Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title
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Cardiac Tamponode Due to Stab Wound
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1982-10)A case with intrapericardial injury following a knife assault is reported and its management and prognosis discussed. -
A case of combined intra-uterine and extra-uterine pregnancy
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-06)Combined intra-uterine and extra-uterine pregnancy is a rare condition (Felbo and Fenger,1966). The first description of a case is attributed to a post mortem study by Duverncy in 1708. A ... -
A case series report of Tuberculosis patients with Vitamin D deficiency in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2018-01)An association of Vitamin D deficiency with Tuberculosis remains a valid assumption. It has been observed that TB is highly prevalent in certain ethnic groupings and regions of the world. Populations with darker skins are ... -
Cerebrovascular diseases in Africans
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1970-01)It is the belief of many doctors working in Africa that circulatory disorders in the atherosclerotic sense are not as common as in Europe. I have that same opinion for several reasons. In the first place we rarely see ... -
Chemodectomas
(Medical journal of Zambia, 1980-02)A patholodcal study of six chemodectomas seen during nine years period is presented. The histopathology, diagnosis, and histogenesis are discussed. -
Chloroquine Resistant Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Confirmed By In-Vitro Testing in a District Hospital
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-01)The occurence of chloroquine resistant malaria in the Eastern Province of Zambia is reported. It was possible for a laboratory technician experienced in parasitology to undertake tests for ... -
Choice of place for childbirth: prevalence and correlates of utilization of health facilities in Chongwe district, Zambia
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2008-04)The objective of this article is to determine the prevalence and correlates for utilization of health facilities for childbirth in a rural Chongwe district, Zambia. A cross sectional study was carried among 250 mothers ... -
Chronic endometritis
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-08)Chronic endometritis is not an uncommon diagnosis in our biopsy material and we believe should be diagnosed more frequently. There seems to be no correlation however between clinical symptomology and severity of plasma ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Community Social Support Roles of Trained Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe District, Zambia
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health., 2016-04)Although traditional birth attendants (TBAs) play key roles in providing maternal health care in many low-resource countries, there are few studies that describe the actual roles and practices of TBAs in their local ... -
A comparative study of anxiety among HIV seropositive individuals, cancer patients and individuals from the normative population
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2008-04)Excessive anxiety contributes to a sense of helplessness in which a person feels little control over the present or future and continues maladaptive behaviour patterns. In view of the negative influence of long ... -
A Comparative Study of Diclofenac and Wound Infiltration to Additional Ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric Nerve Block With 0.25% Plain Bupivacaine for Pain Relief in Children Undergoing Groin Surgery – University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2018-01)Surgery in the groin region is commonly performed in paediatric patients at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH).Intramuscular (IM) Diclofenac and wound infiltration, with lignocaine, are the commonest analgesics ... -
A comparison of the effects of salbutamol, fenoterol, and placebo aerosols on airway resistance in asthmatics
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1976-12)The reduction in airways resistance, assessed by measurements of forced expiratory volume in one second, vital capacity and peak expiratory flow rate was estimated before and after inhalation of ... -
A Cool Storage Pot for Insulin in Rural Africa
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1982-11)Patients with insulin - dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) who live in the rural areas of developing countries have to contend with a number of problems which interfere with the control of their ... -
CT and Ultrasound in the diagnosis of orbital dermoid cysts - A retrospective study at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2008-04)To evaluate the use of Computed Tomography (CT) and Ultrasound (US) to diagnose orbital dermoid cyst and compare the characteristic features of CT and US in detection of the lesions. CT and Ultrasound were used to evaluate ... -
Cushing's Syndrome in a Zambian Youth
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1967-10)A case of Cushing's Syndrome treated by adrenalectomy is described. CUSHING'S syndrome is an uncommon disorder in the European and has seldom been reported in the African. This case is ... -
Dealing with Zambia's Bilharzia Burden
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-10)In 1851 Tudor Bilharz, a German physician working in Kasr EI Aini, discovered the bilharzia worm while performing a postmortem on a young patient. The Egyptians realized, in 1911 that if this disease ...