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Functional Status Among Patients With Established Copd Attending Tertiary Hospitals In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Peter M. Tumbo
Functional Status Among Patients With Established Copd Attending Tertiary Hospitals In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, Peter M. Tumbo
Theses & Dissertations
Background
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a common, preventable and treatable non communicable disease that is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities usually caused by significant exposure to noxious particles or gases and influenced by host factors including abnormal lung development. It is associated with a lot of risk factors such as smoking, biomass fuel use for cooking and air pollutants in general.
Objectives
The primary objective of this research was to determine the functional status of patients with COPD. The secondary objectives were to determine the factors influencing …
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism And Its Clinical And Biochemical Associated Factors In Patients On Maintenance Hemodialysis In Dar Es Salaam, Doris Samwel
Theses & Dissertations
Background:
Chronic kidney disease affects 13.6% of adult people in Tanzania. Secondary hyperparathyroidism is associated with an increase in disability-adjusted life years, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality worldwide especially in patients on maintenance hemodialysis. Justification: In Tanzania, there is a lack of prevalence data of secondary hyperparathyroidism and the factors associated with it. Knowing the factors associated with it will help in the early screening of our patients and intervene early before its complications arise.
Objectives:
This study aimed to assess the magnitude of secondary hyperparathyroidism and its association with clinical and biochemical variables and further to measure the association …