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Ultra sonography of metastatic cervical lymph nodes in patients with head and neck cancer : at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 2006)Main objective: To evaluate the role of High - Resolution U/S in detecting metastatic neck nodes metastases in patients with head and neck cancer. Study design: Descriptive Cross - Sectional Study Setting: Kenyatta ... -
Ultrasonographic assessment of fetal epiphyseal ossification centres for estimation of gestation age in the third trimester.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Ultrasonography plays an integral role in the assessment of gestational age in obstetric patients. The anthropometric measurements that are routinely used to estimate gestational age in the third trimester ... -
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Placental Thickness in Normal Singleton Pregnancies for Estimation of Gestational Age in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Ultrasonography is so far the most effective and safest method of estimating gestational age (GA). A new parameter, placental thickness (PT), can be used to evaluate the placental growth and estimate the age ... -
Ultrasonographic evaluation of placental thickness in normal singleton pregnancies for estimation of gestational age in Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2020)Background Ultrasonography is so far the most effective and safest method of estimating gestational age (GA). A new parameter, placental thickness (PT), can be used to evaluate the placental growth and estimate the age ... -
Ultrasonographic Features and Complications of Renal Grafts as Seen at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Renal transplantation is considered a treatment of choice for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) since the 1960s. It is cost effective and provides better long-term survival and better quality of life in comparison to hemodialysis ... -
Ultrasonographic findings in obstructive jaundice: the ability of ultrasound to accurately determine the site and cause of obstruction
(Department of diagnostic imaging and radiation medicine University of Nairobi, 2008)The ability of ultrasound to accurately distinguish obstructive jaundice from nonobstructive jaundice has made sonography the accepted screening procedure in the jaundiced patient. Determination of the anatomic site of ... -
Ultrasonographic foetal age assessment Versus Menstrual age in the second and third trimester , A Study conducted at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi 1st July, 1992 - 31st March, 1993.
(University Of NairobiCollege of Health Sciences, 2010)The author presents three hundred and ninety-five women who underwent obstetric ultrasonography between July 1992 and March 1993. The aim was to assess the accurate relationship between known menstrual age visa vis ... -
The ultrasonographic pattern of findings seen on hepatobiliary system in patients with jaundice
(2009)Background: Jaundice is a common presenting sign for various causes of morbidity ~d mortality in Kenya Diagnosing the cause of jaundice needs a multi-displinary approach and various imaging modalities are applied especially ... -
Ultrasound elastography in the evaluation of solid thyroid nodules.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: Ultrasound elastography has recently emerged as a dynamic technique that uses high resolution ultrasonography to provide an estimation of tissue stiffness by measuring the degree of distortion under the ... -
Ultrasound Imaging Detection of Hepatocellular Suspicious Lesion Among High Risk Patients Attending Kenyatta National Referral Hospital Liver Clinic
(Uon, 2021)Introduction Hepatocellular carcinoma is a primary cancer of the liver. It’s the fifth most common cancer in men and the seventh most common in women worldwide(1). It’s amongst the leading cause of high rates of cancer ... -
Umbilical Cord Hygiene And The Risk Of Neonatal Sepsis Among Neonates Presenting At Kahawa Health Centre In Nairobi County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Introduction: Neonatal sepsis could be defined as a bacterial, fungal or viral systemic condition characterized by bio-chemical and clinical symptoms and attended by significant morbidity and mortality. Three-quarters of ... -
Understanding the Drivers of Efficiency and Inefficiency in the Public Healthcare Sector; a Qualitative Investigation
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Introduction The Government of Kenya developed Vision 2030, a long-term development plan which aims to have a country that is prosperous, globally competitive and has a high quality of life of its citizens by the year ... -
Undetected carcinoma of the prostate at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2008)Background: The incidence of undetected carcinoma of the prostate has been decreasing in Western Europe after the introduction of PSA and ultrasonography testing for patients with benign prostatic enlargement (BPE), ... -
The University Of Nairobi Audit Of Visual Outcome Of Cataract Surgery In Garissa General Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 2022)STUDY BACKGROUND: Cataract is the opacification of the natural lens that focusses light on to the retina. It is the leading cause of blindness world-wide. Cataract blindness is reversible by surgery that involves extraction ... -
Unmet Needs for Family Planning and Attitudes Towards Pregnancy Among Women With Mental Illness in Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya
(university of nairobi, 2022)Introduction: In spite of widespread gain in contraceptive coverage, unmet need for family planning in Kenya still remains high. Mental and behavioral health disorders are increasing globally contributing to 7.4% of the ... -
Unplanned post-operative admissions to the critical care unit at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, Kenya, 2012)Patients are admitted to critical care unitfrom theatre in two categories; planned admissions for whom the anesthetist decided preoperatively that the critical care unit admission would be necessary and unplanned admissions ... -
Upper abdominal ultrasonography findings in HIV patients at Kenyatta National Hospital and The Armed Forces Memorial Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, 2005)Background: In the majority of sub-Saharan African countries, the absence of accessible and affordable computerized tomography (CT) facilities makes abdominal ultrasound (US) an alternative imaging tool in the clinical ... -
Upper gastrointestinal eddoscopic findings and helicobacter pylori status in diabetic outpatients with dyspesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, CHS, Kenya, 2001)Objectives The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori and the associated upper gastrointestinal findings in diabetic outpatients with dyspepsia. Methods This was a cross-sectional ... -
The Uptake And Utilization Of Free Maternal Health Care Services In Kericho County, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2015-10)Utilization of maternal health services is expected to improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. Understanding the factors affecting maternal health use is crucial. Financial constraints are one of the major factors ...
