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Epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Africa with special reference to Kenya: an overview.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1993-06)
At the beginning of this century, high blood pressure was virtually non-existent among the indigenous Kenyans. This phenomenon of normotension continued until the Second World War following which the Kenyan African began ...
Preliminary evaluation of a new curriculum--incorporation of problem based learning (PBL) into the traditional format
(1993)
An account of the establishment of a Problem Based Learning (PBL) curriculum at the Eric Williams Medical Science Complex Republic of Trinidad and Tobago provides the forum for a critical analysis of this process and for ...
Hepatitis B virus, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 1993-04)
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the third most common malignancy in Kenyan males occurring with a peak incidence at 40 years of age. A worldwide correlation has been noted between the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and ...
Effect of malaria infection and endotoxin-induced fever on the metabolism of antipyrine and metronidazole in the rat
(University of Nairobi, 1993-03)
Antipyrine and metronidazole were administered as a cocktail to young (4 weeks old) male Wistar rats (N = 12 for each treatment) to investigate the effect of malaria infection due to the rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei ...
Closed mitral valvotomy at Kenyatta National Hospital
(1993)
Analysis of data concerning 24 patients with mitral stenosis treated surgically is presented. Twenty patients had closed valvotomy with good results in 19 of them. One patient died post operatively from cerebral embolism. ...
Clinical presentation of atopic dermatitis in Negroid children
(University of Nairobi., 1993-12)
Clinical findings in 54 consecutive negroid children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are presented. The age range was 0.25 to 10.25 years. Male:Female ratio was 1.2:1. Time of onset range between 1 week and 8 years with onset ...
External quality control performance in clinical chemistry: experience in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1993-01)
Analysis of eleven biochemical laboratory tests was done during an International External Quality Assessment Scheme (IEQAS) in which the clinical chemistry laboratory at Kenyatta National Hospital participated. Technicon ...
Pregnancy outcome and placental weights: their relationship to HIV-1 infection
(1993)
The relationship between placental characteristics, including weight and inflammation, and pregnancy outcome was examined as part of a case control study looking into the impact of maternal HIV-1 infection on pregnancy ...
Inhibition of Glossina morsitans midgut trypsin activity by D-glucosamine
(1993)
The effect of the amino sugar D-glucosamine on trypsin in crude midgut homogenates of Glossina morsitans morsitans was studied in vitro. The results showed that the midgut trypsin was specifically and competitively inhibited ...
Evaluation of diprivan as an intravenous anaesthetic induction agent: experiences in Nairobi, Kenya
(1993)
Diprivan in its emulsion formulation as an intravenous induction agent was studied in 125 patients undergoing general anaesthesia for short duration, minor procedures, at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya. The ...