Search
Now showing items 41-50 of 58
Pregnancy in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD): a case report
(1992)
We present what we believe is the first case of pregnancy occurring in a patient on CAPD, and indeed end stage renal disease (ESRD), in Kenya. Pregnancy progressed very well until the thirtieth week when foetal movements ...
Fibrosarcoma of the lung with extrapulmonary manifestations: case report
(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 ...
Outcome of pregnancy in nephrotic syndrome: a report on five cases
(1991)
In a 6 year period (1984-1989) we have had the opportunity to take care of five patients who had nephrotic syndrome and became pregnant. Four of them had mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis while one had focal ...
Nutritional requirements in chronic renal failure and end stage renal disease at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1991)
Since August, 1984 renal replacement therapy with haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and renal transplant has been carried out regularly at the renal unit of the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH). Various nutritional ...
Autonomic dysfunction in patients with chronic renal failure
(1994-04)
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%) ...
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - a systemic disorder.
(1998)
Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease [ADPKB] is one of the commonest genetic diseases. Apart from the involvement of the kidneys, several other organs, viz. the liver, the central nervous system, the pancreas, the ...
Prevention and treatment of acute renal failure using diuretics and/or low ("Renal") dose of dopamine: a critical review
(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 ...
Emerging conceipts about the renin-angiotensin system - Present and future clinical applications
(University of Nairobi, 1996-09)
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 ...
Proteinuria, other selected urinary abnormalities and hypertension among teenage secondary school students in Nairobi, Kenya
(1997)
our hundred and three teenage secondary school students (50.6% males) from two girls' and two boys' Nairobi City Schools, selected by stratified sampling, were screened to determine the prevalence of proteinuria, haematuria, ...
Treatment of hyperkalaemia by altering the transcellular gradient in patients with renal failure: effect of various therapeutic approaches
(1997)
Ten patients with acute and 60 with chronic renal failure (both groups having hyperkalaemia), were managed at Kenyatta National Hospital in the medical wards and Renal Unit between August, 1995 and January, 1996. They were ...