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A Five Year Review of the Clinical Presentation and Management of Preseptal and Orbital Cellulitis in in-patients at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Preseptal cellulitis is a common eye condition especially in children and generally responds well to treatment. Orbital cellulitis is a more severe infection and has the potential risk of loss of sight and life. ... -
A Five Year Study Of Primary Carcinoma Of The Thyroid Gland At Kenyatta National Hospital 1976-1980
(University of NairobiSurgery, 1982)Compared to other thyroid diseases, primary thyroid tumours are rare. Benign thyroid swellings are quite common especially in endemic gotre areas. As such the disease may be missed due to lack of awareness that a thyroid ... -
A five years (1973 - 1977) retrospective study and a two years experience in the treatment of adult (over 15 years) Hodgkins disease in Kenyatta National Hospital
(University of NairobiMedicine, 1978-03)Literature on Hodgkins disease is briefly reviewed under the following headings: (a)Aetiology (b) Clinical presentation and staging (c)Histipathological diagnosis and classification (d)Treatment (e)Relapse ... -
A Five-year Review of the Outcomes on the Management of Cancer of the Cervix at Kenyatta National Hospital.
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Background: Cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in sub-Saharan Africa and other developing countries. Kenyatta National Hospital has over the years been the referral ... -
Focused Cardiac Ultrasound - Competency Among Pre-internship Medical Officers in Diagnosing Cardiac Causes of Dyspnoea
(university of Nairobi, 2023)Background: Differentiating cardiovascular causes of dyspnea in resource-limited healthcare settings can be challenging. The use of accessible, rapid point-of-care Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (FoCUS) protocols may potentially ... -
Food intake and nutritional status of a preschool population in suburban Nairobi
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Food Intake and Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women in a Poor Urban Community and the respective Birth Weights of their Infants
(University of Nairobi, 1981)Some workers have found that birth weights increased as the quality of the diet, height, weight gain during pregnancy, age, and parity of the mother increased) while others found contrary results. One objective of the ... -
Food safety practices and determinants in primary, secondary and post-secondary learning institutions in Nairobi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)Every year millions of people worldwide suffer food borne illnesses making it a major public health concern. The learning institutions are at a great risk of food borne illnesses due to their student population that require ... -
Forceful Intervention For Human Rights Protection In Africa: Resolving Systemic Dilemmas In The Implementation Of The African Union's Right Of Intervention
(University of Nairobi, 2012-12)This thesis examines the legal and political dilemmas in the implementation of the African Union's (AU) 'right' of forceful intervention through a systemic method of analysis. It first addresses the question of whether ... -
Formulation and Evaluation of Oro-Dispersible Paediatric Sildenafil Tablets Using Jute Plant Mucilage
(University of Nairobi, 2017)Sildenafil citrate a phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor is a vasodilator used in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension in both adults and children. In the latter, no dose specific formulation is locally available. ... -
Formulation and evaluation of pumpkin seed(cucurbita pepo) tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)The use of herbal medicines in management of medical conditions has become popular in the recent years both for preventive and curative purposes. With the increasing prevalence of certain diseases eg. Benign Prostate ... -
Formulation and Evaluation of Topical Meloxicam Emulgels
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background: Meloxicam is one of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and is commonly used for the symptomatic treatment of pain and inflammation associated with rheumatic diseases such as osteoarthritis. ... -
Formulation Development and Evaluation of Loperamide Solid Dispersions
(Uon, 2021)Background Loperamide is classified as an essential drug in both the 2019 World Health Organization and Kenya essential medicines lists. It is an opioid mu receptor agonist used in the control and relief of acute non-specific ... -
Formulation Development and in Vitro Characterization of Gastroretentive Floating Acyclovir Tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2019)Background:Acyclovir is the prototype DNA polymerase inhibitor used in management of herpes zoster infections. The bioavailability of the drug is beset by low solubility and low permeability at doses above 400mg. Consequently, ... -
Formulation development of 2% eryhtromycin and 0.75% metronidazole topical gel
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction Topical gels that satisfy the Target product profile are approved as formulations that are stable and proved to have effective in-vitro release and therapeutic activity. The skin been the biggest defense organ ... -
Formulation development of generic rufinamide uncoated Tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction The Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare and one of the most severe forms of childhood epilepsy syndrome. The syndrome usually affects children between the ages of 1 and 8 years (typically between 3 and 5 ... -
Formulation development of ibuprofen using different gel bases
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Introduction: This study was done to formulate and evaluate the topical drug release variation of Ibuprofen 5% w/w gel using different gel bases. Dermatological biopharmaceutics aims at designing active drugs and ... -
Formulation development of moringa oleifera film coated tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Introduction: Moringa oleifera is a small fast growing tree many of whose parts are consumed for both their nutritional and medicinal values worldwide. Different parts of the plant used in traditional medicine for the ... -
Formulation development of sustained release Zidovudine-lamivudine fixed dose combination paediatric mini matrices by hot melt extrusion
(University of NairobiDepartment Of Pharmaceutics And Pharmacy Practice, 2013)HIV/AIDS has become one of the major and deadliest pandemics in the world today. Besides concerns about cost and accessibility, a major concern for current therapies in most developing countries is the lack of age ... -
Formulation of cassia didymobotrya leaf laxative tablets
(University of Nairobi, 2016)Cassia didymobotrya belongs to the genus Cassia and family Fabaceae. C. didymobotrya is a shaggy shrub and found in Eastern and Central Africa. Different parts of the plant are used in various countries, namely Kenya, ...