Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Minimizing unnecessary X-ray examinations. A national and professional approach.
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1987-04) -
Alcoholism among outpatients with psychiatric morbidity
(Psychiatry,University of Nairobi, 1997-10)Out of 881 randomly selected outpatients in four rural district hospitals in Kenya who underwent a two stage screening procedure for a psychiatric disorder, 24.9 percent had psychiatric morbidity. Further analysis showed ... -
Single-dose kanamycin therapy of gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1984-12)117 infants with gonococcal ophthalmia neonatorum, including 27 with infections due to penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae, were treated as outpatients with five different regimens of single-dose intramuscular ... -
Peptic ulcer surgery at a rural hospital in Kenya.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Surgery, Makerere University, 1991-01)In this study, 157 patients who underwent surgery for peptic ulcer disease in a 215-bed mission hospital in Nyeri, Kenya were evaluated. One hundred and thirty seven patients (87.3%) had duodenal ulcer. Vagotomy and drainage ... -
Accessory pathway reciprocating tachycardia
(1998)Patients who have an accessory pathway (AP) of atrioventricular (AV) conduction may develop circus movement tachycardia otherwise known as atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia (AVRT). Orthodromic AVRT is the most common ... -
Practical therapeutics management of chronic hepatic encephalopathy.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1981)No abstract available. -
Reply to Yurekli et al.
(Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013) -
Left atrial appendage: structure, function, and role in thromboembolism
(1999)The left atrial appendage (LAA) is derived from the left wall of the primary atrium, which forms during the fourth week of embryonic development. It has developmental, ultrastructural, and physiological characteristics ... -
Comparison of oral cholecystography (OCG) with real time ultrasonography in the diagnosis of cholelithiasis at the Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1990-01)A prospective study of the accuracy of real time ultrasonography in the detection of gallstones was undertaken in 180 patients from February 1987 to February 1988. The ultrasound findings were compared with single dose ... -
Increasing access to surgical services in sub-saharan Africa: priorities for national and international agencies recommended by the Bellagio Essential Surgery Group.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 2009-12) -
The cholecystokinin test: an assessment.
(,Department of radiology and surgery,University of Nairobi, 1975)A cholecystokinin (CCK) test was performed on 13 female patients who were thought to be having attacks of gallbladder pain and in whom at least one cholecystogram had been normal. In 10 of these patients the CCK test was ... -
Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in Nairobi, Kenya.
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-06)Prostitutes are a major reservoir of sexually transmitted diseases in many developing nations. In Nairobi we found that 16%, 28%, and 46%, respectively, of upper-, middle-, and lower-social strata prostitutes were infected ... -
Practical therapeutics: management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1982)No abstract available. -
The performance of enrolled community nurses in the management of child morbidity at an integrated maternal child health clinic
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1980) -
Embolic complications of direct current cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias: association with low intensity of anticoagulation at the time of cardioversion
(2002)The goal of this study was to identify the factors responsible for embolic complications of direct current (DC) cardioversion of atrial arrhythmias. Direct current cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF) carries a ... -
Regional variation in prevalence of antibody against human T-lymphotropic virus types I and III in Kenya, East Africa
(University of Nairobi,Department of Medicine, 1985-06)The prevalence of antibodies against HTLV-III and -I was studied among populations of 6 distinctly different regions of Kenya, an equatorial African country in which AIDS has rarely been observed. Overall, 21% of subjects ... -
The effect of penta-gastrin and cholecystokinin on radiological gastro-oesophageal competence.
(Department of radiology and surgery,University of Nairobi, 1975)Fourteen patients with clinically obvious gastro-oesophageal reflux were examined by conventional barium meal radiology. Neither exogenous penta-gastrin nor cholecystokinin appeared to influence the radiological competence ... -
The quality of care in an antenatal clinic in Kenya
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1980)As part of an operations research project aimed at improving outpatient services in Kenya, the quality of care in Kiambu District Hospital's antenatal clinic was monitored in 1974-76 with particular emphasis on the ... -
Use of cefotaxime at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1983)No abstract available
