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Prevalence and morphologic types of anemia among adult patients admitted to the meidcal emergency ward in mulago hospital.
(2008-07)
INTRODUCTION:
Anaemia is a common condition worldwide although the burden is highest in the developing countries where nutrient deficiencies and chronic infections are prevalent. The tends in prevalence and causes of ...
Prevalence and factors associated with microalbuminuria among children with sickle cell anaemia attending the sickle cell clinic in mulago hospital.
(2008-07)
BACKGROUND:
Sickle cell anaemia is by far the commonest hereditary haemolytic disease in Uganda; it is a chronic disease with multi organ complications.
Chronic renal failure is one of the most serious complications of ...
Accuracy of rapid tests as compared with field microscopy for the diagnosis of malaria in adolescents and adult patients in mulago hospital.
(2008-08)
BACKGROUND:
Blood smear microscopy is the recommended gold standard test for laboratory confirmation of malaria. However, due to some limitations associated with microscopy such as being labour intensive and time consuming, ...
Acceptability of cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid and lugol's iodine among women attending the family planning clinic in mulago hospital.
(2008-05)
BACKGROUND:
Cervical cancer is the commonest malignancy among women in Uganda. Over 80% of patients diagnosed with cervical cancer in Mulago hospital present with advanced disease. Cytology based screening services are ...
Neonatal prevalence of the sickle cell gene at mulago hospital.
(2008-06)
BACKGROUND:
Sickle cell anaemia is a public health problem in Uganda. It contributes significantly to childhood deaths most of which occur during the first year of life. Uganda has one of the highest adult frequencies of ...
Prevalence, Aetiology and associated factors of bacteraemia among febrile children with sickle cell anaemia presenting to Mulago hospital.
(2002-05)
BACKGROUND:
Bacteraemia is a common occurenace in children with sickle cell anaemia in whom it is frequently associated with high morbidity and mortality. The prevalence, causative organisms and their sensitivity patterns ...
Diagnostic knee arthroscopy: findings and their correlation with clinical impressions at mulago hospital.
(2009-06)
INTRODUCTION:
A number of patients present to the orthopaedic surgeon with complaints of knee pain. A diagnosis based on clinical examination only is frequently inaccurate and arthroscopy is considered to be the gold ...
Comparison of fine needle aspiration cytology and fine needle sampling without aspiration in the diagnosis of palpable breast lumps in mulago hospital.
(2009-07)
INTRODUCTION:
Open biopsy of the breast used to be the main traditional method of diagnosis of breast lumps. This was traumatic and done under anaesthesia. In 1021, fine needle biopsy (FNB) was introduced by Guthrie in ...
Description of stroke subtypes and known associated risk factors among adult stroke patients at mulago hospital.
(2007-11)
BACKGROUND:
Stroke is the second commonest cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide after ischemic heart disease. Despite the high morbidity and mortality, there is limited data on the stroke subtypes and known associated ...
Reasons for seeking treatment and complications of fractures and dislocations among patients from bonesetters seen in mulago hospital.
(2008-06)
INTRODUCTION:
Traditional bonesetters participate in the management of fractures and dislocations in most communities in Uganda. The practice is occasioned by complications. This study was carried out to establish reasons ...