Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS): Recent submissions
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Significance of anti-pre-S antibodies in patients with fulminant hepatic failure
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990)Anti-pre-S antibody was tested in 38 sera from patients with fulminant hepatitis (positive for HBsAg and/or IgM anti-HBc) using a specific solid phase enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Anti-pre-S activity was ... -
Clinical profile of multiple amoebic liver abscesses
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1990)Of 70 consecutive patients with amoebic liver abscess admitted over a 3 year period, 15 (21.4%) had multiple abscesses. This condition, like solitary abscess, was a disease of the 2nd to 5th decade with a male preponderance. ... -
Prediction of severity of acute pancreatitis.
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Intragastric pH and control of peptic ulcer bleeding
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Hospital malnutrition: a prospective evaluation of patients during hospitalisation
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)Nutritional Status of 89 patients was assessed during their course of hospitalisation. All patients consumed diet deficit in protein and calories. The mean daily intake of calories was 819 +/- 425 Kcals and of protein was ... -
The role of sustained achlorhydria in bleeding peptic ulcer.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)Twenty-five patients with bleeding peptic ulcers were randomized to receive either ranitidine 50 mg 8 hourly i.v. (control group) or a continuous nasogastric antacid infusion at the rate of 0.5 ml/min along with an i.v. ... -
Constrictive pericarditis masquerading as Budd-Chiari syndrome
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) and constrictive pericarditis (CP) share many common clinical features. Over the last year we encountered three patients in whom CP clinically mimicked BCS. Two of the three did not even have ... -
Colon carcinoma presenting as a fever of unknown origin.
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Case report: unusual CT appearances in a case of Budd-Chiari syndrome.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)We describe a case of Budd-Chiari Syndrome due to hepatic venous blockage in which there were multiple space-occupying lesions on CT simulating tumour deposits. Ultrasound directed liver biopsy and laparoscopy proved these ... -
Treating bleeding peptic ulcer with sustained achlorhydria
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)A controlled randomized study and a subsequent prospective therapeutic trial have demonstrated the efficacy of an intensive therapy comprising hourly intravenous injections of 100 mg of cimetidine along with a continuous ... -
Hepatitis C virus infection is the major cause of severe liver disease in India
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)The present study describes the status of hepatitis C virus infection in 167 patients with severe forms of liver diseases in India. The anti-HCV positivity rate was recorded as 43%, 47%, and 42% in patients with FHF, SAHF, ... -
Diagnostic utility of ultrasonography in hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction in a tropical country.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1991)The present study was undertaken to define the role of ultrasonography (US) in screening and diagnosis of hepatic venous outflow tract obstruction. Forty-five consecutive patients clinically suspected to have hepatic venous ... -
HBV transmission in healthy persons at high risk in India
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Large volume paracentesis and intravenous dextran to treat tense ascites
(1992)Forty patients with cirrhosis of the liver and tense ascites were randomized to receive either aldactone 400 mg/day and furosemide 80 mg/day (n = 20) or repeated large volume paracentesis (LVP) and infusion of low molecular ... -
An update on viral hepatitis
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992) -
Plasma concentrations of fibronectin and C3d in patients with amoebic liver abscess
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)By means of simple and specific ELISA techniques, the plasma concentrations of soluble fibronectin and C3d, a breakdown product of C3 complement, were determined in patients with amoebic liver abscesses (ALA) and in healthy ... -
Training in gastroenterology.
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Prospective controlled study of post-transfusion hepatitis after cardiac surgery in a large referral hospital in India.Live
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)We studied the risk of post-transfusion hepatitis (PTH) in recipients of blood collected from voluntary donors screened for HBsAg. Two hundred and fifty patients without any previous history of liver disease or transfusion ... -
HBV–status in professional blood donors in north India.Trop Gastroenterol
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)Present study demonstrates the efficacy and significance of routine screening assays used for HBsAg testing in donor blood in different blood banks of Delhi city. Blood from professional donors already screened in blood ... -
Liver transplant in India: miles to go.
(Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, 1992)
