Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Menstrual disorders in patients with chronic renal failure
(Department of Medicine, University of NairobiAga Khan Hospital, Nairobi, 1993)Forty females, age 14 to 35 years (mean 28.6 years) with chronic renal failure (CRF) were included in the study. Their menstrual patterns were noted. The function of their hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis was assessed ... -
The spectrum of echocardiographic findings in chronic renal failure
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1993)In a six month period at the Kenyatta National Hospital, 46 patients (30 males) with chronic renal failure (CRF) and 22 healthy subjects have had a clinical and echocardiographic study of their cardiovascular systems. The ... -
Evolution of nephrology in east Africa in the last seventy years--studies and practice
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1993)Interest in renal disease and practice in East Africa started as far back as the first quarter of this century. Work in this colonial era concentrated on establishing the existence of renal diseases and identifying the ... -
Muscle cramps during prednisolone treatment.
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The elderly patient in sub-Saharan Africa: the past, the present and the future.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1994)Not available. -
Autonomic nervous function in patients with chronic renal failure at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1994)Autonomic nervous function was assessed in twenty two patients (16 males and 6 females) with chronic renal failure on conservative management. The presenting symptoms were postural dizziness in 10(45%), impotence in 4(18%) ... -
Immunosuppression in renal transplantation: current status and application in developing countries
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1994)Renal transplantation has become the most effective treatment for end stage renal failure. The numbers and survival rates of patients undergoing renal transplantation have increased immensely over the past decade. The use ... -
Gromerular diseases in Kenya-another look at diseases characterised by nephrotic proteinura
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1994)Renal biopsies were evaluated in 422 patients with nephrotic syndrome at the Kenyatta National Hospital between 1982 and 1993. Three hundred and fifty five (84.1%) of the patients were less than 30 years old (range: 7 ... -
Cost consideration in renal replacement therapy in Kenya
(Department of Medicine, University of NairobiKenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya, 1995)End stage renal disease requiring renal replacement therapy is a common complication of several renal diseases that are seen in the tropics. World over, the costs of the various modalities of therapy that constitute renal ... -
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in renal patients, blood donors and patients with chronic liver disease in Kenya
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1995)We tested serum samples from four categories of patients with nephrological problems (nephrotic syndrome, stable chronic renal failure, haemodialysis patients and renal transplant recipients), patients with chronic liver ... -
Fibrosarcoma of the lung with extrapulmonary manifestations: case report
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1995)A 50-year-old female presented with a five months history of recurrent attacks of dizziness, sweatiness, tremors and fainting with loss of consciousness. These were found to be due to hypoglycaemic episodes with blood ... -
Chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in a patient with end-stage renal disease following radiotherapy and surgery for transitional cell carcinoma
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)Not Available -
Renal vein and intracaval invasion by an adrenal phaeochromocytoma with extension Into the right atrium: a case study
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)A 30 year old female with an unexpected right adrenal phaechromacytoma invading the renal vein, the inferior vena cava and extending into the right atrium is presented. She also had BuddChiari syndrome due to invasion of ... -
Urinary tract infection in patients with short-term indwelling
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)Seventy patients (44(62.9%) females) requiring short-term urinary bladder catheterisation at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi formed the study population. Their mean ages +/- SD was 41+/- 26 years (range 13-100 ... -
Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection: its impact on the diagnostic yields in exudative pleural effusions at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)This was a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), Nairobi, among consecutively admitted adult patients with exudative pleural effusions over a one year period. The aim of the ... -
Mode of delivery decisions among HIV-infected mothers at an urban maternity hospital in Kenya
(Department of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobi, 2010)Objectives: To quantify the use of elective caesarean section (ECS) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) at an urban Kenyan maternity hospital, to describe mode of delivery decision making among ... -
Emerging concepts about the renin angiotensin system: present and future clinical applications
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)This review article looks at the emerging concepts about the renin angiotensin system. The specific aspects it covers include angiotensin II receptors, angiotensin receptor antagonists and alternative enzymatic pathways ... -
Kidney transplantation: recent medical experiences from the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1996)Renal transplantation is not readily available in the majority of countries in Africa. It is expensive and difficult to sustain on the meagre funds allocated to health. We report our short experience with fifteen living ... -
Prevention and treatment of acute renal failure using diuretics and/or low ("Renal") dose of dopamine: a critical review
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)The currently available evidence suggest that diuretics and/or low dose dopamine increases renal blood flow (RBF), glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and natriuresis in experimental animals, and limits ATP utilisation and ... -
Prevention and control of tuberculosis
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 1997)Tuberculosis is again becoming a major public health problem. In order to control this complex disease, case-management, chemoprophylaxis and vaccination are used. The aim of case-management is to virtually stop transmission ...
