Browsing Medical Journal of Zambia by Title
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Screening of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Workers of a Construction Company in a Developing Country, Senegal
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 2017)This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in workplace and the global risk among workers of a Construction Company in a developing country. It was a retrospective and descriptive survey ... -
Seminoma arising in undescended tests
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-12)A case of seminoma arising in one of bilaterally undescended testes is described and a survey of the incidence and prognosis presented. -
Serum protein concentrations of healthy Zambians and Europeans resident in Lusaka
(University of Zambia, Medical Library, 1974-10)Substantial differences in plasma protein patterns have been reported for apparently health persons living in the tropics (Holmes et al., 1955, Eziolo 1970, Nantulya and Lindqvist 1973). This seems to be particularly true ... -
Serum Selenium levels in Essential hypertension among adults at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
(Medical journal of Zambia, 2017)In Zambia essential hypertension is one of the commonest and non prevalent non communicable diseases. In the current medical literature it is not clear on the serum selenium levels among essential hypertensive patients in ... -
Sexually transmitted diseases in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-08)This is a preliminary epidemiological report on sexually transmitted diseases in Zambia. An analysis of data derived from a sample study of 1,000 consecutive female and 5,000 male S.T.D. patients ... -
Sexually transmitted diseases in pregnant women in Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-08)The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases has been known to be high in many African countries and preliminary investigations in Lusaka revealed a similar trend in Zambia. This paper presents an analysis ... -
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, ...
