The MD Theses collection consists of manuscripts written by medical students from 1931-1969 at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, now University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)
Theses/Dissertations from 1956
Histopathology of the adrenal cortex in diabetic capillary disease, Robert P. Gentry
Retrolental fibroplasia : its etiology and treatment, William Thomas Griffin
Management of the complications of diverticulitis, Paul V. Gustafson
Thyroglossal tract cysts, sinuses, and fistula, David J. Halliday
Korean vivax malaria : a report of 24 patients admitted to Veterans Memorial Hospital, George A. Harris
Treatment of radioresistant carcinoma of the cervix, Henry Theodore Haye
Acute leukemia in children : a survey of the recent literature on various aspects of this disease, Charles W. Hendrickson
Experimental studies on a modification of the cephalin-cholesterol flocculation test, Howard Duane Herrick
Use of thio-tepa in the treatment of cancer, Burt Eugene Hyde
Use of monocalcium disodium ethylene diamine tetracetate in the treatment of lead poisoning, Donald C. Inslee
Contamination of surgical wounds occuring at operation : including a report on a special study, Paul Isaak
Radioactive iodine treatment for refractory cases of angina pectoris and congestive heart failure, Elizabeth A. Johnson
Lipase methods and lipase levels in the duodenal aspirate in the newborn, infant, and child, Ernest Eugene Johnson
Tuberculin sensitivity among students entering University of Nebraska in Fall of 1955, L Palmer Johnson
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, Samuel Kais
Role of the adrenal cortex in diabetic retinitis, James Lorin Karel
Acute gaucher's disease with neurological manifestations, Frederick William Karrer
The Use of the scalene node biopsy in diseases of the lungs and mediastinum, Jack E. Kaufmann
Leukemia in mongolism idiots : case reports, Vivita Krievs
Low density lipoproteins ultra centrifugal determination and use in predicting coronary artery disease, Harold L. Leitel
The Relationship of complement fixation to the diagnosis of histoplasmosis, James Ernest Loukota
Study of the efficacy of normal butanol as a hemostatic agent, Thomas G. Magruder
Toward the etiology of acute lymphocytic leukemia, P Wayne Marsh
A Study of the etiology and complications of abruptio placentae, Myles E. McKitrick
A Pharmacologic study and clinical evaluation of the use of PETN on chronic coronary insufficiency and the anginal syndrome, William C. Melcher
Clinical significance of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase as a diagnostic test, Charles Lee Mendenhall
Paracervical block during labor, David W. Minard
Palmar dermatoglyphics in Mongolism, Roland Reese Morgan
Use of turbidity as screening procedures for agammaglobulinemia : establishment of normal values in childhood, Harold A. Oberman
Anesthesia with inert gases, Raymond Henry Olson
Acute pancreatitis : recent concepts of etiology, Robert GI Osborne
The Treatment of juvenile diabetes, Jack Paap
Evolution of esophageal reconstruction with the introduction of a new method, Donald Eugene Parkinson
Hallucinogens : vistas toward a biochemical concept of schizophrenia, Robert Charles Pfeiler
Hypophysical surgery for metastatic carcinoma of breast, Stanley E. Pollman
Progress in the treatment of congenital esophageal atresia, William Abbett Pratt
Medical malpractice, George W. Prichard
Crp : indicator of inflammation, Frank O. Raasch Jr
The Story of the history of diabetes mellitus, Thomas M. Recht
Preliminary study of urinary 17-hydroxy-corticoids in the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, Herbert Erazim Reese
Infectious mononucleosis : analysis of recent cases at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine student health service, William H. Rice
Musical therapy, R David Rieth
Medico-legal aspects of artificial insemination, John C. Sage
Electrophoretic patterns of ascitic fluid as an aid to the differentiation of cirrhosis from carcinomatosis, Irving Shapiro
Hyperthyroidism complicating pregnancy, Arnold W. Siemsen
Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis : pyloric stenosis : a review of 180 cases, Phyllis S. Simunds
Prevention of malpractice : a survey of thirty-two Omaha general practitioners, Jerald E. Smith
Problem of the relation between cystic disease and carcinoma of the breast, John Wallace Smith
Ileostomy in pediatric patients, Lloyd D. Smith
Effect of N-butanol on the recalcified clotting time, Charles Dean Soucek
Electrocardiogram in left ventricular hypertrophy : with special reference to young adult males, Calvin S. Steever
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in children, Wayne E. Stevens
Capillary resistance as a clinical index of adrenal function in surgical patients, Lowell P. Swisher
Acute renal insufficiency in pregnancy : with special reference to bilateral necrosis of the kidneys, Rodney Miller Thompson
Internal fixation of fractures : with particular consideration of the reaction of bones to metals, Richard Dean Urwiller
Pulmonary hyaline membrane diseases and its possible relationship to heart failure, Dale Van Wormer
New simple volumetric sweat electrolyte collection procedure for the diagnosis of fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, Milton George Waldbaum
Pulmonary embolism : analysis of cases and relationship of occurrence to anemia, Leonard E. Wallace
Acute renal failure: a review of the literature, James Russell Wamsley
On the neurogenesis of respiratory rhythmicity, Frederick Ware
Evaluation of tests used in diagnosing thyroid dysfunction, Joseph W. Weber
Pulmonary calcification in Nebraska: tuberculosis? Histoplasmosis?, Donald E. Wilkinson
Aids in diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosis and a discussion of clinical pathology and histopathology, Charles R. Wolfe
Psychosomatic aspects of essential hypertension, Robert L. Wolf
Cytologic diagnosis of carcinoma of the lung, Wayne L. Zlomke
Theses/Dissertations from 1955
Familial polyposis of the colon, Leo Melvon Adams
The Links of psychosomatic medicine, Richard Fred Adamson
The Diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis, Edward H. Ahlemeyer Jr
A Serological survey of leptospirosis in hospital patients in Omaha, Nebraska, James R. Allan
Diagnosis of coccidiodomycosis, Derald C. Anderson
A Review of our knowledge of pentapytrrolidinium bitartrate (ansolysen) and the report of two cases, Clifton Earl Baker
Small bowel obstruction : with particular reference to the Noble Plication Procedure, Douglas Harrison Beath
Diamox : its development, effect on body functions, and place in current therapy, Robert C. Beckman
Protein metabolism as influenced by aging and some of the steroid hormones, Warren L. Berggren
Bacterial factor in secondary shock, James M. Blankenship
Current medical management of uncomplicated peptic ulcer, S.F. Blattspieler
Cesarean section : evaluation of a five year study (1950-1954 inclusive) at the University of Nebraska Hospital, John Keith Blincow
Acquired mechanical large bowel obstructions, Albert James Brauer
Advent and clinical aspects of chlorpromazine therapy, Charles M. Bressman
Role of estrogens in atherosclerosis, Glenn W. Brown
Cardiac catheterization : a review of its methods and its diagnostic value in heart disease, Richard H. Bruner
Intermittant positive pressure breathing in the treatment of pulmonary emphysema and other chronic lung disease, David H. Cloyd
Fructose and invert sugar in parenteral alimentation, Virgil Raymond Condon
Insulin : chemical, physiological and clinical considerations, William W. Davis
Extradural hematoma of the posterior fossa, Robert Warren Delaplane
Cytological diagnosis of gastric cancer : with special reference to a new rapid method utilizing the gastric brush, Warren H. DeVere
Gastric acidity of the newborn, Dale Walter Ebers
Evaluation of the effectiveness of cortisone and oxytetracycline alone and in combination in experimental peritonitis in rabbits, Saeed M. Farhat
Ballistocardiography and coronary heart disease, Donald Alva Forinash
Pathogenesis of acute anterior poliomyelitis : a reveiw, Gordon Dean Francis
Hemolytic disease of the newborn due to ABO incompatibilities, Richard George Gere
Cryptorchidism : its incidence, complications, and treatment : with a review of 150 case histories, Robert Fowler Getty
Hypothermia as an adjuvant to cardiac surgery, Harold Christian Halvorson
Dextran and PVP and plasma expanders, John E. Hansen
Liver involvement in infectious mononucleosis, Clinton D. Heine
Evaluation of parenteral and topical hydrocortisone combined with exposure treatment of severe burns, Wilbur D. Hilst
Coartation of the aorta, Leonard L. Hoffman
Hemostasis with adrenochrome and its derivatives, Rex T. Hoffmeister
Clinical application of blood sugar determination : with special reference to several methods in use, Thomas W. Jensen