ABSTRACT Background: Acute poisoning remains a common method employed for suicide worldwide. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 0.3 million people die every year worldwide due to various poisoning agents. Methodology: The study was a cross-sectional descriptive study. A...
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Good quality of Technetium 99m eluate (99mTc) as a radionuclide used in diagnostic imaging procedures is important for proper diagnosis, to avoid patients’ unnecessary exposure to radiation and to reduce the number of repeat nuclear imaging. However, presence of impurities in 99mTc eluate, may...
Download PDF ↓Objectives Drug dosing errors are common in patients with renal impairment and could cause adverse effects and poor outcomes. The study reviewed tenofovir and lamivudine dosing errors as a component of the highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimen in patients with renal impairment at...
Download PDF ↓Quality documentation of medication histories at the time of hospital admission with regard to accuracy and completeness is not documented at UTH. A medication history is a detailed, accurate and complete account of all prescribed and non-prescribed medications that a patient had taken or is...
Download PDF ↓Background :Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common debilitating genetic disorder among people of African descent. The most devastating neurologic manifestation of SCD is stroke. Therapeutic studies of hydroxyurea performed in children include investigations indicating hematologic response,...
Download PDF ↓Objective: To determine the effect Kigelia africana fruit extract has on blood glucose levels of diabetes mice and its phytochemical profile Specific objectives: 1. To determine Kigelia africana fruit extracts’ effect on blood glucose levels when used alone and concomitantly with Glibenclamide on...
Download PDF ↓Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure....
Download PDF ↓Poor sleep plays an important role in the prevalence of hypertension. It increases the prevalence rate to 60%. It is thought that sleep regulates stress hormones and helps nervous system. Overtime, lack of sleep hurt the body ability to regulate stress hormones, leading to high blood pressure....
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