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The spectrum of echocardiographic findings in chronic renal failure
(1993)
In a six month period at the Kenyatta National Hospital, 46 patients (30 males) with chronic renal failure (CRF) and 22 healthy subjects have had a clinical and echocardiographic study of their cardiovascular systems. The ...
Evolution of nephrology in east Africa in the last seventy years--studies and practice
(1993)
Interest in renal disease and practice in East Africa started as far back as the first quarter of this century. Work in this colonial era concentrated on establishing the existence of renal diseases and identifying the ...
The pattern of geriatric admissions in the medical wards at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1993)
In a one year period (March 1990 to March 1991) the pattern of diseases in geriatric patients (over 60 years of age) admitted to the medical wards at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) was studied. In all, there were 1296 ...
Disseminated histoplasmosis in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS): a case report
(1993-01)
A 27 year old female with AIDS and disseminated histoplasmosis is presented. The clinical features include fever, weight loss, productive cough, splenomegaly and moderate pallor. The initial working diagnosis was pulmonary ...
The value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi.
(1993-09)
Over a six-month-period, from 1st March 1988 to 30th September 1988, 127 patients suspected of having ectopic gestation at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) were referred for sonographic examination, of whom 100 (78.7%) ...
Patterns of nerve regeneration in dental pulps of monkeys following surgical transection at 1 year.
(1993)
Previous studies have reported revascularization and reorganization of dental pulp chambers with periodontal tissues of monkeys following complete surgical transection through a portion of the apical roots. This study ...
Dental caries, malocclusion and fractured incisors in children from a pastoral community in Kenya.
(1993)
The prevalence of dental caries, malocclusion and fractured incisors was investigated in 245 children from a pastoral community in Kenya. Forty-eight per cent of them were found to be caries-free. The overall mean DMFT was ...
Dental caries and fluorides in relation to fixed orthodontic treatment: a review.
(1993)
This paper reviews the cariological aspects of fixed orthodontic treatment and discusses the role played by topical fluorides. During fixed orthodontic treatment, carious lesions may occur in the form of white spots. These ...
Prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in primary schoolchildren in Nairobi, Kenya.
(1993)
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence and severity of dental fluorosis in 513 primary school children in Nairobi. The clinical examination was performed in a room with natural daylight using Thylstrup & ...
Effect of malaria infection and endotoxin-induced fever on phenacetin O-deethylation by rat liver microsomes
(University of Nairobi, 1993-03)
We have investigated the effect of malaria infection with the rodent parasite Plasmodium berghei and fever induced by Escherichia coli endotoxin on the metabolism of phenacetin to paracetamol by rat liver microsomes from ...