Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Peripheral nerve damage in epileptic patients treated with phenytoin.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1983-01) -
Bronchial carcinoids--two case reports and literature review
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-02) -
Herpes simplex virus in clinically suspected chancroid in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1984-03)PIP: Of 110 males selected for review with possible chancroid, 96 were clinically diagnosed as having chancroid, 7 as having herpetic lesions, and 7 as having syphilis. Of the 96 patients diagnosed clinically as chancroid, ... -
Treatment of mycetoma with a combination of dapsone and co-trimoxazole
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1979-02) -
Munchausen's syndrome (a case report with a review of the literature).
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1977)This is a case of Munchausen's syndrome which presented in an atypical manner, viz. cessation of menstruation. The patient had been to 25 doctors and had been investigated with great zeal. The case is published along with ... -
Primary lung carcinoma in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
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A Comparison of older longstay psychiatric and learning disability Inpatients using the health of the Nation Outcome Scales
(Dept of Psychiatry,University of Nairobi, 1977-05)OBJECTIVE: With increasing longevity, the number of elderly patients with psychiatric or learning disabilities is likely to increase. The degree of overlap of symptoms and needs of these two groups of patients, which ... -
Some medico-legal aspects of diagnostic radiology
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1980-10)No available abstract. -
AUVDT recommendations for management of gonorrhoea and genital ulcers in Africa
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1984-03)PIP: The African Union Against Venereal Diseases and Treponematoses (AUVDT), inaugurated in 1979, held its 3rd biannual conference in Nairobi in March 1983 with local participants and participants from 15 English and ... -
Stimulation of mu and delta opioid receptors induces hyperalgesia while stimulation of kappa receptors induces antinociception in the hot plate test in the naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber).
(University of NairobiDepartment of Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology,, 2006)The antinociceptive effects of highly selective mu (DAMGO), delta (DPDPE) and kappa (U-50488 and U-69593) opioid agonists were evaluated following intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration in the naked mole-rat. A hot plate ... -
Diverticular disease of the colon.
(University of Nairobi,Department of radiology and surgery, 1971) -
The clinical diagnosis of genital ulcer disease in men in the tropics
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1984-06)Since the clinical diagnosis of genital ulcers without laboratory confirmation is not reliable in developed countries, we postulated that clinical diagnosis alone would be no more reliable in developing countries. A ... -
Bone reaction to retained radiolucent foreign bodies
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1982)No abstract available -
Malignant melanoma in Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1980-07) -
Chemosensitization of Plasmodium falciparum by probenecid in vitro
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2003-07)Resistance to drugs can result from changes in drug transport, and this resistance can sometimes be overcome by a second drug that modifies the transport mechanisms of the cell. This strategy has been exploited to partly ... -
Heel pad thickness in Kenyan Africans.
(Department of Surgery, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 1980) -
Glyvenol therapy in varicose veins an evaluation of its effectiveness.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 1981-07) -
Effect of liver failure on the pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide.
(Univesity of NairobiDepartment of Medicine, 1984)The pharmacokinetics of cyclophosphamide was investigated in 7 patients in severe liver failure. The pharmacokinetic data were compared with those derived from a matched control group of patients with normal liver function. ...
