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The Clinical and Laboratory setting of Cryptococcal meningitis as seen at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka and to evaluate efficacy of fluoconazole in its therapy
(2012-07-18)Three hundred and sixty seven patients with cryptococcal meningitis were seen during the period from December, 1995 to December, 1996 though only one hundred and thirty patients were actually recruited.This was a prospective ... -
A Clinical and Laboratory Study of Pulmonary Infiltrates in a Selected Population of AIDS and ARC patients in Lusaka, Zambia
(2012-07-23)Thirty two (32) patients with AIDS or ARC who were sputum negative for mycobacteriura tuberculosis and non productive pulmonary infiltrates underwent one of the two diagnostic evaluation. It underwent bronchoscopy with ... -
A clinical and pathological study of children with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
(2012-07-27)The commonest causes of admission to University Teaching Hospital - Children wing are gastroenteritis, respiratory infections, anaemia, malnutrition and malaria. Twenty-eight percent of these admissions are seropositive ... -
Clinical and radiological features of multiple myeloma patients at the University Teaching Hospital,
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common blood cancer after lymphomas, thereby accounting for 10% of all haematological malignancies. The objective of the study was to evaluate the clinical and radiological features ... -
Clinical Assessment of the Older Breathless Patient
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-10)It should not be construed as unusual to discuss breathlessness in an older patient presenting to a Zambian health institution today. Our Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) include eradication of poverty and hunger ... -
The clinical characteristics and histological subtypes of nephrotic syndrome in paediatric patients at the University Teaching Hospital , Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)BACKGROUND: Nephrotic syndrome (NS) and glomerulonephritis are the commonest glomerular diseases seen at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, in the department of Paediatrics and Child Health. [1] Nephrotic ... -
Clinical decision making and referral of obstetric emergencies: A case of EmONC trained and untrained nurses and midwives in Mpika District, Muchinga Province, Zambia
(University of Zambia, 2016)The study was conducted to determine whether there was a difference in clinical decision making between nurses and midwives trained in Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (EmONC) and the untrained on referral of obstetric ... -
Clinical estimation of fetal weight in the preterm population - an alternative to Leopold`s method validated by birth weight at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2019)Preterm birth is defined as childbirth occurring at less than 36 completed weeks or 259 days of gestation (World Health Organization, 2014). In most developing and resource limited countries such as Zambia, ultrasound ... -
Clinical factors associated with Atrial Fibrillation in congestive Heart Failure patients admitted at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF) have emerged as major global epidemics. These two conditions share common risk factors and frequently coexist. Each condition predisposes to the ... -
Clinical Medicine or Community Health Care.
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1980-06)"There is much evidence that expenditure would have been better directed towards more public health services designed to prevent rather than to cure disease. Regarding the provision of personal services it seems that ... -
Clinical outcome of burns in the treatment in HIV positive patients at the University teaching hospital(UTH),Lusaka,Zambia
(2013-07-22)Background: Zambia is among the countries with the highest Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence in Africa. Burn injuries are a common form of trauma in Zambia and are a significant source of morbidity and mortality. ... -
Clinical Presentation and Histopathological Description of the Spectrum of Renal Diseases in HIV Infected Adults Presenting With Renal Insufficiency at the University Teaching Hospital,Lusaka Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2016)Introduction: The spectrum of renal diseases in HIV infected adults undergoing biopsy is vast. Previous studies have indicated that HIV-associated nephropathy (HIVAN) is the commonest diagnosis in HIV-infected patients ... -
Clinical profile of children presenting with ferbrile seizures and febrile status epilepticus at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Febrile seizures (FS) are the most common seizure disorder in childhood. FS and febrile status epilepticus (FSE) are a common presentation at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. Despite this, the ... -
Clinical supervision of midwifery students at the University Teaching Hospital school of nursing and midwifery in Lusaka,Zambia
(The University of Zambia, 2017)Clinical supervision plays a significant role in the acquisition of psychomotor skills by student midwives during training leading to the provision of high quality midwifery care. However, the acquisition of the psychomotor ... -
Clinical, Laboratory and radiologic features of Tuberculous Meningitis in Children at the University Teaching Hospital, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
(2012-06-21)Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 reasons for admission in the University Teaching Hospital(UTH), Department of Paediatrics, accounting for 4 -8 % of all admissions. The relative incidence of tuberculous ... -
Clinicopathologic characterization of vulvar lesions among HIV infected women at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia.
(The University of Zambia, 2020)A wide spectrum of vulvar lesions has been reported. However, few studies have characterized vulvar lesions among HIV infected women. HIV infected women have a higher risk of vulvar neoplasia than those who are not HIV ... -
Clinincal medicine or community health care
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)Regarding the provision of personal services it seems that these would be more efficiently provided by more diffuse community services than by hospitals. For example, the capital costs of a single ... -
A cohort study on early outcomes of femur shaft fractures in adults treated by interlocking intramedullary nails at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka.
(The University of Zambia, 2021)The management of femur shaft fractures has evolved from the historical non-operative methods to the most recent intramedullary nail fixation. Interlocking nails have broadened the roles for closed intramedullary nailing ... -
The color of the Iris in patients presenting at the Opthalmology unit University teaching hospital Lusaka,Zamba
(The University of Zambia, 2015)Background The iris is the coloured part around the black pupil. It is a flat structure and each iris is unique in its colour, patterns and texture. Its colour varies in different individuals, ethnic groups and is largely ... -
Common bacteria causes of neonatal sepsis and antimicrobial susceptibility at the university teaching hospital, Lusaka, Zambia?
(The University of Zambia, 2014)Background: Prescribing effective preventative antibiotics and treating infections in mothers, providing a clean birth environment, and delivering the baby within 24 hours of rupture of membranes, where possible, can all ...