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Rapid infusion of sodium bicarbonate and albumin into high-risk premature infants soon after birth: a controlled, prospective trial.
(1976)
We conducted a controlled, prospective trial to evaluate the effectiveness of rapidly infusing sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) and salt-poor albumin into high-risk, premature infants in the first 2 hours of life. Fifty-three ...
A new design of membrane feeder incorporating an electrical blood stirring device.
(1976)
A selection of the literature illustrating the origin and development of membrane feeding devices is reviewed. A new membrane feeding device-incorporating an electrical stirrer is described and its mode of operation ...
Hepatitis B surface antigenaemia in Kenyans with chronic liver disease
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
Fifty Kenyan patients with chronic liver disease or hepatocellular carcinoma were tested for hepatitis B surface antigenaemia by radioimmunoassay. The hepatitis B surface antigen was detected in 77% of the patients with ...
Liver disease in early life in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
A survey of significant pathological abnormalities of liver in the first two decades of life is presented; this is based on biopsy and autopsy specimens received in the histopathology service in Nairobi over five years. ...
Gall Bladder Disease and Adult Obstructive Jaundice at the Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi,
(1976)
A prospective study was carried out at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) between June 1987 and September 1988 to look at some aspects of obstructive jaundice in patients above 12 years of age. Screening for cases was done ...
Protein-calorie malnutrition: a study of red blood cell and serum enzymes during and after crisis.
(University of Nairobi, 1976)
Studies were with 12 children, 0.5 to 4 years old, with kwashiorkor and given milk, eggs, sugar and vitamins. Dietary treatment increased to normal the initial low values of glutathione-NADPH reductase, glutathione peroxidase, ...
Red-blood-cell potassium as a practical index of potassium status in elderly patients.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1976-02)
Red-blood-cell potassium has been measured using a simplified technique on 292 geriatric patients. The measurement was found useful in reflecting changes in potassium status whereas serum potassium was unhelpful.
Hepatic changes induced by Schrebera alata (Hochst): a preliminary report on the toxicology of II kau kawa.
(University of Nairobi, 1976-06)
Schrebera alata is a deciduous fuel tree from which the Samburu people in Northern Kenya obtain bark for medicinal purposes. A pharmacologically active principle that produces analgesic effects can be extracted from the ...
Red-blood-cell potassium and hand-grip strength in healthy elderly people.
(Univesity of Nairobi, 1976-02)
Red-blood-cell potassium has been measured using a simplified technique on 292 geriatric patients. The measurement was found useful in reflecting changes in potassium status whereas serum potassium was unhelpful.
Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide-linked "malic" enzyme in flight muscle of the tse-tse fly (Glossina) and other insects.
(University of Nairobi,, 1976-11)
1.. A high activity of NAD-linked "malic" enzyme was found in homogenates of flight muscle of different species of tse-tse fly (Glossina). The activity was the same as, or higher than, that of malate dehydrogenase and more ...