Browsing School of Medicine (Sch. of Med.) Collections by Subject "Mulago hospital,"
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Pattern and Outcome of Pedestrian Road Traffic Injuries in Patients Admitted to Mulago Hospital.
(2001-08)Summary: Pedestrian injuries account for a significant number of patients seen in the Accident and Emergency Units in hospitals worldwide. The association morbidity and mortality is high influencing the victims’ lives and ... -
Prevalence and aetiology of bacteraemia among children with lymphomas on cancer chemotherapy at the uganda cancer institute.
(2009-08)INTRODUCTION: The prevalence of cancers has been noted to be on the increase worldwide. In Africa, this increase has mainly been attributed to viral infections especially HIV. Lymphomas are currently the commonest childhood ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with hyphaema in mulago hospital.
(2009-04)INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND: Hyphaema is the presence of red blood cells in the anterior chamber of the eye. Hypahema is most often encountered in children. The available reports in the United States of America indicate a ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with left ventricular hypertrophy among patients with newly diagnosed arterial hypertension in mulago hospital.
(2009-05)BACKGROUND: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an early cardiac manifestation of target organ damage in hypertensive patients, its presence being a marker of other target organ involvement. It is a major independent ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria among children with sickle cell anaemia attending the sickle cell clinic in mulago hospital.
(2008-07)BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anaemia is by far the commonest hereditary haemolytic disease in Uganda; it is a chronic disease with multi organ complications. Chronic renal failure is one of the most serious complications of ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with oral candidiasis in severely malnourished children admitted to mwanamugimu nutritional unit, mulago hospital.
(2009-05)BACKGROUND: Malnutrition, the most common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide is responsible for 5.3 million deaths under 5 years old. It remains the most important risk factor for the burden of disease in developing ... -
Prevalence and morphologic types of anemia among adult patients admitted to the meidcal emergency ward in mulago hospital.
(2008-07)INTRODUCTION: Anaemia is a common condition worldwide although the burden is highest in the developing countries where nutrient deficiencies and chronic infections are prevalent. The tends in prevalence and causes of ... -
The prevalence of otitis media with effusion and associated hearing impairment among adults HIV/AIDS patients attending the ISS clinic at Mulago hospital
(2007-05)INTRODUCTION:The HIV/AIDS is the worst epidemic seen in the twentieth century where over 40 million people worldwide are living with the disease. It attacks the immune system leading to easy susceptibility to opportunistic ... -
Prevalence, Aetiology and associated factors of bacteraemia among febrile children with sickle cell anaemia presenting to Mulago hospital.
(2002-05)BACKGROUND: Bacteraemia is a common occurenace in children with sickle cell anaemia in whom it is frequently associated with high morbidity and mortality. The prevalence, causative organisms and their sensitivity patterns ... -
Prevalence, bacterial causes and antibiotoc sensitivity of urinary tract infections in children presenting with fever to acute care unit in mulago hospital.
(2008-04)INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is a problem that is frequently encountered by pediatric health care providers. The role of UTI as an occult cause of febrile illness in young children has been ... -
Reasons for seeking treatment and complications of fractures and dislocations among patients from bonesetters seen in mulago hospital.
(2008-06)INTRODUCTION: Traditional bonesetters participate in the management of fractures and dislocations in most communities in Uganda. The practice is occasioned by complications. This study was carried out to establish reasons ... -
Reliability of haematoxylin and eosin staining in the diagnosis of hodgkin's disease in uganda.
(2002-05)BACKGROUND: Whereas immunohistochemical methods have been widely used for the diagnosis and classification of Hodgkin’s disease in the developed countries, there are very few reports of their use in the developing countries ... -
Risk factors for epilepsy among children attending the paediatric neurology clinic of mulago hospital.
(2009-07)BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is the most common chronic neurological disorder in the world. The world health organisation estimates that there are about 50 million people living with epilepsy and about 80% of these live in ... -
Validity of fine needle aspiration in evaluation of aetiology of cervical lymphadenopathy in adult HIV positive patients in mulago hospital.
(2008-10)BACKGROUND: HIV is a pandemic most felt in sub Saharan Africa where it was the greatest impact. A number of opportunistic infections and malignancies are associated with this growing HIV pandemic and they have various ...