Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title
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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 ... -
Determining how the knowledge of anatomy may Influence success or failure in clinical practice
(Medical journal of zambia, 2007-10)Doctors' clinical experience can be an important source of information for content selection in developing clinically oriented anatomy courses. Although expert opinion and personal preference have been the principal ... -
A Diet Survey in Kalene Hill Area
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1969-01)This survey of local diet was undertaken into two chiefdoms near Kalene Hill hospital during September, 1968. The inquiry was' undertaken` as a corollary to, and at the same time as, clinical studies of ... -
Differential solubility test for haemoglobin S
(Bhushan, V. Chintu, C. Masona, J., (1980). Differential solubility test for haemoglobin S. Medical Journal of Zambia. Volume 15 (1), 1980-12)Two hundred and seventy-eight blood specimens were examined, both by the Sickle-quik solubility test and haemoglobin electrophoresis on paper. Two hundred and sixty specimens (96.04%) were correctly identified ... -
Disseminated Lymehadenopathic Kaposi's Sarcoma in Zambian Children
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)Kaposi's Sarcoma with skin involvement is a common tumour in adult Zambian and African population living South of the Sahara (Naik, 1977). However, it is uncommon amongst Zambian children and constitutes ... -
The distance factor in the use of psychiatric facilities
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-12)When the Zambian mental health service was being established it was realized that an effort ought to be made to establish general hospital units serving local populations. However, distances are great and the ... -
Echoviruses diagnosed in two children presenting with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2016)The Enteric Cytopathic Human Orphan virus commonly referred to by the acronym ECHO virus has been known to cause acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). Zambia has since 1993 run a national AFP surveillance program to primarily ... -
Ectopia Cordis
(Medical journal of zambia, 2008-01)Ectopia Cordis is a very rare congenital abnormality worldwide. Two Neonates with this condition were seen at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia in a period of 25 years (1980 -2005). To provide 2 ... -
Ectopic Cilia - A Rare Anomaly
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1982-10)Ectopic cilia, a rare disorder (Duke Elder 1964) of congenital positional anomaly of one or more hair follicles, where lashes may grow outwards from chin or conjunctiva. In this article we report such a case arising from ... -
The Effect of Iongterm Alcohol Exposure on Liver Choline Dehydrogenase Activity
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)Rats were exposed to an ethanol-containing drinking mixture for 54, 84 and 105 days. It was clown that a progressive increase in liver choline dehydrogenase activity occurred which ... -
The effect of longterm alcohol exposure on liver choline dehydrogenase activity
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-02)Rats were exposed to an ethanol-containing drinking mixture for 54, 84 and 105 days. It was shown that a progressive increase in liver choline dehydrogenase activity occurred which ...