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The Ultrastructure Of The Choroid Plexus In Vitamin A Deficient Rabbits, Everet W. Witzel

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The fire structure of the lateral choroid plexus in vitamin A deficient hydrocephalic New Zealand white rabbits has been studied with the aid of both light and electron microscopy.

A special Vitamin A deficient diet was fed to all rabbits and control rabbits in addition received orally 12,500 I. U. of vitamin A powder per week. The offspring of does thus maintained for several months were studied.

All rabbits were decapitated; the left lateral choroid plexus was quickly exposed, and subjected to the fixative within 90 seconds following the death of the animal. Conventional techniques of fixation, embedding, and sectioning …

The Post-Basic Preparation Received By Administrative, Supervisory And Head Nurses In Six Hospitals, Margaret Josephine Patry

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

It was the purpose of this survey to find out what post-basic preparation the administrative, supervisory and head nurses had received for their positions in six Seventh-day Adventist hospitals. The descriptive survey was chosen as the method of approach in the study. An information card was devised to gather the data. A total of 190 or 81 percent of the 235 anticipated responses were returned. The recommended preparation for nurses in nursing service positions, as set forth by the American Nurses' Association in the Functions, Standards and Qualifications for Practice, was selected as the criteria by which this preparation was …

Management Of Chronic Otitis Media, Bruce A. Sanderson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The author presents a detailed review of the methods used in the management of chronic otitis media. The advances made in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition during the past twenty-five centuries are listed. Medical and surgical procedures to eliminate chronic otitis media are reviewed.

The author presents the results of his research studies which have helped to demonstrate a more effective way of preventing recurrent infections of the respiratory system and the ears.

A research project using rabbits has shown that bioflavonoids, Heparin, and rage prevent the inflammatory reaction incidental to the Schwartzman's phenomenon, whereas chilling the rabbit …

An Evaluation Of Two Preoperative Skin Preparation Procedures Used In The Operating Room Of A Selected Hospital, Maxine Darling

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to find out the immediate and residual antibacterial effects of the two preoperative skin preparation procedures most commonly used in the operating room of this selected hospital.

This study was conducted on one hundred selected surgical patients from the general medical and surgical units of this hospital. The preoperative skin preparation Procedure A (ether-alcohol-tincture of zephiran) was compared with the preoperative skin preparation Procedure B (3 per cent hexachlorophene solution). Data for the comparison were gathered by taking four cultures at specified times. The cultures were taken from the operative sites on the surgical …

The Presence Of Staphylococcus Aureus On Mothers Admitted To Selected Maternity Unit, Catherine Love Glatho

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine if Staphylococcus aureus present in mothers when admitted to the maternity unit of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital could be a factor in the development of staphylococcal infection in infants. Biological specimens were collected from one hundred and forty mothers and their infants from September 1, 1959, to January 31, 1960. The specimens were obtained from the nares and external vulva of all mothers upon admission to the maternity unit, and from the nares and head of their infants after delivery. Of the one hundred and forty mothers participating, specimens were …

A Study Of Team Leader Activity On A Selected Medical Unit In A General Hospital, Margaret Elaine Schulhof

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to observe and analyze the activities of the nursing team leader on a selected medical unit of the Loma Linda Sanitarium and Hospital and to measure the percentage of time spent in each recognized function.

To accomplish this, the descriptive survey method was used. Six team leaders were "shadowed" by an. observer for a total of ten days. Record of all team leader activity was made on a specially prepared form which provided for classification of activity under Leino's six functions for the team leader. These are:

1. To Identify the Patient's Nursing problems
2. To …

A Study To Determine Whether A Relationship Exists Between High Urea Nitrogen Retention And A High Arterial Diastolic Blood Pressure, Esther June Wood

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Statement of the Problem:

The problem in this study was to determine if a relationship exists between high urea nitrogen retention and a high arterial diastolic blood pressure or diseases that are usually associated with a high arterial diastolic blood pressure.

Method of Study:

The descriptive survey method was used. Data for this study were obtained by reviewing charts of all patients whose NPN was 150 mg. percent or over or whose BUN was 100 mg. percent or over. During the specified two year period the White Memorial Clinical Laboratory records revealed thirty-five patients as falling into this category.

Summary …

A Study Of The Nurse's Knowledge Of Speech Correction, Ben L. Guthrie

Speech and Hearing Sciences ETDs

It was the purpose of this study: (1) to assess the nurse's knowledge of speech correction, and (2) to establish the basis for the development of a publication containing information about the speech handicapped especially designed for the nurse's use.

Platelet Immunology In Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura : A Review And Experimental Study, Albert Ross

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

[From the Introduction] Within the past decade, progress in immuno-hematology has extended beyond the study of the erythrocyte. The demonstration of antibodies to red cells in some cases of acquired hemolytic anemia and in erythroblastosis fetalis defined the hypothetical existence of analogous phenomena for leucocytes and platelets. Advancements in immunologic technique have elevated the importance of immune bodies in the etiology of several cytopenic blood disorders. Extensive research has been done to elucidate the presence and nature of an anti-platelet factor int he serum of patients with thrombocytopenic purpura. Evidence of such a serum factor has been found in three …

A Chromatographic, Autoradiographic And Actigraphic Analysis Of Thyroxine Metabolites In Rat Tissues And Their Correlation With Oxygen Consumption Values, John P. Mullooly

Master's Essays (1922 - )

The intellectual calm that prevailed in thyroid physiology on the basis of the concept that thyroxine was the thyroid hormone, was upset by the discovery and characterization of a new thyroid hormone in 1951 and 1952. In a brilliant series of experiments this new sub¬ stance, triiodothyronine, was found to be more potent and its action more rapid than thyroxine. Such observations had a salutary effect on thyroid physiology and stimulated a ferment of investigation of far-reaching consequence. Other thyroactive analogues of thyroxine and triiodothyronine have since been studied in an effort to elucidate the nature and mode of action …

A Study To Ascertain Factors Which Influence Job Satisfaction Among The Head Nurse And Staff Nurse Groups In A Selected Denominational Hospital, Yvetta Nelson

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this survey was to ascertain factors which influence job satisfaction among the head nurse and staff nurse groups in a selected denominational hospital.

For this study the normative survey approach was used as the method of research. The SRA Employee Inventory put out by Science Research Associates, Inc., in connection with the Industrial Relations Center of the University of Chicago was the tool of research used to collect the data. Eighty-two professional nurses participated in the survey.

The data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted in relation to business and industrial norms as established by Science Research Associates, …

Accidents Involving Nursing Service Personnel Reported During A Two-Year Period In A Selected General Hospital, Evelyn Helen Domke

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The study was conducted in an attempt to identify factors in the work situation which seemed to have had bearing on accidents involving nursing service employees, and to analyze and classify these factors for use in accident prevention and safety education activities. An accident was any sudden and unexpected event which resulted in a physical injury.

Literature was reviewed to study the findings of past studies in the area of hospital accidents, and to aid in the classification of the accident data which were applicable to nursing service personnel.

The descriptive survey method of research using the California State compensation …

The Isolation, Measurement, And Identification Of Unconjugated Etiocholanolone In Dogs And Rabbits After The Injection Of Pyrogen, Jan Alan Fawcett

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

The abstract for this thesis is unavailable at the moment.

The Effect Of Slowly Digesting Carbohydrates On Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Curves, Marie Klein

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

This has been a study in which it was attempted to determine the effect of slowly digesting food on the glucose tolerance curves of patients who had abnormal blood sugar levels.

The experimental method was used. Patients were selected by criteria which included certain symptomology and background of diabetic history. Fifty-two patients were prepared for glucose tolerance tests by a diet predominating in rapidly digested carbohydrates. This diet contained food which is commonly used in the American diet. After following the diet for three days, blood samples were drawn during the fasting state, and the patient was then given glucose, …

The Relationship Of Certain Personality Traits To The Underachievement Of Bright Students In Nursing, Muriel Arline Glover

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The problem of underachievement among bright students of nursing at the college of Medical Evangelists School of Nursing revealed a need for a better understanding of these students by instructors and guidance personnel in order that improved selection and guidance of these students might result.

It was the purpose of this study to identify the relationships of certain personality traits to certain levels of achievement among bright students of nursing at the college of Medical Evangelists, in order to obtain information which might guide the faculty in the selection and guidance of these students.

Bright students were defined as those …

Mating And Pregnancy And The Rabbit Oviduct, Robert Wallach

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

[From the Summary] Ten rabbits were fitted with an apparatus for the continuous collection of oviduct fluid. A uniform rate of secretion was maintained for several days. Eight rabbits were then successfully mated. Five mated animals, found to be pregnant, showed a drop in the secretory rate to one-half the initial rate. Two mated animals, thought to be pseudopregnant, showed a drop in secretory rate to two-thirds and three-fifths of the initial rate. One mated animal, found to be neither pregnant nor pseudopregnant, showed no drop in secretory rate. We ma conclude, therefore, that there is a reduction of the …

Studies On Human And Rat Plasma Parathyroid Hormone Activity, Leo Edmund Reichert

Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Prevalence Morphology And Distribution Of Epithelial Rests In The Periodontal Ligament Of Humans, Charles Mccormick Reeve

Master's Theses

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Observations On The Formation And Dissolution Of Various Thrombi In Vivo By Direct Visualization, James D. Blanding Jr.

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

This investigation was an attempt to ascertain the effects of various physical factors on the formation and dissolution of various thrombi in the living animal. The main method consisted of crushing living veins in the mesenteries of the small intestines of frogs and rats and, with horizontally aimed microscopes: 1. Watching the formation of precipitous, sticky coatings on blood cells and blood cell masses. 2. Observing the building of intravascular material into easily detectable thrombi. 3. Studying the various phenomena occurring in the thrombi and in the adjacent blood streams. 4. Observing the eventual disintegration of most of the fresh …

Intra-Uterine Growth And Its Relationship To Congenital Anomalies, Nancy Mary Rolick

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

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The Effects Of Reserpine On Adrenal Responses To Nicotine And On Cardiovascular Responses To Exogenous Epinephrine And Norepinephrine, Ervin E. Bagwell

MUSC Theses and Dissertations

Since the isolation or reserpine by Bein et al (1) in 1952, there have been numerous investigations dealing with the pharmacological and physiological properties of this drug. A good proportion of this work has dealt with the effects of reserpine on the function of the sympatho-adrenal system. The present investigation has two primary objectives and is therefore divided into two chapters. The first chapter is concerned with a study of the effects of previous reserpine treatment on the responsiveness of the adrenal medulla to chemical stimulation and the reactivity of the cardiovascular system to this stimulation. In chapter two an …

History Of Visiting Nurse Association Of Indianapolis, 1913-1959, Charlotte Akins

Graduate Thesis Collection

The Visiting Nurse Association of Indianapolis, formerly the Public Health Nursing Association of Indianapolis, is a nonofficial community agency in Marion County. It was incorporated January 11, 1913. According to its constitution, it was organized to "provide graduate registered nurses to teach needy individuals and the general public hygiene, cleanliness, and the proper care of the sick; to prevent disease; and to render such aid as may from time to time be proper."I This organization has provided nursing care in homes, in clinics, in industries, and in other situations outside the hospitals since its beginning. Since 1921 it also has …

A Study Of Gamma Irradiated Mouse Incisor, John Martin Coady

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Electromyographic Appraisal Of Muscle Tensions In The Temporal And Infrahyoid Musculature, Charles Edwin Smith

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Calcium Effects On Yeast Hexokinase, Mary Ann Hurley

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Gamma Irradiated Mouse Submandibular Gland, Mario Vincent Santangelo

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Residual Activity In Temporalis Muscle, Naishadh Parikh

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Dna Metabolism Of The Basal Cell Layer Of The Epithelium Of The Tongue In The Mouse, William Albert Schoenheider

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

An Electromyographic Study Of The Behavior Of The Masseter And Temporal Muscles Before, During, And After Orthodontic Treatment: Part Iii. One Week After The Placement Of Archwires, Richard John Shanahan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Two Methods For Recovery Of Fungi From Clinical Material, Kenneth J. Smith

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.