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 1964
Surgical uses of a new tissue adhesive : Methyl 2-Cyanoacrylate, William H. Hoewing
Diffusion and transport of oxygen at varying atmospheric pressures, Douglas C. Hubner
Spatial vectorcardiography : an analysis of orthogonal lead development, Bruce P. Hutson
Evaluation of structural changes of the corneal endothelial layer at various lengths of eye bank storage, Ernest D. Kovarik
Amyotonia congenita (oppenheim), Thomas R. Laird
Current therapy for acne vulgaris, Thomas H. Largen
Sudden and unexpected death in infants, Earl K. Larson
Missed abortion following treatment of threatened abortion with progestational agents, Marlene E. Lengner
Current concepts of primary aldosteronism, Howard L. Lipton
Cardiac arrhythmias as related to anesthesia, Louis N. Ludington
Survey of the results of the routine use of the vaginal smear in the detection of uterine cervical cancer in private patients, William E. Lundak
Clinical-pathologic correlation of association and reciprocity of biliary and gastrointestinal tract disease with acute pancreatitis, William R. Marsh
Shoulder dislocation, Leo J. McCarthy
Regulation of cerebral blood flow, Lewis A. McCormick
Health and sanitation of Wakefield, Nebraska, Dormond E. Metcalf
Causes of gross rectal bleeding in children : (a review of sixty-eight cases), Gale W. Miller
Diagnostic value of esophagoscopy and gastroscopy : an analysis of 272 procedures, Gerald C. Miller
Relationship of taster-nontaster" groups with thyroid disease", Gerald L. Morris
Clinical evaluation of SQ 1,069 as an analgesic agent in arthritis, James R. Mouer
Study of the mental status of persons in care and nursing homes, Ronald G. Nelson
Heatstroke : a review of etiology and treatment, Myrna C. Newland
The significance of altered ph on the action of the tetracaine / Maurice John Niebaum, Maurice J. Niebaum
Study of correlation between disc sensitivity and tube dilution methods in predicting antibiotic resistance, Dale L. Nitzel
Use of radiation in the treatment of cervical carcinoma, Michael J. Noonan
Sporadic goitrous cretinism, Richard K. Ohme
Consideration of the clinical correlates of 14 and 6/sec positive spikes, Charles T. Olsen
Gastric analysis: A review of methods of expressing acidity Gastric analysis : The results of a standardized basal and augmented histamine gastric analysis, Alan D. Patterson
Cervical conization as a method of diagnosis and treatment of carcinoma of the cervix, Keith E. Peterson
Hemophilus meningitis, Wayne H. Phillips
Biochemical studies in mice an inherited, progressive muscular dystrophy, Franklin G. Pratt
Maximal expiratory flow rate in preoperative and postoperative patients having abdominal surgery, Jerry D. Renfroe
Obesity as a defense, Bruce C. Rhoades
Pharmacologic treatment of aricular fibrillation, Joseph M. Rush
Treatment of cholinesterase inhibitor poisonings, James E. Ryan
Effects of operation on blood coagulation, James B. Shields
Experiment to determine the effect of in situ freezing on arteries in dogs, Donald E. Short
Treatment of invasive cervical carcinoma using surgery and/or irradiation, Keith W. Shuey
Hypercalcmia in malignant neoplasms without osseous metatases : parathormone secretion as a possible mechanism, Robert D. Sidner
Diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma from routine chest radiographs, Darrel W. Siebert
Prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia as determined by peripheral blood smear and bone marrow findings, William J. Simic
Halothane and hepatic necrosis, Shirley A. Simmons
Study of erythrocyte radioactive triiodothyronine uptake in maternal and cord blood, Vale H. Sorenson
Cardioversion : its development, uses and techniques, Ralph J. Stearman
Renovascular hypertension : diagnosis and treatment, George M. Takushi
Rev iew of the methods for determining the viability of the femoral head following femoral neck fractures, Robert R. Taylor
Cancer of the tongue : its nature and therapy, Chester Q. Thompson
Evaluation of lymphangiography, F. C. Trimble
Urinary tract infection : a study of one hundred recent cases, David J. Weingart
Role of aldosterone in the pathogenesis of hypertension, Carl W. White
Hydrocephalus : old treatment, or new or none?, Mark L. Whitney
Electrocardiographic changes associated with serum electrolyte alterations, Jerome D. Wiedel
Elusive enemy : pyelonephritis, Robert L. Willice
Integrative actions of the reticular formation The reticular activating system, autonomic mechanisms and visceral control, George A. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 1963
Measurement of cardiac output by means of an electromagnetic flow probe, Brandon Lowrie Adams
Evaluation of renal function using the radioisotope renogram, Robert Benner Albee
Red blood cell uptake of L-Triiodothyronine labeled with radioactive I-131 as a thyroid function test, including correlative studies with other thyroid function tests, Charles David Anderson
Value of surface hypothermia in the treatment of burns, John Daniels Ashley
Automobile seat belt and injury reduction, Kenneth Delmar Austin
Iron deficiency anemia in pregnancy : with emphasis on the metabolism of iron and therapy (includes studies using FE59 in pregnant albino rats), Phillip Leonard Baker
Alpha-Aminobenzylpencillin (P-50) in the treatment of urinary tract infections, William Hobart Bancroft
Skin capillary alterations in diabetes mellitus, Edwin Byrl Bercovici
Prepayment health plans : including results of interviews with Kaieser Foundation Health Plan patients, Mona Ruth Bomgaars
Epidemiological investigation of the incidence of burns in Omaha-Douglas County, Nebraska, 1961, V Franklin Colon
Detection and treatment of the coronary-prone individual, Doyt Ladean Conn
Gastroesophageal junction : a study utilization intraluminal pressure measurements in patients with hiatus hernia, Marshall Steven Cook
Etiology and factors of retinal detachment, Ely Jay Crary
Inappropriate antidiuretic hormone : physiological basis and clinical significance, Stanley Lavelle Davis
Intercostal aortography, Stanley Edwin Deal
Fresh water drowning : causes of death and pathophysiology, William Ernest De Alva
Osmotic diuretics and their clinical application, Joseph Franklin Decker
Decubitus ulcer : a manifestation of pressure : with comments on prevention and therapy, Daniel Phillip Denenberg
Iron absorption in the post-gastrectomy state, James Raymond Dolan
Peritoneal dialysis, Richard Emil Dolbec
Red blood cell uptake of I-131 Triiodothyronine as a test of thyroid function, Douglas Eugene Downey
Percutaneous renal biopsy in children, George Van Eisenhart
Orchitis as a complication of mumps and its treatment, Kenneth Wilson Ellis
Incidence of neurologic deficit in prematures : a preliminary report, Charles Gilbert Erickson
Etiology of gallstones, Thomas George Erickson
Clinical and therapeutical aspects of lupus nephritis, Wendell Lee Fairbanks
Survey of environmental sanitation at Imperial, Nebraska, Herbert Dean Feidler
Operative management of the tetralogy of fallot, Bernard Harry Feldman
Evaluation of vaccination against viral respiratory disease, Michael Field
Analysis of problem of financing medical care, John Jay Ford
Review of 5-Fluorouracil and its clinical effects on patients with carcinoma of the colon, Keith Owen Garner
Aseptic meningitis : the part played in the syndrome by certain viruses and leptospires in the State of Nebraska, Thomas Daniel Gensler
Evaluation of postgraduate training in office psychiatry for the general practitioner, Harrison Gill
Review of tests of liver function, John Charles Goldner
Differential diagnosis of psychogenic polydipsia and diabetes insipidus following acute head trauma : a case report, John Dwight Griffiths
Current methods in the diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma and its differentiation from pneumonia by the gel diffusion technique of ochterlorny, Robert Frank Hamilton
Epidemiology of Q fever, Charles Edward Hamm
Perfusion roentgenography in the study of the normal and pathological anatomy of the coronary arteries, Leon Glen Handke
Reaction to the Schick test in selected group of the College of Medicine, University of Nebraska, Richard Gustav Hanisch
Relationship of urinary 17-Ketosteroids to Idiopathic premature baldness, Ronald William Hansrote
Diagnosis and treatment of acute lead encephalopathy in children, William Bruce Henry
Sensitization of rabbits to the Rh factor and desensitization with ribonuclei acid derivatives, Calvin John Hobel
Review of the literature on the current aspects of infection in burns (1957-1962), Gerald Albert Hoffarth
You bet your life : a review of the national, international, and local trends of smoking habits and their association with diseases, Arnold Neil Kanter
Vector analysis of the electrocardiogram in acute myocardial infarction, Ralph Henry Keill
Mengert's areas and the contracted pelvis, Roger Franklin Kennedy
Complications of massive blood transfusion with blood stored in acid solution : with emphasis on citrate toxicity as a possible hazard, Gilbert John Kloster