D. M. Carruthers

Publication List Details

Period

1994 - 2007

Number

17

Co-Authors

Delay in presentation to primary care physicians is the main reason why patients with rheumatoid arthritis are seen late by rheumatologists (2007)

Kumar, K., Daley, E., Carruthers, D. M., Situnayake, D., Gordon, C., Grindulis, K., ...

Objectives. To study the delay from the time of symptom onset to assessment by a Rheumatologist in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine the contributions of patient and physician...

Development of an interactive learning tool for teaching rheumatology--a simulated clinical case studies program* (2006)

Wilson, A. S., Goodall, J. E., Ambrosini, G., Carruthers, D. M., Chan, H., Ong, S. G., ...

Objectives. To promote independent self-study involving problem solving and decision analysis in the undergraduate medical curriculum, we have developed a series of interactive web-based clinical...

Development of an interactive learning tool for teaching rheumatology--a simulated clinical case studies program (2006)

Wilson, A. S., Goodall, J. E., Ambrosini, G., Carruthers, D. M., Chan, H., Ong, S. G., ...

Objectives. To promote independent self-study involving problem solving and decision analysis in the undergraduate medical curriculum, we have developed a series of interactive web-based clinical...

Development of an interactive learning tool for teaching rheumatology--a simulated clinical case studies program* (2006)

Wilson, A. S., Goodall, J. E., Ambrosini, G., Carruthers, D. M., Chan, H., Ong, S. G., ...

Objectives. To promote independent self-study involving problem solving and decision analysis in the undergraduate medical curriculum, we have developed a series of interactive web-based clinical...

Churg-Strauss syndrome as an unusual cause of spontaneous atraumatic intra-pericardial thrombosis (2004)

Lau, E.W, Carruthers, D.M, Prasad, N

Intra-pericardial thrombosis is usually due to haemorrhage into the pericardial space or after traumatic pericardiocentesis. An unusual case of spontaneous atraumatic intra-pericardial thrombosis due...

Ultrasound guidance allows accurate needle placement and aspiration from small joints in patients with early inflammatory arthritis (2003)

Raza, K., Lee, C. Y., Pilling, D., Heaton, S., Situnayake, R. D., Carruthers, D. M., ...

Objectives. To compare the accuracy of palpation-guided and high frequency ultrasound-guided needle placement in small joints and to develop a technique to obtain synovial fluid from these joints for...

Ultrasound guidance allows accurate needle placement and aspiration from small joints in patients with early inflammatory arthritis (2003)

Raza, K., Lee, C. Y., Pilling, D., Heaton, S., Situnayake, R. D., Carruthers, D. M., ...

Objectives. To compare the accuracy of palpation‐guided and high frequency ultrasound‐guided needle placement in small joints and to develop a technique to obtain synovial fluid from...

Ultrasound guidance allows accurate needle placement and aspiration from small joints in patients with early inflammatory arthritis (2003)

Raza, K., Lee, C. Y., Pilling, D., Heaton, S., Situnayake, R. D., Carruthers, D. M., ...

Objectives. To compare the accuracy of palpation-guided and high frequency ultrasound-guided needle placement in small joints and to develop a technique to obtain synovial fluid from these joints for...

Computerized information-gathering in specialist rheumatology clinics: an initial evaluation of an electronic version of the Short Form 36 (2002)

Wilson, A. S., Kitas, G. D., Carruthers, D. M., Reay, C., Skan, J., Harris, S., ...

Objectives. Longitudinal outcome data are important for research and are becoming part of routine clinical practice. We assessed an initial version of an electronic Short Form 36...

Provision of Internet-based rheumatology education (http://rheuma.bham.ac.uk) (2001)

Wilson, A. S., Kitas, G. D., Llewellyn, P., Carruthers, D. M., Cheseldine, D. C., Harris, S., ...

Objectives. The Internet is becoming an important way of delivering medical information, and if used appropriately may assist in improving patients’ self‐management of their disease. We...

Percutaneous image-guided biopsy of lung nodules in the assessment of disease activity in Wegener's granulomatosis (2000)

Carruthers, D. M., Connor, S., Howie, A. J., Exley, A. R., Raza, K., Bacon, P. A., ...

Objective. In patients with known Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) and persistent chest radiographic abnormalities, assessment for disease activity is often difficult, prompting the need for...

WEGENER'S GRANULOMATOSIS--INCREASED INCIDENCE OR INCREASED RECOGNITION? (1996)

CARRUTHERS, D. M., WATTS, R. A., SYMMONS, D. P. M., SCOTT, D. G. I

We aimed to calculate the annual incidence of Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) in Norfolk (UK) and to compare the clinical spectrum of disease to that seen in tertiary centres in both the UK and USA. We...

THE INCIDENCE OF RHEUMATOID VASCULITIS IN THE NORWICH HEALTH AUTHORITY (1994)

WATTS, R. A., CARRUTHERS, D. M., SYMMONS, D. P. M., SCOTT, D. G. I.

Systemic rheumatoid vasculitis (SRV) is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of RA. The incidence of SRV is unknown. The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of SRV in the UK....

Isolated nail fold vasculitis in rheumatoid arthritis.

Watts, R A, Carruthers, D M, Scott, D G

OBJECTIVES--To establish the clinical significance of isolated nail fold vasculitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS--Patients attending hospital with established RA were assessed...

Characterization of altered calcium signalling in T lymphocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

CARRUTHERS, D M, NAYLOR, W G, ALLEN, M E, KITAS, G D, BACON, P A, YOUNG, S P

Abnormal function of peripheral blood T lymphocytes is characteristic of RA; diminished proliferation and secretion of cytokines following in vitro mitogen stimulation are observed. We have...

Arterial blood gas analysis or oxygen saturation in the assessment of acute asthma?

Carruthers, D M, Harrison, B D

BACKGROUND--A study was undertaken to determine if arterial blood gas estimation is always necessary in the assessment of patients presenting to hospital with acute severe asthma, or whether oxygen...