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Case records andf obstetrics for the Examination of mastership of medicine in Obsterics and gynocology
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Brain abscess: a study of brain abscesses 1970 - 1979
(1980)A series of 41 patients with intracranial abscess over a 10 year period (1970-79) were analysed and discussed. The incidence was 4 cases per year with a male to female ratio of 2:1. The mortality was 29.2 per cent. The ... -
Peripheral Retinal Degenerations in Kenyan African Myopes
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1980)A total of 128 subjects (256 eyes) had their eyes examined under full mydriasis. Indirect Ophthalmoscopy was done in every subject to determine the presence or absence of peripheral retinal pre-degenerations and ... -
Childhood Thermal Injuries At Kenyatta National Hospital. A Socio-economic And Aetiological Study Over A Two Year Period.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1980)Burns (Thermal) injury is a common cause of admission to the hospital. All age groups are affected. Majority of thermal injuries do occur in chl1dre. below fifteen years of age. The symptoms of thermal injuries are ... -
A comparative study of needle aspiration biopsy with histology in the diagnosis of enlarged prostate
(University of NairobiSurgery, 1980)Forty one patients with enlarged prostate were studied as regards their acid phospatase estimation, clinical findings on rectal examination and needle aspiration biopsy. The results of this study were compared with ... -
The survival after the cardiac arrest at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiAnaesthesia, 1980)The records of 450 patients who required cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the period 1974-1980 are reviewed. All suffered cardio-pulmonary arrest, and the results of treatment are expressed in terms of length of survival. ... -
Casualty would infection: A study of the role of prophylactic antibiotics in its prevention in stitched minor woulds
(University of Nairobi, 1980)The Role of antibiotics in the treatment established infection, is well known, and the mathods are agreed upon. On the other hand, the role of prophylactic antibiotics still remains a point for arguement. Whereas recent ... -
The Pattern of Head Injuries at the Kenyatta National Hospital
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The investigation op the alkaloids of datura stramonium grown in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1980-06)This project was carried out in order to study the alkaloids of Datura Stramonium grown in Kenya. Microscopical examination of the leaves was done to find out the diagnostic features of the leaves. The alkaloid was extracted ... -
The pharmacognostical study of the bark of cinchona ledgbriana moens cultivated in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1980-06)The aim of this study was to evaluate the cinchona bark obtained from plants cultivated in Kenya. The bark was examined microscopically and by chemical methods. The bark was found to contain 8.5 percent of total alkaloids ... -
Estimation Of Salicylic Acid In Aspirin (Paediatric) Mixtures By Colorimetric Method
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Evaluation of the management of tuberculosis of the spine at the orthopaedic unit - Kenyatta National Hospital over a ten year period
(University of NairobiSurgery, 1980-07)The Management Of 204 Patients With Tuberculous Disease Of The Spine Seen Between The Period Of 1970 - 1979 At The Orthopaedic Unit Of Kenyatta National Hospital Has Been Studied And Evaluated. This Study Also Includes ... -
A comparative study of six induction agents of anaesthesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiAnaesthesia, 1980-08)A comparative study between althesin, etomidate, flunitrazepam, ketamine, propanidid and thiopentone was carried out on 263 adult patients presenting for minor gynaecological operations between August and January, 1980 ... -
Food intake and nutritional status of a preschool population in suburban Nairobi
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Pleural Effusions In Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi - Prospective Study
(1981)70 adult patients presenting with pleural effusions at Kenyatta National Hospital, and Infectious Diseases Hospital, Tuberculosis Unit (KNH,IDH) adult service were studied and their findings are discussed. The ... -
Case records and commentaries for the examination of medicine in obstetrics and gynaecology
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Possible correlation of extent of skin involvement with serum uric acid levels in patients with psoriasis at Kenyatta National Hospital - Nairobi.
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1981)94 patients with psoriasis were studied. It was found that psoriasis was rare before the third decade of life. Only 11.7% of patients were aged up to 20 years. No patient was found below the age of ten years. There was ... -
Bacteriology of neonatal septicaemia and bacteraemia at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Bacterial growth was obtained from 114 neonates from all the paediatric units of the Kenyatta National Hospital (K. N. H. ) where neonates are admitted and managed during the period January to December, 1980. The ... -
The outcome of babies born from pre-eclamptic and eclamptic pregnancies at Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiSchool of Medicine, 1981)This dissertation presents results of a retrospective Study of 156 pre-eclamptic and eclamptic pregnancies at the obstetric unit of Kenyatta National Hospital during a two year period from 1980 to 1981. There were 167 ...