Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title
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The Sigmoid Colon in Zambians
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)Volvulus of the sigmoid colon is common among Zambians where it is the commonest cause of large gut obstruction (Subrananian and Wosornu,1979). The aetiology is unknown, but there are various theories ... -
Splenectomy in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)We report the case of a man with chronic myeloid leukaemia, whose disease had undergone transformation and whose life was threatened. Splenectomy was performed, and two years later he ... -
Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)Spontaneous rupture of spleen, is a rare abdominal catastrophe, during pregnancy and labour , associated with 100% maternal and foetal mortality if not diagnosed in time. An awareness about this ... -
Spontaneous Rupture of Spleen
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)Spentaneous rupture of spleen, is a rare abdominal catastrophy, during pregnancy and labour , associated with 100% maternal and foetal mortality if not diagnosed in time. An awareness about this ... -
Spontaneous Rupture of Urinary Bladder
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)Three cases of spontaneous rupture of the Urinary bladder are presented. Histology of the bladder in two cases showed extensive schistosomiasis. The aetiology and symptomology of spontaneous rupture of the bladder ... -
The Stable Bubble Test
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1977-04)Idiopathic Respiratory Distress syndrome (I.R.D.S.) occurs mainly in preterm babies (Halliday and Mcclure,1976). The cause of the condition is a deficiency of surfactant in the fetal lung. ... -
Stress in Humanitarian Workers.
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)In emerging countries, the consequences of stress remain undervalued. Stress in workplace is increasingly recognized as one of the most serious occupational health hazards reducing workers' satisfaction and productivity, ... -
Students' and doctors' performance in an anatomy knowledge test: a comparison between traditional and clinical anatomy
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-07)The study compared test performance in an anatomy knowledge test between medical students from a traditional anatomy course, a clinical anatomy course, from clinical clerkships, and practising doctors. The study participants ... -
Studies on malaria in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1974-10)Species diagnosis of 692 malaria-positive blood films showed a parasite formula of F 94.65, M 7.51 0 1.59, V 0.58. P. vivax which has been rarely seen in Zambia was reported in four cases. Infection with a single species, ... -
Subdural Empyema
(Medical Journal of Zambia. 44 (2), 2017)A 14yr old male presented with subdural empyema following a right frontal subaponeurotic abscess. Presented with a Glasgow coma scale of 8/15, left sided hemiplegia and a history of convulsions for 4 days. Other history ... -
Sweet's syndrome in a child
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)An unusual case of Sweet's syndrome occurring in a child is presented. Since Sweet described the distinctive syndrome of obscure etiology in 1964, many cases have been reported from all over the world, including ... -
Symphysiotony for mild cephalopelvic disproportion
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1970-01)The operation of symphysiotomy was first performed by Claude-De La Corvee in 1655 on a recently dead patient (Munro Kerr and Chassar Moir 1956). Signault (quoted by Greig 1964) performed the first modern operation in 1777 ... -
Teaching and teacher education for health professionals: perspectives on quality and outlook of health professionals education in Zambia
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2008-04)To measure students' perspectives on the teaching quality of the school of medicine at University of Zambia and concurrently measure health professionals educators perspectives on the need for teaching courses ... -
Treatment of Anaemia Associated with Acute Falciparum Malaria Infection
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)A prospective clinical study evaluating various forms of treatment for the anaemia associated with acute falciparum malaria is reported. It is shown that chloroquine treatment alone, with no supplementary therapy, ... -
The treatment of tibial diaphysial bone defects in adults
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)Twenty cases of established non-union of the tibial diaphysis with bone defects ranging from 2.5 centimetres to 7.5 centimetres (mean 3.5 centimetres), were treated between 1976 to 1981. In six cases ... -
Tuberculosis and pregnancy
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 2003-01)Tuberculosis is a disease of antiquities and it has been there since medieval times though according to literature, It is no older than the first conception of Adam's wife. Despite the extensive studies on tuberculosis ... -
Tuberculosis of the Middle Ear and Mostoid Antrum in a Child: A Case Report
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-06)A case of primary tuberculosis otitis media, who presented with a post aural mastoid swelling is presented. The diagnosis was reached at histology of the biopsy material. The clinical ... -
Tuberculous Manifestations in Children
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-06)Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial disease that still ranks high as a public health problem. It occupied the 13th position among the 21 communicable diseases considered as priority problems ... -
Twin pregnancy in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)Cases of twin pregnancy attending the University Teaching Hospital (U.T.H.), Lusaka, are analysed. The incidence was one case per 62.8 hospital deliveries. The main problem encountered ... -
A typical Radiological Presentations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1981-11)Unfamiliar manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis found in Central and West Africa are presented. These include egg shell calcification in parenchyma and sands, calcification of the diaphragmatic pleura resembling ...
