enzymes by John Elwood Owens; Drug Usage in a Medical Ward by James B. Blitch and Jeffrey Biener; Acquired Absence of Alpha Lipoproteins and Acanthocytosis in …

Contents

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Table of contents for MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly, 1970, Volume Six, Number Four.

Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Social Work Bulletin [1970], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

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

Virginia Commonwealth University Commencement Program [1970], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Mcv/Q, Medical College Of Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 6 No. 2

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

No abstract provided.

Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: New Thoughts, Wendell F. Rosse

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

I have tried to summarize some of the facts we know, and some questions we need to ask in a disease which, although it is not common, probably is not as rare as we once thought. Once the diagnosis is made, one must be very careful in tending to the patients, since there are instances in which they react much differently than would normal people--either by the hemolytic episode or with other complications. This is especially true with regard to surgery, which may be extremely dangerous in these patients. The post-operative course may be complicated by thrombosis, infections, and other …

The New Hemoglobinopathies, Robert M. Cooper

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The clinical explorations which have resulted from studies of mutant hemoglobin have allowed definition of a variety of syndromes whose manifestations require explanation in terms of the effects of molecular distortion on physiological processes. The discovery of various hemoglobinopathies has demonstrated that specific molecular defects may express themselves in various pathophysiological manifestations. More detailed pathophysiological studies of patients with hemoglobinopathies should be performed to gain a better understanding of the expression of molecular disease.

Transfusion Problems In Hemolytic Anemias, Ali A. Hossaini

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

In this presentation I have attempted to present some of the transfusion problems that face the Blood Bank and the physician treating the patient. I have briefly discussed methods of recognizing the complicating factors, interpretation of their clinical significance, and the proper hemotherapeutic management of such cases. Finally, I hope that this presentation is a convincing thesis for a better understanding of the Blood Bank and its problems, since the patient's welfare is better served when there is a rapport between the clinician and the Blood Bank staff.

Better Care At Less Cost Without Miracles, Edmund K. Faltermayer

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Our present system of medical care is not a system at all. The majority of physicians, operating alone as private entrepreneurs, constitute an army of pushcart vendors in an age of supermarkets. Most patients pay by the cumbersome "fee-for-service" or piecework method, which involves separate billing for visits to doctors, shots, x-rays, laboratory tests, surgery, anesthesia, hospital room and board, etc., etc. The American hospital system, as Herman M. and Anne R. Somers of Princeton University said in their book, Medicare and the Hospitals, "is largely a figure of speech," the result of a haphazard growth of isolated, uncoordinated institutions.

Mcv/Q, Medical College Of Virginia Quarterly, Vol. 6 No. 3

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

No abstract provided.

An Incomplete Diagnosis, Wall Street Journal Editorial

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

The Administration and Congress are understandably disturbed by the soaring costs of Medicare and Medicaid, the programs that provide health care for the aged and for others adjudged unable to pay medical and hospital bills. Costs of the programs have doubled since they went into effect four years ago.

Drug Abuse In Our Community, George M. Bright

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

What is new about people taking drugs: Nothing! Our society is a drug-oriented society. We have been both using drugs and, at times, abusing them for years. Furthermore, drug abuse has been written about for hundreds of years. What is alarming today, however, is the number of youth who are joining the drug scene from our junior high, high schools and colleges throughout the country. Fortunately, many of these will be involved only temporarily. Others will develop physical and psychological problems as a consequence of their involvement. Our responsibility is not limited to the small percentage that have short or …

Physician Assistants: New Positions And Expanding Roles In U.S. Medical Care, F. J. Spencer

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

There are now 20 operating programs for physician assistants in the United States (Kadish and Long, 1970). Many people agree that the physician assistant is a reality and will be a component of American medicine in the future. Acceptance of the physician assistant by the medical profession has been variable but a recent survey in Wisconsin reveals that, of the physicians surveyed, 61 percent believe that a physician assistant of some type is needed and 42 percent would use him in practice. There is, therefore, indication that the physician assistant will become and established member of the health practice team. …

Book Review

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Book review of Ocular Syndromes, Walter J. Geeraets, 2nd. Ed. Philadelphia, 1969.

Contributors

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

List of contributors to this issue includes Harold C. Batchelder, Thomas C. Coniglione, Benjamin C. Hammett, Lillian C. Lindemann, James L. Mathis, Hugh McMahan, Carol McNally Owens, Douglas F. Powers, Virginia A. Saunders, Gilbert Silverman, Ann Stewart.

Author Index, Volume Six, 1970

MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly

Author index for MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly, 1970, Volume Six.

Cobblestone (1970)

Cobblestone (RPI, 1956-1968; VCU, 1969-1973)

The yearbook of Richmond Professional Institute and Virginia Commonwealth University. Vols. for 1956-1968 issued by Richmond Professional Institute ; 1969-1973 by Virginia Commonwealth University.

Medicovan (1972-01)

The Medicovan, 1948-1973

Published by: Medical College of Virginia, Feb. 1948-Aug. 1972; Virginia Commonwealth University, Sept. 1972-Feb. 1973.

The Cabellian: A Journal Of The Second American Renaissance (Vol. Iii, No. 1, 1970)

The Cabellian: A Journal of the Second American Renaissance

The Influence of Provencal Poetry on James Branch Cabell / Edgar E. MacDonald -- Alexander Dumas, Père (Sonnet) / Viola Jacobson Berg -- Vardis Fisher and James Branch Cabell: A Postscript / Joseph M. Flora -- Cabell’s Hamlet Had an Uncle and Shakespeare’s Hamlet / Desmond Tarrant -- Deems Taylor’s Musical Version of Jurgen / G. N. Gabbard -- Young Jurgen: A Comedy of Derision / Gerard Previn Meyer -- Inside Book Two of James Branch Cabell’s The Silver Stallion / Penn Dameron -- Abstract of a Bibliographic Article on Cabell / Maurice Duke -- Vardis Fisher Memorial / Opal …

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 47, No. 5, 1970)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 47, No. 3, 1970)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 47, No. 4, 1970)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 47, No. 2, 1970)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 47, No. 1, 1970)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

Virginia Dental Journal (Vol. 47, No. 6, 1970)

Virginia Dental Journal

No abstract provided.

The Cabellian: A Journal Of The Second American Renaissance (Vol. Ii, No. 2, 1970)

The Cabellian: A Journal of the Second American Renaissance

Richmond Renascence: The Virginia Writers’ Club of the 1920’s and The Reviewer / Betty Farley Carson -- Beyond Life and Jurgen: The Demiurge / Emmons Welch -- Cabellian Harmonics—Why and How? / Warren A. McNeill -- Virginiana at the Cabell Library / Maurice Duke -- Francois Villon (Sonnet) / Viola Jacobson Berg -- Book Reviews: Ruland, Rediscovery of American Literature / Albert E. Stone -- Bode, Mencken / Carl R. Dolmetsch -- Adler, Man of Letters: A Census of the Correspondence of H. L Mencken / Julius Rothman -- Wagenknecht, As Far as Yesterday / James Ringo -- …

Evaluation Of The Essentiality Of Dextran In The Dental Caries Process, William Redman Grigsby

Theses and Dissertations

In summary, the main points to support the view that dextran synthesis is unessential to the dental caries process are presented below:

1 . Dextran-fed, microbe-bearing rats do not experience dental caries.

2 . Lactobacillus casei 4646 has no extracellular dextransucrase enzyme or other extracellular enzymes which release glucose or fructose from sucrose .

3. L. casei 4646 does not synthesize extracellular polysaccharide of the dextran class when grown on sucrose-containing medium.

4. L. casei 4646 does not exhibit in vitro, adherent growth on stainless-steel wire when grown on sucrose-containing medium .

5. L. casei 4646 does not cause dental …

The Effects Of Alcohol On Three Levels Of Complex Human Behavior, Grady Vancil Maraman

Theses and Dissertations

That alcohol affects human behavior has been known for centuries. However, how and why it affects behavior has not been precisely established despite extensive research and study. The inconsistent action of alcohol at different doses on different tissue systems and on different response systems has been well documented (Kalant 1 referenced in 39). The exact sites of action of alcohol in the central nervous system and the relative influence of each of these sites in cognitive and motor behavior are not known. The primary purpose of this experiment was to study the effects of blood alcohol concentrations below 0.100 percent …

The Application Of An Index To Determine Genetic And Environhental Contributions To Dentofacial Growth In Twins And Siblings, Richard Charles Hayes

Theses and Dissertations

The method of principal components may be used to reduce a large quantity of data for an individual into a single statistic, a growth index, indicative of overall facial growth, and to make a determination of the relative contribution of each variable, as well as the genotype and the environment, to the variation between individuals, When this method is applied to four consecutive years of cephalometric and anthropometric data from each of 95 children, consisting of Caucasian and Negro monozygotic twins, like-sexed dizygotic twins, and their siblings of both sexes, it discloses that:

1. The relative contributions of the variables …