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 1950
Aureomycin in the treatment of brucellosis, Neal Balbach Davis
Heparin/pitkin menstrum in the management of coronary artery thrombosis, Lowell Stephen Devoe
Migraine headache : current etiological theories, Albertus Fredrick Dodson
Optic neuro-encephalomyelopathy : reveiw of the literature and case report, James Hildreth Dunlap
Priscoline : an antiadrenergic drug, Donald Edward Eberle
Nitrogen mustards in the treatment of Hodgkin's disease, Richard Eugene Elston
Hormonal etiology of carcinoma of the breast, Robert W. Gillespie
Modern theories of the etiology of premature separation of the placenta, Loran Clifton Grubbs
Use of vitamin E in cardiovascular disease, John Robert Hahn
Use of stilbestrol in the treatment of abortion, Ross Stanley Harris
Relationship of torulosis to Hodgkin's disease, Alexander Thom Harvey
Effectiveness of a G-11 soap for the surgical scrub and skin preparation, Mary Josephine Henn
Estrogen therapy in postmenopausal osteoporosis, Robert Ellsworth Holland
Surface biopsy as a screening procedure for the early recognition of uterine cardinomas, Lawrence Royce James
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistula, Raymond W. Jensen
Rutin and its use in hemorrhage into the retina, Richard Dawson Johnson
Epidemiological transmission of the poliomyelitis virus : spot maps of cases in Omaha in relation to open sewers, Richard Nick Johnson
Present concept of constitutional medicine, Robert Orville Johnson
Intravenous procaine in the treatment of the arthritides, Raymond Foidell Johnston
Inhalation penicillin in treatment of upper respiratory infections, Kenneth Jack Kenney
Blood pressure and circulatory dynamics in thyrotoxicosis, Stanley August Kerkhoff
Quinidine sulfate in coronary occlusion, Richard Bruce Koefoot
Needle biopsy of the liver, Joseph Lewis Kovarik
Treatment of psychosis complicating pregnancy, Verner Eugene Lamb
Electrocardiogram pattern in a case of stab wound of the heart, Donald Monroe Limbeck
Gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis, Donald Monroe Love
Dilantin in the treatment of epilepsy, Frank Chalmers McClanahan
Caronamide in the maintenance of penicillin blood levels, John Donald McCrary
Hypospray, Robert Randall McGee
Antabuse in the treatment of chronic alcoholism, Francis William Morgan
Modern medical treatment of epilepsy, Harold W. Mueller
Chloromycetin in typhoid and typhus, Robert Glen Murray
Subclinical hypothyroidism as a factor in sterility, Dean David Nywall
History, incidence and diagnosis of Meniere's disease, Olin Matthew Odland
History and chemistry of nitrogen mustard and its effects on peripheral blood and blood forming organs, Victor Lorance Overholt
Air pollution in Donora, Pennsylvania, Robert William Parry
Etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of acute uremia : with special attention to the use of the peritoneum as a dialyzing membrane, Curtis Bryant Pillsbury
Crush syndrome, Clifford Conkling Pinkerton
Value of Vitamin C in wound healing, Otis Boyes Platt
Clinical use of aludrine for bronchial asthma, Maynard Howard Porter
High fat diet in arteriosclerosis : the role of cholesterol in the production of arteriosclerosis, George Peter Post
Efficacy of influenza virus vaccination, Everette McClure Rogers
Use of aerosol penicillin and streptomycin in non-surgical bronchiectasis, Douglas Charles Ronald
Application of the concept of homeostasis to the problem of schizophrenia, Seymour Rosenblatt
Maternal factors in mongolism, Sybil Jean Schellhase
Aureomycin in the treatment of primary atypical pneumonia, Rupert Arnold Schroeder
Placental toxins as etiological agent in late pregnancy toxemia, Halbert Herman Schwamb
Quinidine in auricular fibrillation, Floyd Harvey Shiffermiller
Vascular complications of diabetes mellitus and their complications, Robert Allen Silverman
Post-cholecystectomy pain and probable mechanism of production, Rodney Allen Sitorius
Two fatal cases of omphalitis at Children's Memorial Hospital :ba review of the literature, Roy James Smith
Aureomycin : its use in Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, David Keith Sutton
Manual for clinical clerks, Edward William Swenson
Correlation of the hydrodynamics of the portal circulation with unilateral liver pathology, Jerry X. Tamisiea
Encephala-trigeminal angiomatosis of Sturge-Weber, Theodore Atherton Tristan
Alcohol and its effect on the liver, Clarence Lee Tunberg
Treatment of iron deficiency anemias, Keith Edward Vincent
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Lloyd Raymond Wagner
Pathogenesis of diabetic acidosis, Norman Martin Westby
Intravenous procaine in postoperative care, Wilbur Gunsal Wiedman
Mesantoin in the treatment of epilepsy, Alan Robert Zempel
Theses/Dissertations from 1949
Electrophoresis in infectious diseases, Albert Riley Abbott
Precordial lead electrocardiogram and its clinical value, Gordon Luke John Bartek
Para-aminobenzoic acid in the treatment of Rocky Mountain Fever, Richard Requartte Beckwith
Resuscitation of the newborn, Elaine Marguerite Benthack
Motion sickness, Charles Reck Bogue
Emotional stress as a etiological factor in diabetes mellitus, Irvin Bernard Braverman
Use of electric shock treatment in the depressed states, Foster Donald Bucher
Nitrogen mustards and their use in Hodgkin's disease, Robert Henry Butler
Indications for sympathectomy in essential hypertension, Robert Chester Calkins
Psychosomatic aspects of rheumatoid arthritis, James William Chappell
Indications for and results of prefrontal labotomy, Floyd Duane Christensen
Prophylaxis against the recurrance of rheumatic fever, Robert H. Christensen
Efficacy of methionine and choline administration in the treatment of liver cirrhosis, James Allen Cobb
Value of streptomycin in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis, Robert Leverne Cranny
Benign and malignant histoplasmosis, Leo Joseph De Backer
Selection of hypertensive patients for sympathectomy, William Alton Doering
Focal infection : its role in heart disease, Joseph Francis Donahoe
Portacaval shunts in the treatment of portal hypertension, Wallace Edward Engdahl
Comparative efficiency in the treatment of uremia with peritoneal lavage, artificial kidney, and gastric lavage, Donald Gene Fletcher
Central nervous system complications of measles, Marjorie Marylin Fouts
Significance of the electrocardiogram in active rheumatic fever, Lee Darrell Gartner
The Influence of changes in the blood fibrinogen level on the sedimentation rate of erythrocytes, Walter Clark Giles
Renal lesions of diabetes mellitus, Robert Francis Glock
The Use of dicoumarol in acute myocardial infarction, Charles William Graham
Obesity and longevity, Ernest Louis Graveline
Prostigmin as a diagnostic test of pregnancy, Leroy Edward Groshong
Use of stilbestrol in threatened abortion, David Frank Hall
Use of the antihistamines in the treatment of allergic insulin reactions, Wendell D. Hamlim
Value of bone marrow biopsy in the diagnosis of essential thrombocytopenic purpura, Lester Lee Hoaglin
Interaction between the potassiumm ion, acetylcholine and cholinesterase, Melvin Summer Hoyt
Pathogenesis of cardiac edema and the role sodium plays, Richard Henry Jesse
Atomic bomb : medical aspects, Robert Charles Jones
Mental effects of asphyxia neonatorum, John Anthony Kalin
Purpura as a complication in pregnancy, Charles William Landgraf
Role of hexokinase in carbohydrate metabolism, Isaac Jacob Levine
Edema of acute glomerulonephritis, Nick Levitsky
Lymphocyte production as measured by thoracic duct flow, Llewelyn Lloyd Long
Culdoscopy : a diagnostic aid, Murray Eugene Markley
Memory loss associated with electric shock therapy, Ferald Dee Mauk