Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title

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    • Treatment of Anaemia Associated with Acute Falciparum Malaria Infection 

      Thuma, P.; Spurrier, J.; Copenhaver, R. (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 

      Izhar, U. H., creator (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 

      Mwaba, P.; Kasolo, F.; Chintu, C.; Kasonka, L. (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 

      Thomas, M.; Reddy M.R. (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 

      Raghu, M.J.; Patel, Y.S.; Chintu, C.; Chawla, V. (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 

      O'Dowd, M. J. (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 

      Umerah, B.C.; Singarayar, J. (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 ...

    • Umbilical hernia in Zambian school children 

      Rao, G.; Kintzarski, M. (University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1981-08)
      2,638 Zambian school children (1,220 boys,1,418 girls) between the ages of six and eighteen years were examined for the presence of umbilical hernia. A total of 178 children had umbilical hernia giving a percentage of 6.7. ...

    • Unilateral tubal twin pregnancy 

      Wadrawa, S. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-08)
      Unilateral tubal ,twin pregnancy was first reported by de Ott in 1891. The subject has been reviewed by various authors (Lash and Kaufan 1942; and Loh 1962) and to-date only eighty-seven cases ...

    • Unusual Complication of Kirschner-Wire-Fixation of Carpo-Metacarpal Joint of the Thumb 

      Haque, Izhar Ui, Creator (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1982-10)
      A rare case of injury to the flexor tendons of index finger during Kirschnei-wit-e-fixation of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb, is described. The case is being reported for the greater ...

    • Unusual presentation of lymphoma 

      Krishnamurthy, K. R.; Patil, P. S.; Elem, B.; Rehman, M. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)
      A case of diffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (DNHL) of poorly differentiated lymphocytic type (Stage IV) in a 63 year old African male with obstructive cardiomyopathy, massive left sided renomegaly and ...

    • Urinary Retention due to Imperforate Hymen - A Case Series 

      Bowa, K.; Manda, F.; Mapulanga, V. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2007-01)
      Four cases are reported, of young girls in their early teens with urinary retention due to imperforate hymen. The girls presented to the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka Zambia with history of recurrent episodes of ...

    • Urinary schistosomiasis scourge among rural school Children in Chitongo area, Southern Zambia 

      Chishimba, and Others (medical Journalo of Zambia, 2007-10)
      The study was carried out to assess the prevalence of schistosomiasis infection among school children in Chitongo area. A survey was carried out at three primary schools in different locations in Chitongo area, ...

    • Use of antegrade pyelography in the investigation of obstructive uropathy: Experience in Zambia 

      Elem, B. Creator; Patel, J. B. Creator; Kaunda, N. Creator (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1984-06)
      Experience in the use of antegrade pyelography in 14 cases of obstructive uropathy is presented. It is suggested that this method is ideal for investigation of selected cases ...

    • Using e-learning for skills transfer, motivation and retention of health workers in Zambia. 

      Chime, J. K.; Munyati, P.; Katepa-Bwalya, M.; Musumali, M.; Mweetwa, B.; Kachimba, J. S.; Kagulura, S. S; Kachimba, J. S.; Vwalika, B.; Mufunda, J. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 2016)
      Health system strengthening continues to be a moving target for developing countries with the human resource factor the most critical bottleneck towards universal health coverage. The human resource management cycle revolves ...

    • Utilisation of Maternity Care Services Offered by Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe Rural District 

      Hazemba, A.; Sizitya, R. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2007-07)
      To explore the services offered by traditional birth attendants (TBAs), determine outcome of deliveries, and to characterize the trained TBAs. : A cross sectional study was carried out in which 140 practising TBAs both ...

    • The value of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as early markers of bacteraemia among patients with haematological malignancies receiving chemotherapy: a cross-sectional study 

      Kingsley, M. Kamvuma, creator; Sumbukeni, Kowa, creator; Kaile, Trevor , creator; Masenga, Sepiso K., creator; Hamooya, Benson M., creator; Musalula, Sinkala, creator; Simakando, Marah, creator (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2018-04)
      The immune system of patients with haematological malignancies is suppressed during chemotherapy. This renders them vulnerable to frequent infections especially of the bacterial type. Timely diagnosis of these infections ...

    • Variation in the sensitivity to normal human serum of clone-drived antigenic variants of trypanosoma (trypanozoon) brucei complex trypanosomes 

      Laurence, R. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 1977-04)
      The present concept of T. rhodesiense sleeping sickness epidemiology rests, to some extent at least, upon the long-held belief that the infectivity for man of Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon rhodesiense and the ...

    • Vesico-Ureteric Reflux in Urinary Billharziasis 

      Elem, B. (Medical Journal of Zambia., 1983-07)
      Cystoscopic, urographic and voiding cystogram findings on 75 consecutive patients with urinary bilharziasis have been presented. 8 cases (14 ureters) showed grade 3 vesicoureteric reflux. An ...

    • Vitamin D: the unsought solution to the TB andemic 

      Lungu, P.; Lakhi, S.; Mwaba, P. (Medical Journal of Zambia, 2019-01)
      Tuberculosis has been known to mankind since ancient times. Despite Tuberculosis (TB) having been a major killer from antique time to date and the improvement in diagnostic tools, its eradication still remains a pipedream. ...