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Pattern of female pelvic disease as shown by ultrosonographic examination at Kenyatta National Hospital a six months retrospective and prospective study
(University of NairobiDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology, 2000-07)A prospective and retrospective study to determine the pattern of female pelvic disease undergoing pelvic ultrasonography at Kenyatta National Hospital and the Department of Diagnostic Radiology of the University of ... -
The pattern of findings by stress myocardial perfusion spect scan in suspected or known coronary artery disease Nairobi experience
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Context: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developed world. This has also been found to be true in the developing countries although minimal statistics are available to ... -
The Pattern Of Findings In Double Contrast Knee Arthrography And Comparison With Results At Arthrotomy In Nairobi
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1990)A retrospective and prospective study was carried out between July 1988 and Jul), 1990. During this period 171 consecutive double contrast knee arthrograms were done at the Nairobi Hospital and studied for purposes of ... -
Pattern of findings in venous doppler ultrasonography of the lower limb in patients with suspected DVT at Kenyatta National Hospital and the department of diagnostic radiology University of Nairobi
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2002)This is a retrospective study designed to obtain information on the demographic characteristics, risk factors, site of thrombosis in the lower limb, and the presence or absence of thrombi in patients who are referred for ... -
Pattern of findings of cervical spine disease on MRI and their clinical correlation as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2007)BACKGROUND: Cervical spine diseases especially neck pain and stiffness have so far been a common and neglected problem in our settings. These diseases compete with low back pain as leading causes of absence from work. The ... -
The pattern of findings on multidetector computed tomographic pulmonary angiography for suspected pulmonary embolism in Nairobi.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2013)Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is a common condition with considerable morbidity and mortality. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is important because the mortality of untreated PE is high and complications can occur with ... -
Pattern of firearm injuries seen in patients admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital over a two-year period, with emphasis on injuries to the maxillofacial region
(Department of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2006)Introduction: The widespread and indiscriminate use of firearms has drawn increasing concern especially in the past decade, though global data on the impact of these weapons on health remains scanty. Available data suggest ... -
Pattern Of Foot And Ankle Deformities In Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy As Seen At A Kenyan Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is a leading cause of childhood disability. Life expectancy in children and youth with cerebral palsy is directly influenced by the patients’ ability to ambulate and perform activities of ... -
Pattern of Genitourinary Tract Injuries in Patients With Multiple Trauma at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(UON, 2021)Background: Genitourinary Tract Injury Is Common In Multiple Injured Patients After Both Penetrating And Blunt Trauma. Current Published Data, Mostly From Developed Countries, Indicate Variations In Pattern Of Genitourinary ... -
Pattern of glaucoma among adult somali patients aitending lions Sight first eye hospital nairobi, Kenya
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)Study design: Hospital based cross-sectional study Objectives: To determine the patterns of Glaucoma among adult Somali patients in Lions First Sight Eye Hospital and to determine some of the associated risk factors ... -
The Pattern Of Glaucoma In Patients Attending The Eye Clinic At Juba Teaching Hospital, South Sudan
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Background: Glaucoma is an irreversibly blinding eye disease which damages the optic nerve head fibres. The disease may be asymptomatic in certain clinical types, until advanced stage, so much emphasis is to be given for ... -
Pattern Of Hand Injury In Patients Seen At Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Hand injuries are common worldwide and are among the leading cause of financial loss and disability among the human population. This study‟s aim is to establish the pattern of hand injuries in patients seen at ... -
Pattern of head and neck malignant neoplasms in HIV-infected patients managed at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2006)Background: Infection with HIV is associated with profound immunosuppression and hence those afflicted face a greater risk of developing local or systemic malignant disease, the diagnosis of which is a form of surveillance ... -
The Pattern of Head Injuries at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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Pattern of hearing loss due to antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected adult patients at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(Department of surgery, 1986)Introduction: Currently, there is increasing use of ARVs in Kenya, and more than 70,000 infected persons are on treatment, and the number increases day by day, especially with free treatment all over the country at the ... -
Pattern of Host Seeking and Oviposition Preferences of Malaria Vectors in Kilifi County, Coastal Kenya
(University of NairobiCollege of Biological and Physical Sciences, 2013-06)Most malaria vectors alternate between their vertebrate hosts and stagnant water bodies for blood meal and oviposition sites respectively. These two resources are obligatory requirements for completion of the mosquito ... -
The Pattern Of Imatinib Dose Change And Its Implications In Chronic Myeloid Leukemia In A Cohort Of Patients Attending The Glivec Internationalpatient Assistance Program (Gipap) In Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2018)Background: Imatinib has been used clinically to treat chronic myeloid leukaemia since 2002. The standard starting dose for all patients was determined in early studies and set at four hundred milligrams orally once a ... -
The pattern of incarceration and strangulation of external hernias as seen at Kenyatta National Hospital Over The Period January 1994 - December 1999
(University of Nairobi.Department of surgery, 2002)This is a retrospective study of one hundred and eighty eight patients with incarcerated/strangulated external hernia who were admitted at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi between January 1994 and December 1999. The ... -
The pattern of infections in children with haematological malignancies undergoing treatment at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1984)During a 9 month period, 106 consecutive episodes of fever in 50 children with haematological malignancies were prospectively evaluated. The distribution of the haematologic malignancies were as follows: 17 cases had ... -
The pattern of interstitial lung disease as seen by high resolution computerized Tomography. A cross-sectional study carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi Hospital and M P Shah Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2011)Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide in patients with chronic lung diseases. They account for 8.8% of all chronic lung diseases (I8). Early diagnosis and proper management ...