Specialist Services
The outpatient department also handles walk-in patients. The
triage desk is the first clinical point of contact with the
patient and serves the purpose of prioritising and distribution
of cases. This procedure is backed up by the relevant diagnostic
and pharmacy services that also operate on a 24-hour basis.
Scheduled
clinics are also available in the following specialities:
• Dermatology
Clinic
• Diabetic Clinic
• Ear,
Nose and Throat Clinic
• Executive Clinic
• Gynaecology
• Psychiatry
• Rheumatology
• Medical Outpatient Clinic
Dermatology Clinic
The Hospital conducts a skin clinic once a month for patients
with skin complications. The consultant dermatologist manages
all skin and venereal diseases including HIV related skin conditions.
Open every second Saturday of the month.
Diabetic Clinic
A doctor and nurse educator conduct the diabetic clinic every
Thursday. Patients are provided with advice on treating, managing
diabetics and preventing complications. This information is
geared to helping diabetics care for themselves and lead full
and comfortable lives.
Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Clinic
The ENT specialist examines patients every Wednesday from 9.00am
to 1.00pm.
Executive Clinic
The Executive clinic offers an intensive health check-up for
people over the age of 25 years. Medical specialists recommend
adults undergo an annual quality check-up. This ensures certain
chronic diseases can be detected and treated in its earliest
stages.
The Aga Khan Hospital, Kisumu Executive Clinic offers the following
screenings:
• Comprehensive physical
examination.
• Complete consultation
conducted by a medical specialist
• Full blood count and blood
grouping
• Urine and stool examination
• Electrocardiogramme (ECG)
• Exercise Stress Test (ETT)
• Diabetes (Post-prandial
blood sugar test)
• Blood fat and cholesterol
measurement (Lipid profile)
• Gout (Uric Acid Measurement)
• Cancer (Prostate-Specific-Antigen
Level test)
• Cervix Cancer (Pap Smear
test)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis factor
Psychiatry
Mental ill health is one of the leading causes of morbidity
in life but in a majority of cases it is misdiagnosed. Recognition,
diagnosis, response has been a challenging aspect of Primary
Health Care. Anxiety and depression are the most common psychiatry
disorders.
At Aga Khan hospital we have a Psychiatry
clinic every Wednesday from 2.00pm to 4.00pm.
Medical Output Clinic
The Medical Outpatient Clinic is designed for the special care
required for HIV-positive patients. The purpose of follow-up
visits is to give preventive therapy and to detect and treat
opportunistic infections early.
A specially designed clinical follow-up chart is followed. The
Clinic is intended to expand to cover counselling, nutritional
support and care of psychosocial problems. Patients needing anti-retroviral
drugs are put on the programme of “Access
Pricing”, whereby a company can arrange for anti-retroviral treatment.
The clinic has facilities to carry out routine and specialized blood tests needed
for follow-up.
The clinic operates as follows:
Tuesday: 9.00am - 1.00pm
Gastroenterology Clinic
Patients with Gastric disorders, e.g., stomach complaints, ulcers and liver
conditions are examined at this Clinic.
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