African health sciences
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African health sciences · Sep 2014
Hypoglycaemia and hypocalcaemia as determinants of admission birth weight criteria for term stable low risk macrosomic neonates.
Large for gestational age (LGA) accounts for about 6.3% of admissions in kenyatta national hospital, newborn unit. As a policy all IGA's, defined by birth weight of 4000 g and above are admitted for 24 hours to monitor blood glucose levels. The rational for this policy is questionable and contributes to unnecessary burden on resources needed for new born care. ⋯ the study identified 4275 g as new admission birth weight criteria for stable term low risk IGA's admission.
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African health sciences · Sep 2014
Design and application of pulse information acquisition and analysis system with dynamic recognition in traditional Chinese medicine.
To design the pulse information which includes the parameter of pulse-position, pulse-number, pulse-shape and pulse-force acquisition and analysis system with function of dynamic recognition, and research the digitalization and visualization of some common cardiovascular mechanism of single pulse. ⋯ The newly developed system could translate the pulse signals into digital, visual and measurable motion information of vessel.
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African health sciences · Sep 2014
Case ReportsNeurofibromas as bilateral cystic chest wall swellings.
A 35 year old male farmer presented with soft bilateral posterior chest wall swellings. He had no similar swellings elsewhere. There were no associated symptoms, except cosmetic deformity and discomfort when he lies on his back. ⋯ His postoperative recovery was uneventful. The importance of this report is to emphasize the need for histological examination of all excised human tissues, which is not always the case in most of our rural areas and to document the discovery of such a rare clinical entity in our centre. This rare entity should be borne in mind when considering the differential diagnosis of benign cystic chest wall tumours.
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African health sciences · Sep 2014
Normative ultrasound values of renal parenchymal thickness among adults in Enugu, South-East Nigeria.
Reduction in renal length was found to be an insufficient independent indicator of chronic renal disease. ⋯ Normal values of RPT are important in the evaluation of patients with chronic renal disease.
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African health sciences · Sep 2014
Risk factors for asthma exacerbation in patients presenting to an emergency unit of a national referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
Asthma exacerbations are caused by a variety of risk factors. Reducing exposure to these risk factors improves the control of asthma and reduces medication needs. Knowledge of the particular risk factors is essential in formulating controlling and treatment protocols. This study set out to determine the risk factors for asthma exacerbations in patients presenting to the emergency unit of Mulago Hospital. ⋯ Lack of corticosteroid use and upper respiratory tract infections are associated with exacerbations in asthma patients presenting to the Emergency unit of Mulago Hospital.