Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Hemodynamic and metabolic effects of enalapril in patients with heart failure.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1985-11)Placebo and enalapril were added on a double-blind basis to conventional treatment in 14 patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), New York Heart Association class II-III. The patients were followed for 14 weeks and ... -
Acute transverse myelopathy complicating tetanus.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1981-07)A 12-year-old boy presented with typical features of short incubation tetanus. Spastic paraparesis with a mid-thoracic sensory level was present from the time of the initial examination. X-rays of the spine and lumbar ... -
Road traffic injuries in Kenya: magnitude, causes and status of intervention.
(Department of Public Health, Moi University, Eldoret, KenyaCollege of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 2003)Road traffic crashes exert a huge burden on Kenya's economy and health care services. Current interventions are sporadic, uncoordinated and ineffective. This report offers a descriptive analysis of secondary data obtained ... -
Infection with Plasmodium berghei alters benzodiazepine receptor in rat brain
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1997)The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of malaria infection on benzodiazepine binding in rat brain. Young male Wistar rats were infected with the rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei, while age-matched control ... -
Mercury poisoning as a cause of acrodynia in Kenya children--a preliminary report.
(Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, College or Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 1981)No abstract available. -
Antimicrobial therapy of chancroid: effectiveness of erythromycin
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1983-10)The emergence of Haemophilus ducreyi resistant to multiple antibiotics has limited the effectiveness of sulfonamides and tetracycline for the therapy of chancroid. A randomized, double-blind study compared 10-day courses ... -
The radiological appearance of Burkitt's tumour involving bone
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1969-08)No abstract available. -
Treatment of severe hypertension with atenolol and betaxolol with once-daily regimens. Hemodynamic aspects.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1989-09)The effectiveness and safety of once-daily administration of drugs in the treatment of moderate to severe hypertension was studied. Forty men taking diuretics were randomized to atenolol (A, n = 18), 50 mg/day, or betaxolol ... -
Body mass index in non-insulin dependent diabetics in Kenya
(1988)Weights and heights of 674 consecutive non-insulin dependent diabetics and 358 control urban healthy Kenyans were recorded prospectively. Weights and heights of a further 162 healthy rural adults were compared retrospectively. ... -
An in vitro evaluation of extracts from some medicinal plants in Kenya against herpes simplex virus.
(University of Nairobi,School of health science, 2001)The extracts from 21 medicinal plants commonly used in traditional remedies in Kenya were screened for antiviral activity against wild type 7401H strain herpes simplex virus type 1. The plant extracts exhibited antiviral ... -
Unusual case of dental erosion: a case report.
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The darkroom in the x-ray department
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1970-04)No abstract available. -
Benign brain stem strokes of unknown cause in young people.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1982-02) -
Effects of chlorthalidone, oxprenolol, and their combination in hypertensive blacks: a randomized double-blind crossover study
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, Kenya., 1989)One hundred twenty black patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension participated in a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study of the efficacy and tolerability of slow release oxprenolol versus chlorthalidone ... -
The effects of a commercial beverage on the enamel surface of human tooth: a scanning electron microscopy study.
(School of Dental Sciences,University of Nairobi, 1987) -
Acute transverse myelopathy: a review of 23 cases.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1982-02) -
Tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus. Ten year survey from Kenya
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Pathology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1992-04)Between 1976-1985, 127 cases of malignant tumours of the nose and maxillary sinus were seen at the Department of Human Pathology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. Cancer of the nose and maxillary sinus was a ... -
Intravenous pyelography in Burkitt's tumour
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1970-05)No abstract available.
