Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus complicating acute tubular necrosis with acute renal failure / Mate-Kole; M.O.Affram; R.K.

Public ISBD Title : Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus complicating acute tubular necrosis with acute renal failure Authors: Mate-Kole; M.O.Affram; R.K. Publisher: Accra [Ghana] : Ghana Medical Association Publication Date: 1990 Series: Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560 No. 24(4); 213-7 Uniform Titles: Ghana Medical Journal Layout: Journal Article Languages : English Keywords:   Kidney failure  acuteKidney tubular necrosis  acuteDiabetes insipidus  Kidney failure  acuteKidney tubular necrosis  acuteDiabetes insipidus Abstract: Two cases of acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus following acute tubular necrosis with acute renal failure due to severe intravascular hemolysis are presented. One of the cases was associated with full defect of Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) with mild falciparum malaria parasitaemia. Both cases had prolonged polyuria even when their electrolytes; urea and creatinine levels had normalised. Water deprivation tests showed inability to concentrate the urine in both cases. It was only when oral intake was reduced that urine volumes normalised. It is suggested that such cases be controlled with judicious fluid restriction rather than keeping up with fluid losses Acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus complicating acute tubular necrosis with acute renal failure [] / Mate-Kole; M.O.Affram; R.K. . - Accra (1596, Ghana) : Ghana Medical Association, 1990 . -  : Journal Article. - (Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560; 24(4); 213-7) . Work : Ghana Medical Journal Languages : English Keywords:   Kidney failure  acuteKidney tubular necrosis  acuteDiabetes insipidus  Kidney failure  acuteKidney tubular necrosis  acuteDiabetes insipidus Abstract: Two cases of acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus following acute tubular necrosis with acute renal failure due to severe intravascular hemolysis are presented. One of the cases was associated with full defect of Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) with mild falciparum malaria parasitaemia. Both cases had prolonged polyuria even when their electrolytes; urea and creatinine levels had normalised. Water deprivation tests showed inability to concentrate the urine in both cases. It was only when oral intake was reduced that urine volumes normalised. It is suggested that such cases be controlled with judicious fluid restriction rather than keeping up with fluid losses

Acupuncture analgesia in severe sickle cell painful crisis. / Ankra-Badu; G.A.Ampoma-Twumasi; G.Xue-Ling; Z.

Public ISBD Title : Acupuncture analgesia in severe sickle cell painful crisis. Authors: Ankra-Badu; G.A.Ampoma-Twumasi; G.Xue-Ling; Z. Publisher: Accra [Ghana] : Ghana Medical Association Publication Date: 1990 Series: Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560 No. 24(4); 255-9 Uniform Titles: Ghana Medical Journal Layout: Journal Article Languages : English Keywords:   Acupuncture analgesiaAnemia  sickle cell  Acupuncture analgesiaAnemia  sickle cell Abstract: Sixteen adult patients (8 males and 8 females) with severe sickle cell painful crisis were given acupuncture for pain relief. Good response was achieved in 12 (75 per cent) patients and the remainder had moderate pain relief. All patients were discharged home the same day feeling better. Acupuncture analgesia in severe sickle cell painful crisis. [] / Ankra-Badu; G.A.Ampoma-Twumasi; G.Xue-Ling; Z. . - Accra (1596, Ghana) : Ghana Medical Association, 1990 . -  : Journal Article. - (Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560; 24(4); 255-9) . Work : Ghana Medical Journal Languages : English Keywords:   Acupuncture analgesiaAnemia  sickle cell  Acupuncture analgesiaAnemia  sickle cell Abstract: Sixteen adult patients (8 males and 8 females) with severe sickle cell painful crisis were given acupuncture for pain relief. Good response was achieved in 12 (75 per cent) patients and the remainder had moderate pain relief. All patients were discharged home the same day feeling better.

Acute infective endocarditis following abortion / Rayond Kwame Affram 

Public ISBD Title : Acute infective endocarditis following abortion Authors: Rayond Kwame Affram ; Alfred Neequaye, Author Publisher: Accra [Ghana] : Ghana Medical Association Publication Date: 1990 Series: Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560 No. 24(3) Uniform Titles: Ghana Medical Journal Pagination: p.206-209 Layout: Journal Article Languages : English Keywords: Abortion, Induced  complications [Subheading]  Endocarditis  Ghana Abstract: Three cases of infective endocarditis following abortion are presented. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis were not made ante-mortem in the first two cases but with these experiences; a third case was promptly diagnosed and managed successfully. Attention is drawn to this serious complication of abortion which has hitherto not been documented and stressed upon in Ghana. Acute infective endocarditis following abortion [] / Rayond Kwame Affram ; Alfred Neequaye, Author . - Accra (1596, Ghana) : Ghana Medical Association, 1990 . - p.206-209 : Journal Article. - (Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560; 24(3)) . Work : Ghana Medical Journal Languages : English Keywords: Abortion, Induced  complications [Subheading]  Endocarditis  Ghana Abstract: Three cases of infective endocarditis following abortion are presented. The diagnosis of infective endocarditis were not made ante-mortem in the first two cases but with these experiences; a third case was promptly diagnosed and managed successfully. Attention is drawn to this serious complication of abortion which has hitherto not been documented and stressed upon in Ghana.

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Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Doctors in a Developing Country: A Case Study from Ghana / Sabblah; G. T. Akweongo; P. Darko; D. Dodoo; A. N. O. Sulley; A. M. 

Public ISBD Title : Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Doctors in a Developing Country: A Case Study from Ghana Authors: Sabblah; G. T. Akweongo; P. Darko; D. Dodoo; A. N. O. Sulley; A. M. Publisher: Accra [Ghana] : Ghana Medical Association Publication Date: 2015 Series: Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560 No. 48(4); 194-203; tab. Uniform Titles: Ghana Medical Journal Layout: Journal Article ISSN (or other code): 0016-9560 Languages : English Keywords:   Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsResearch DesignPatient Medication KnowledgeCommunity Health WorkersCase Reports  Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsResearch DesignPatient Medication KnowledgeCommunity Health WorkersCase Reports Abstract: Background: Spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting is the most widely used and cost effective method of monitoring the safety of drugs. This method is heavily afflicted by underreporting by healthcare professionals. The study aims at assessing adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting rate by doctors; knowledge of the reporting system and attitudes to SADR in the Greater Accra region. Methods: This was a cross sectional survey of 259 doctors randomly selected from 23 hospitals classified as government 199 (76.8); quasi-governmental 43(16.6) and private 17 (6.6) hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Data collection was by self-administered questionnaire from May 5; 2012- July 6; 2012. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the background characteristics of the doctors and the outcome measures like training and reasons for ADR reporting were summarized as frequencies and percentages. Results: One-third (27.4) of doctors surveyed had received previous training on drug safety monitoring and ADR reporting; training and knowledge of the reporting system was found to improve reporting. More than half 154 (59.5) of the doctors had seen a patient with suspected ADR in the past one year although only 31 (20) had reported it by completing the SADR reporting form. Doctors working in government hospitals were about 5 times more likely to report than those in private hospitals [OR=4.94; 95CI (1.55-15.69)]. Conclusion: Training and knowledge of the ADR reporting system were found to be associated with the likelihood of reporting an ADR. Most of the doctors had not previously received training on ADR reporting. Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting by Doctors in a Developing Country: A Case Study from Ghana [] / Sabblah; G. T. Akweongo; P. Darko; D. Dodoo; A. N. O. Sulley; A. M. . - Accra (1596, Ghana) : Ghana Medical Association, 2015 . -  : Journal Article. - (Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560; 48(4); 194-203; tab.) . ISSN : 0016-9560 Work : Ghana Medical Journal Languages : English Keywords:   Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsResearch DesignPatient Medication KnowledgeCommunity Health WorkersCase Reports  Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsResearch DesignPatient Medication KnowledgeCommunity Health WorkersCase Reports Abstract: Background: Spontaneous adverse drug reaction reporting is the most widely used and cost effective method of monitoring the safety of drugs. This method is heavily afflicted by underreporting by healthcare professionals. The study aims at assessing adverse drug reaction (ADR) reporting rate by doctors; knowledge of the reporting system and attitudes to SADR in the Greater Accra region. Methods: This was a cross sectional survey of 259 doctors randomly selected from 23 hospitals classified as government 199 (76.8); quasi-governmental 43(16.6) and private 17 (6.6) hospitals in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Data collection was by self-administered questionnaire from May 5; 2012- July 6; 2012. Descriptive statistics was used to describe the background characteristics of the doctors and the outcome measures like training and reasons for ADR reporting were summarized as frequencies and percentages. Results: One-third (27.4) of doctors surveyed had received previous training on drug safety monitoring and ADR reporting; training and knowledge of the reporting system was found to improve reporting. More than half 154 (59.5) of the doctors had seen a patient with suspected ADR in the past one year although only 31 (20) had reported it by completing the SADR reporting form. Doctors working in government hospitals were about 5 times more likely to report than those in private hospitals [OR=4.94; 95CI (1.55-15.69)]. Conclusion: Training and knowledge of the ADR reporting system were found to be associated with the likelihood of reporting an ADR. Most of the doctors had not previously received training on ADR reporting.

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Aspects of the ecology and public health importance of snails in the Weija lake. / P. C. Zuta

Public ISBD Title : Aspects of the ecology and public health importance of snails in the Weija lake. Authors: P. C. Zuta Publisher: Accra [Ghana] : Ghana Medical Association Publication Date: 1995 Series: Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560 No. 29 Pagination: p.654-663 Layout: Journal Article Languages : English Keywords: Snails  Schistosomiasis haematobia  Ecology  Public health Abstract: A survey was undertaken in water-contact sites of communities on the Weija lake over a 12-month period to update information on the snails in the lake. The study involved the collection of snails with scoop-net from the sediments; floating; marginal and submerged aquatic vegetation and other objects in the lake. All snails collected were identified. Bulinus truncatus; B.(Physopsis) globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi were examined for trematode infection. Nine species of snails were encountered. They were either autochthonous fauna of the River Densu basin or possibly introduced. Four of the snail species encountered: Biomphalaria pfeifferi; Bulinus trucatus; B.(Physopsis) globosus and Lymnaea natalensis were of medical and veterinary importance. B.(Physopsis) globosus however; has been unsuccessful in colonising the lake though it was the dominant bulinid snail transmitting S. haematobium before the impoundment. The previously rather rare B. truncatus has become the dominant S. haematobium transmitting snail in the lake. Biomphalaria pfeifferi has also established itself in the lake with the possibility of the introduction and increased transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis. This species succession is likely to heighten schistosomiasis transmission in the lake. Aspects of the ecology and public health importance of snails in the Weija lake. [] / P. C. Zuta . - Accra (1596, Ghana) : Ghana Medical Association, 1995 . - p.654-663 : Journal Article. - (Ghana Medical Journal, ISSN 0016-9560; 29) . Languages : English Keywords: Snails  Schistosomiasis haematobia  Ecology  Public health Abstract: A survey was undertaken in water-contact sites of communities on the Weija lake over a 12-month period to update information on the snails in the lake. The study involved the collection of snails with scoop-net from the sediments; floating; marginal and submerged aquatic vegetation and other objects in the lake. All snails collected were identified. Bulinus truncatus; B.(Physopsis) globosus and Biomphalaria pfeifferi were examined for trematode infection. Nine species of snails were encountered. They were either autochthonous fauna of the River Densu basin or possibly introduced. Four of the snail species encountered: Biomphalaria pfeifferi; Bulinus trucatus; B.(Physopsis) globosus and Lymnaea natalensis were of medical and veterinary importance. B.(Physopsis) globosus however; has been unsuccessful in colonising the lake though it was the dominant bulinid snail transmitting S. haematobium before the impoundment. The previously rather rare B. truncatus has become the dominant S. haematobium transmitting snail in the lake. Biomphalaria pfeifferi has also established itself in the lake with the possibility of the introduction and increased transmission of intestinal schistosomiasis. This species succession is likely to heighten schistosomiasis transmission in the lake.

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women attending Antenatal Clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital; Kumasi; Ghana / Turpin; C. A.Minkah; B.Danso; K. A.Frimpong; E. H.

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Bacterial meningitis in Southern Ghana (Letter) / Y. A. Adu-Sarkodie

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"Cardiac lesions in ""Trisomy 21"" Ghanaian children." / Arthur; J.T.

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A case of Werdnig-Hoffman disease / Rodrigues; O.

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Causes of childhood blindness in Southern Ghana - a blind school survey / S. K. Akafo

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Causes of Death in Hospitalized HIV Patients in the Early Anti-Retroviral Therapy Era / Lartey; M. Asante-Quashie; A. Essel; A.Kenu; E. Ganu; V. Neequaye; A. 

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Clinical analysis and comparative management of epilepsy in the Accra Psychiatric Hospital. / Turkson; S.N.A.

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A comparative study of hysterosalpingography and laparoscopy in the investigation of infertility. / Jumah; K.B.Collison; A.K.

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Comparing Performance of Amoxicillin and Intramuscular Benzathine Penicillin in Relieving Manifestations of Streptococcal Pharyngitis in Children / Eslami; S.T. Nassirian; A. Nassirian; H. Hatami; E. Sobhani; E. Najibpour; R. 

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Control and management of Buruli ulcer disease. / Amofa; G.K.

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