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dc.contributor.authorAmayo, EO
dc.contributor.authorKayima, J
dc.contributor.authorMcLigeyo, SO
dc.contributor.authorKioy, PG
dc.date.accessioned2013-04-08T09:29:09Z
dc.date.available2013-04-08T09:29:09Z
dc.date.issued1994-04
dc.identifier.citationEast Afr Med J.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/15517
dc.description.abstractAutonomic 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%) patients and 1 patient each with diplopia, urinary urgency and nocturnal diarrhoea. The following autonomic function tests were performed; valsalva manoeuvre, heart rate response to deep breathing, heart rate response to posture and postural change in blood pressure. Fifteen (68%) patients had abnormal autonomic function tests. Out of these patients, 14(93%) had abnormalities of the parasympathetic system and only one had abnormalities in the sympathetic system. There was a negative correlation between the creatinine levels and the following; valsalva ratio (r = -0.72 p < 0.001), heart rate response to standing (r = -0.56 p < 0.01) and heart rate response to deep breathing (r = -0.45 p < 0.05).en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 71(4):253-5.;
dc.titleAutonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal failureen
dc.typeArticleen
local.publisherDepartment of Medicine. College of Health Sciences. University of Nairobien


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