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Hypertension in Harare hospital out-patients: drugs prescribed, drugs taken and control achieved.
(University of Zimbabwe,College of Health Sciences, 1986)
Patient-retained records supplemented by patieni interviews were used to evaluate hypertension management at Harare Hospital. One hundred and one successive hypertensive out-patients were studied. In over a third of patients ...
Hepatitis BeAg in chronic asympomatic Hepatitis B surface antigen carriers and in primary hepatocellular carcinoma patients
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)
A total of 246 HR, Ag - positive subjects were iSted for the presence of Hepatitis Bt, antigen,
ad total anti-delta IgG. Of the 246, 174 were
BsAg- positive asymptomatic chronic carriers
nd 72 were ...
Levels of chromium in Zimbabwean foods and its importance in carbohydrate metabolism
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)
Staple foods eaten by Zimbabweans were collected and analysed for their chromium content. Organic matter was destroyed by a wet oxidation procedure using concentrated sulphuric and nitric acids. The food digest was directly ...
Some observations on anorectal malformations in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)
Forty-six cases of anorectal malformations (ARM) were seen over a period of 28 months in the elective paediatric surgical service of the two teaching hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe, of whom 20 (43,5%) were males and 26 ...
Duodenal diverticula and their complications
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986)
Duodenal diverticula are rare. A patient with a solitary duodenal diverticulum complicated by ipper gastrointestinal haemorrhage is presented, rhe clinical features and complications of this condition are discussed.
Typhoid colitis
(University of Zimbabwe,College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
Salmonellosis is one of the commonest endemic diseases in Tropical Africa. Furthermore, typhoid fever is a disease that is unique to man with no other animal species acquiring an illness similar to man even after oral ...
Unusual complications of typhoid fever
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
Typhoid fever is endemic in most of tropical Africa. The common complications encountered include perforation, hemorrhage, acute renal failure, cholecystitis, pyelonephritis and pneumonia. Typhoid meningitis and endocarditis ...
Reference values for Urea, Creatinine and Electrolytes in Zimbabwean females
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-01)
The reference values for urea, creatinine and electrolytes were determined in sera of 460 African and 200 Caucasian females. All except creatinine levels are significantly different statistically. African females have lower ...
Lethal congenital malformations in the Greater Harare Obstetric Unit during 1983
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
There were 97 perinatal death attributed to congenital malformations in the Greater Harare Obstetric Unit during 1983. This gives an incidence of 2.14/1 000 total births. The central nervous system was the most frequently ...
The causes of delayed diagnosis of cancer of the cervix in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, College of Health Sciences, 1986-02)
Patients in Africa often present with advanced malignancy. Fifty patients with cancer of the cervix were interviewed to determine factors contributing to the late diagnosis of cancer. The average patient delay in seeking ...