Heaton, A, Rodger, R S, Sellars, L, Goodship, T H, Fletcher, K, Nikolakakis, N, ...
Two hundred and twenty nine consecutive patients (129 men, mean age 45) were reviewed 12 to 65 months after starting treatment with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) from January 1979...
Loss of pulsatile luteinising hormone secretion in men with chronic renal failure.
Rodger, R S, Morrison, L, Dewar, J H, Wilkinson, R, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
In an attempt to determine the nature of hypothalamic and pituitary dysfunction in renal failure the secretory patterns of luteinising hormone were measured in men with end stage renal disease and...
Factors affecting development of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Goodship, T H, Heaton, A, Rodger, R S, Ward, M K, Wilkinson, R, Kerr, D N
A questionnaire based survey in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis showed that there was an increased incidence of upper respiratory tract symptoms (suggestive of viral...
Biswas, C K, Arze, R S, Ramos, J M, Ward, M K, Dewar, J H, Kerr, D N, ...
According to the Bricker-Slatopolsky theory, secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) is switched on in chronic renal failure by hypocalcaemia due to phosphate retention. In an attempt to reverse this...
Superiority of B locus matching over other HLA matching in renal graft survival.
Dewar, P J, Wilkinson, R, Elliott, R W, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N, Kenward, D H, ...
Graft survival after 348 consecutive first cadaver-donor renal transplants was significantly improved by HLA matching when recipients who had received pretransplant blood transfusions were matched...
Blood gas analysis: effect of air bubbles in syringe and delay in estimation.
Biswas, C K, Ramos, J M, Agroyannis, B, Kerr, D N
Two common sources of error in blood pH and blood gas analysis were studied. The effect of delay in estimation was studied in 10 volunteers and 40 patients. Syringes were stored at 0 degree C,...
Raised serum haemolytic complement activity in glomerulonephritis: a bad prognostic sign.
Rashid, H, Bird, P A, Vernazza, T, Sussman, M, Morley, A R, Kerr, D N
Cancer in patients receiving dialysis.
Kinlen, L J, Eastwood, J B, Kerr, D N, Moorhead, J F, Oliver, D O, Robinson, B H, ...
The incidence of cancer and related mortality was studied in 1651 patients from six dialysis centres in England over 10 years. The only type of cancer for which there was a significant excess was...
Osteomalacic dialysis osteodystrophy: a trial of phosphate-enriched dialysis fluid.
Feest, T G, Ward, M K, Ellis, H A, Aljama, P, Kerr, D N
To assess whether phosphate depletion is an aetiological factor in osteomalacic dialysis osteodystrophy we undertook a prospective trial of phosphate-enriched dialysis fluid, in association with oral...
Choosing the programme for an international congress.
The method of selecting abstracts for an international congress at which only 15% of submitted papers could be accepted entailed a panel of 12 assessors using their specialised knowledge, but...
Intellectual impairment in chronic renal failure.
English, A, Savage, R D, Britton, P G, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
In a dialysis centre with a high tap water aluminium content and a known high incidence of dialysis encephalopathy, 29 patients undertaking regular home dialysis, without clinical evidence of...
Serum ionised calcium concentration: measurement versus calculation.
Conceicao, S C, Weightman, D, Smith, P A, Luno, J, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
Four hundred and eighteen measurements of serum ionised calcium, total calcium, and protein concentrations were made from 47 normal volunteers, 104 patients with chronic renal failure (33 being...
Collaborative care of hypertensives, using a shared record.
A shared hospital-GP record for control of hypertension was studied in a sample of 60 patients. Over 80% of patients brought the record to hospital duly completed. Two-thirds of GPs, and the hospital...
Decreased sebum excretion in chronic renal failure.
Shuster, S, Goolamali, S K, Smith, A G, Thody, A J, Alvarez-Ude, F, Kerr, D N
Pierides, A M, Ellis, H A, Ward, M, Simpson, W, Peart, K M, Alvarez-ude, F, ...
Among 39 patients treated by regular haemodialysis for four years or more pathological fractures and histological evidence of osteomalacia were significantly more common in those taking barbiturates....
Defects in sphygmomanometers: an important source of error in blood pressure recording.
Conceiçao, S, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
Almost half the sphygmomanometers in a teaching hospital group had defects in the control valve which interfered with accurate blood-pressure reading. Ward staff should be taught to check...
Role of the kidney in regulating plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
Smith, A G, Shuster, S, Thody, A J, Alvarez-Ude, F, Kerr, D N
An analysis of the factors that influence the increase in plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) concentration in chronic renal failure showed that: (a) the increase...
Radiofibrinogen catabolism in nephritis.
A radiofibrinogen catabolism study performed on 40 patients with glomerulonephritis has shown increased fibrinogen catabolism in active immune-complex disorders.
Smith, A G, Shuster, S, Comaish, J S, Plummer, N A, Thody, A J, Alvarez-Ude, F, ...
Plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) concentrations were greatly increased in patients with chronic renal failure. There was no correlation between the severity of the...
Continuing medical education: experience and opinions of consultants.
Kerr, D N, Jones, S A, Easmon, C S
The right of consultants to study leave and expenses is not binding on trusts and has been eroded in directly managed units. Complaints led to a survey of consultants in North West Thames region....
Heaton, A, Rodger, R S, Sellars, L, Goodship, T H, Fletcher, K, Nikolakakis, N, ...
Two hundred and twenty nine consecutive patients (129 men, mean age 45) were reviewed 12 to 65 months after starting treatment with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) from January 1979...
Loss of pulsatile luteinising hormone secretion in men with chronic renal failure.
Rodger, R S, Morrison, L, Dewar, J H, Wilkinson, R, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
In an attempt to determine the nature of hypothalamic and pituitary dysfunction in renal failure the secretory patterns of luteinising hormone were measured in men with end stage renal disease and...
Factors affecting development of peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Goodship, T H, Heaton, A, Rodger, R S, Ward, M K, Wilkinson, R, Kerr, D N
A questionnaire based survey in patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis showed that there was an increased incidence of upper respiratory tract symptoms (suggestive of viral...
Biswas, C K, Arze, R S, Ramos, J M, Ward, M K, Dewar, J H, Kerr, D N, ...
According to the Bricker-Slatopolsky theory, secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH) is switched on in chronic renal failure by hypocalcaemia due to phosphate retention. In an attempt to reverse this...
Superiority of B locus matching over other HLA matching in renal graft survival.
Dewar, P J, Wilkinson, R, Elliott, R W, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N, Kenward, D H, ...
Graft survival after 348 consecutive first cadaver-donor renal transplants was significantly improved by HLA matching when recipients who had received pretransplant blood transfusions were matched...
Blood gas analysis: effect of air bubbles in syringe and delay in estimation.
Biswas, C K, Ramos, J M, Agroyannis, B, Kerr, D N
Two common sources of error in blood pH and blood gas analysis were studied. The effect of delay in estimation was studied in 10 volunteers and 40 patients. Syringes were stored at 0 degree C,...
Raised serum haemolytic complement activity in glomerulonephritis: a bad prognostic sign.
Rashid, H, Bird, P A, Vernazza, T, Sussman, M, Morley, A R, Kerr, D N
Cancer in patients receiving dialysis.
Kinlen, L J, Eastwood, J B, Kerr, D N, Moorhead, J F, Oliver, D O, Robinson, B H, ...
The incidence of cancer and related mortality was studied in 1651 patients from six dialysis centres in England over 10 years. The only type of cancer for which there was a significant excess was...
Osteomalacic dialysis osteodystrophy: a trial of phosphate-enriched dialysis fluid.
Feest, T G, Ward, M K, Ellis, H A, Aljama, P, Kerr, D N
To assess whether phosphate depletion is an aetiological factor in osteomalacic dialysis osteodystrophy we undertook a prospective trial of phosphate-enriched dialysis fluid, in association with oral...
Choosing the programme for an international congress.
The method of selecting abstracts for an international congress at which only 15% of submitted papers could be accepted entailed a panel of 12 assessors using their specialised knowledge, but...
Intellectual impairment in chronic renal failure.
English, A, Savage, R D, Britton, P G, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
In a dialysis centre with a high tap water aluminium content and a known high incidence of dialysis encephalopathy, 29 patients undertaking regular home dialysis, without clinical evidence of...
Serum ionised calcium concentration: measurement versus calculation.
Conceicao, S C, Weightman, D, Smith, P A, Luno, J, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
Four hundred and eighteen measurements of serum ionised calcium, total calcium, and protein concentrations were made from 47 normal volunteers, 104 patients with chronic renal failure (33 being...
Collaborative care of hypertensives, using a shared record.
A shared hospital-GP record for control of hypertension was studied in a sample of 60 patients. Over 80% of patients brought the record to hospital duly completed. Two-thirds of GPs, and the hospital...
Decreased sebum excretion in chronic renal failure.
Shuster, S, Goolamali, S K, Smith, A G, Thody, A J, Alvarez-Ude, F, Kerr, D N
Pierides, A M, Ellis, H A, Ward, M, Simpson, W, Peart, K M, Alvarez-ude, F, ...
Among 39 patients treated by regular haemodialysis for four years or more pathological fractures and histological evidence of osteomalacia were significantly more common in those taking barbiturates....
Defects in sphygmomanometers: an important source of error in blood pressure recording.
Conceiçao, S, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
Almost half the sphygmomanometers in a teaching hospital group had defects in the control valve which interfered with accurate blood-pressure reading. Ward staff should be taught to check...
Role of the kidney in regulating plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone.
Smith, A G, Shuster, S, Thody, A J, Alvarez-Ude, F, Kerr, D N
An analysis of the factors that influence the increase in plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) concentration in chronic renal failure showed that: (a) the increase...
Radiofibrinogen catabolism in nephritis.
A radiofibrinogen catabolism study performed on 40 patients with glomerulonephritis has shown increased fibrinogen catabolism in active immune-complex disorders.
Smith, A G, Shuster, S, Comaish, J S, Plummer, N A, Thody, A J, Alvarez-Ude, F, ...
Plasma immunoreactive beta-melanocyte stimulating hormone (beta-MSH) concentrations were greatly increased in patients with chronic renal failure. There was no correlation between the severity of the...
Continuing medical education: experience and opinions of consultants.
Kerr, D N, Jones, S A, Easmon, C S
The right of consultants to study leave and expenses is not binding on trusts and has been eroded in directly managed units. Complaints led to a survey of consultants in North West Thames region....
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: one year's experience in a UK dialysis unit.
Gokal, R, McHugh, M, Fryer, R, Ward, M K, Kerr, D N
Thirty-two patients aged 8-63 years trained to manage themselves by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for end-stage renal failure achieved better steady-state serum biochemistry and much...
Nephrotic syndrome with slight proliferative changes in the glomeruli: response to prednisone.
Rashid, H, Ezedum, S, Morley, A R, Kerr, D N
Seven patients with slight but definite proliferative changes in the glomeruli achieved complete remission of the nephrotic syndrome when treated with prednisone. The patterns of response and, in...
Congenital hepatic fibrosis: the long-term prognosis.
Kerr, D N, Okonkwo, S, Choa, R G
The long-term prognosis in congenital hepatic fibrosis has been assessed in 30 patients, 13 treated at Newcastle and 17 from other British centres. Twenty-four patients had been followed-up for more...
Wilkinson, R, Stevens, I M, Pickering, M, Robson, V, Hawkins, T, Kerr, D N, ...
1 The effects of propranolol and atenolol given in random order in a cross-over study to fifteen patients with essential hypertension have been studied. 2 Both drugs were effective in lowering blood...
Spruce, B. A., Baylis, P. H., Kerr, D. N., Morley, A. R.
Renal tubular dysfunction may be recognized in patients suffering from urinary light chain disease or non-myelomatous hypergammaglobulinaemia. We report a patient who has the combination of distal...
Hereditary angio-oedema with mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis.
Plaza, J., Malasit, P., Kerr, D. N.
A patient with hereditary angio-oedema (HAO) developed mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (MCGN) under observation. HAO is characterized by an inherited defect of complement-deficiency of C1...