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Menstrual disorders in patients with chronic renal failure
(1993)
Forty females, age 14 to 35 years (mean 28.6 years) with chronic renal failure (CRF) were included in the study. Their menstrual patterns were noted. The function of their hypothalamo-pituitary-ovarian axis was assessed ...
Experience with the use of human albumin in renal patients at the Kenyatta National Hospital
(1993)
In a 20-month period (May 1990 to December 1991), 34 patients with diuretic resistant oedema due to nephrotic syndrome, 4 patients with severe hypotension during haemodialysis and 3 patients with refractory ascites on ...
Calculation of creatinine clearance from plasma creatinine
(1993)
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is commonly assessed by measurement of endogenous creatinine clearance (Ccr). Several formulae have been described to calculate Ccr from plasma creatinine. I have evaluated the effectiveness ...
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 ...
Evaluation of Nephrology in East Africa in the last seventy years
(University of Nairobi, 1993)
Evolution of nephrology in east Africa in the last seventy years--studies and practice.
Abstract
Interest in renal disease and practice in East Africa started as far back as the first quarter of this century. Work in ...