Browsing Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) by Subject "Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)"
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Assessment of prevalence and management of acute organophosphate poisoning at Kenyatta national hospital and selected rural hospitals in central province, Kenya Jan 2004 to December 2006
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Corrected QT interval in patients with epilepsy attending Kenyatta National Hospital and the Kenya association for the welfare of people with epilepsy clinics in Nairobi
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2013-06-10)Background: Patients with epilepsy have a mortality rate two to three times that of the general population. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)is a major cause in studies of mortality in epilepsy. SUDEP is defined ... -
Factors influencing Glycemic control of adolescents (10 -19 years) with type 1 diabetes mellitus attending Kenyatta National Hospital
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2009-10)Background: Diabetes is a worldwide silent epidemic that claims as many lives each year as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV/AIDS). Much attention is focused on infectious diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and ... -
Incidence of Post Dural puncture headache in elective cesarean section patients following spinal anesthesia at Kenyatta National Hospital
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2009-05)Title Incidence of PDPH in elective cesarean section patients undergoing spinal anesthesia at KNH. Background Post dural puncture headache (PDPH) is an iatrogenic complication of neuraxial anesthesia and results from ... -
The level and pattern of anti-tuberculous drug resistance at the Kenyatta national hospital
(School of Medicine, University of Nairobi, 2007)ABSTRACT Background The Kenyatta National Hospital continues to receive an increasing number of patients who have been diagnosed to have tuberculosis (pulmonary and extra pulmonary) as reflected by the number of new ... -
Prevalence of HIV infection in patients with head and neck abscess and their bacteriology pattern at KNH
(2013-06-10)Introduction: Head and neck space infection continue to be reported despite the availability of modern antibiotics. The HIV epidemic has brought new challenges in the diagnosis and management of most infective conditions ... -
A survey of legionella pneumophila among pneumonia patients at Kenyatta National Hospital
(Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Nairobi, 2008-06)legionellae has a worldwide distribution though the actual statistics especially in the tropics has not been established. In human history, numerous infectious diseases have emerged and re-emerged. Understanding the ...