Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Postsurgical psychosis: case report and review of literature.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 2006-03)A wide range of behavioral symptoms may occur following surgery, including depression, hallucinations, true psychosis, mania, and impulsivity. Psychoses, including those that occur postoperatively, are among the most ... -
Preventing postnatal transmission of HIV-1 through breast-feeding: modifying infant feeding practices
(University of Nairobi.Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, Mtubatuba, South AfricaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Univeristy of Nairobi, Kenya, 2004-02)Approaches to reducing or preventing the risk of postnatal transmission through breast-feeding include the avoidance of all breast-feeding and the use of exclusive replacement feeds or exclusive breast-feeding for a limited ... -
A novel pseudohomogeneous radioimmunoassay for the measurement of plasma testosterone.
(Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1983)A description is given of a novel liquid phase immunoassay for the measurement of testosterone in peripheral venous plasma from men and women. The procedure involves: (i) competitive binding of the analyte and tritiated ... -
Biarticular pigmented villonodular synovitis--a case report of both the nodular and the diffuse form in the same patient.
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The effect of ascorbic acid deficiency on brain catecholamines and monoamine oxidases
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1980)No abstract available. -
External quality control performance in clinical chemistry: experience in Kenya
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, 1993-01)Analysis of eleven biochemical laboratory tests was done during an International External Quality Assessment Scheme (IEQAS) in which the clinical chemistry laboratory at Kenyatta National Hospital participated. Technicon ... -
Adolescent hypophosphataemic rickets
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1982)No abstract available. -
Malignant Melanomas: Search for Human Papillomaviruses
(University of Nairobi,Department of Human Pathology, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2001-06) -
Safety and clinical findings of BiPAP utilization in children 20 kg or less for asthma exacerbations.
(Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, USA, 2011)PURPOSE: To investigate safety and clinical findings of bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) utilization in children 20 kg or less for asthma exacerbations. METHODS: Retrospective and prospective descriptive ... -
Changes in oestrone sulphate concentrations in peripheral plasma of Pony mares associated with follicular growth, ovulation and early pregnancy.
(1983)A simple and rapid (less than 2 h) immunoassay method has been developed based upon a novel separation technique called LIDIA (Ligand Differentiation Immunoassay), enabling direct estimation of the concentration of oestrone ... -
Computed tomographic morphometry of thoracic pedicles: safety margin of transpedicular screw fixation in malaysian malay population.
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of NairobiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2006-07)STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of thoracic pedicle morphometry (T1-T12) of 180 Malaysian Malay patients obtained from computed tomographic scan. OBJECTIVES: To determine the safety margin in the placement of ... -
Double contrast arthrography of the knee in the diagnosis of meniscus injury (experience in Nairobi)
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Reference intervals for some biochemical parameters in the aged Kenyan population.
(University of NairobiDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, 1994-02)Serum levels for sodium, potassium, calcium, inorganic phosphate, urea nitrogen and creatinine were determined in 1101 male and 181 female patients aged 50 years and above. The determinations were carried out on the SMA ... -
The use of HBA1c in evaluation of diabetic control in Kenya Africans
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1983)No abstract available. -
Pattern of excretion of urinary steroid metabolites during the ovarian cycle and pregnancy in the marmoset monkey.
(Biochemistry, University of Nairobi, 1984)Non-invasive methods for monitoring reproductive status based on the measurement of urinary steroid conjugates were examined. Levels of urinary oestrone-3-glucuronide, oestrone-3-sulphate, oestradiol glucuronide, oestradiol ... -
Origin of phosphorylation coupled to the oxidation of extramitochondrial NADH
(University of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 1981) -
Influences of hyperbaric oxygen on blood pressure, heart rate and blood glucose levels in patients with diabetes mellitus and hypertension
(University of NairobiSchool of medicine,University of Nairobi, 2006-11)BACKGROUND: We investigated the influences of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO(2)) on systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate (HR) and blood glucose level (BGL). METHODS: Forty one patients ... -
Patterns of epilepsy in Kenya--a clinical analysis of 115 cases
(East Afr Med JDepartment of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1981)No abstract available -
Therapeutic efficacy of FTY720 in a rat model of NK-cell leukemia.
(Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033, USA, 2011)NK-cell leukemia is a clonal expansion of NK cells. The illness can occur in an aggressive or chronic form. We studied cell lines from human and rat NK-cell leukemias (aggressive NK-cell leukemia) as well as samples from ... -
A complement fixation test for visceral leishmaniasis using homologous parasite antigen I
(1984)The complement fixation test using homologous parasite antigen was evaluated in 60 individuals with confirmed visceral leishmaniasis and compared with the results obtained in individuals with other parasitic and infectious ...
