UH Research Archive: Recent submissions
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Lack of awareness of kidney complications despite familiarity with diabetes : a multi-ethnic qualitative study
(2011)Background: Comparing South Asians with White Europeans and examining the cultural context of any observed differences is a necessary step in achieving culturally competent services and in helping to reduce inequalities ... -
Oxidative stress in early diabetic nephropathy : fuelling the fire
(2011)Diabetic nephropathy is a major microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and the most common cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide. The treatment costs of diabetes mellitus and its complications represent a ... -
Optimizing home dialysis : role of hemodiafiltration
(2011)Over the last 40 years the technical obstacles which prevented a convective contribution to diffusive dialysis have been overcome. Hemodiafiltration represents a natural evolution of intermittent extracorporeal blood ... -
Do differences in dialysis prescription impact on KDOQI bone mineral targets? The Pan Thames Renal Audit
(2010)Background and Objectives: Patients achieving the Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) bone mineral clinical practice guidelines have been reported to have improved survival. Many factors affecting calcium ... -
Still sad after successful renal transplantation : are we failing to recognise depression? An audit of depression screening in renal graft recipients
(2010)Background: Depression is common in chronic physical illness, including renal graft recipients. There is evidence that depression is an independent marker of poorer prognosis in dialysis patients. In the UK, screening is ... -
Dialysis dose in acute kidney injury and chronic dialysis
(2010)The major function of the kidneys is to remove metabolic waste products. Patients with acute kidney injury, especially in the context of multiple-organ failure, are often highly catabolic, and hence have increased production ... -
Late atrial perforation from tunnelled haemodialysis catheter
(2010)Central venous cannulation is a commonly performed procedure in HD patients. One complication associated with such a procedure includes cardiac tamponade, thought to arise from the guidewire, dilator or venous cannula ... -
A model for unsteady sediment transport in degrading alluvial channels
(2010)The collection of data for unsteady/non-uniform sediment transport rates in a river below a reservoir, which arrests sediment from upstream, is very difficult. The establishment of a model for the determination of these ... -
Making space for the imagination : some observations for tutors engaged in self-study
(2008)This article explores how supervisors of teachers preparing dissertations can create a space for the imagination in the tutorial setting. The imagination is seen as “opening up to possibility,” where the student is taking ... -
Other ways of seeing ; other ways of being : imagination as a tool for developing multi-professional practice for children with communication needs
(2008)The purpose of this discussion paper is to explore ways in which professionals working in multi-professional settings can develop their understanding of the different perspectives and knowledge bases of team members in ... -
Developing specialist expertise : an unanticipated learning trajectory
(2009)This paper is a narrative of two dimensions of professional learning: a personal one following the development of the author's own understanding of professional learning and its impact on practice explored through her ... -
Sustaining leadership learning : the tutor and mentor voice on NPQICL
(2008)The National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL) is a programme that supports children's centre leaders to develop their own leadership capability. This research highlights the effect the ... -
Poetic expression and poetic form in practitioner research
(2010)The nature of participants' experience in practitioner research is often taken for granted, and its more tacit dimensions overlooked. Poetic expression is valuable in surfacing these tacit dimensions, enabling the researcher ... -
Contribution of the left dorsomedial thalamus in recognition memory : a neuropsychological case study
(2002)This study reports a patient with a unilateral left thalamic lesion which was centred on the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus. Cognitive neuropsychological assessment revealed a severe impairment in verbal memory and symptoms ... -
Cutaneous extramedullary hematopoiesis with a preponderance of atypical megakaryocytes in myelofibrosis
(1990)Extramedullary hematopoiesis was found in the cutaneous papulonodular eruption of a 72-year-old man with myelofibrosis. This is the first reported case to show a preponderance of atypical megakaryocytes in skin lesions. ... -
Minocycline induced skin pigmentation
(1993)Skin pigmentation as a complication of minocycline therapy is familiar to dermatologists but is less well recognized in general practice where the treatment is widely prescribed. Although the British national fornulary ... -
Natural history, management and complications of herpes labialis
(1993)Infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common worldwide problem. Primary infection with HSV-1 rarely causes significant problems although widespread involvement in atopic eczema can be life-threatening as may ... -
Systemic lupus erythematosus presenting with ‘rheumatoid nodules’
(2006)A patient with systemic lupus erythermatosus who presented with subcutaneous nodules over the flexor aspect of the fingers in association with arthritis and Raynaud's phenomenon is described. Histopathological examination ... -
X-linked ichthyosis with hypogonadism : not always Kallmann's syndrome
(2006)We describe two males with congenital ichthyosis secondary to steroid sulphatase deficiency who also manifested delayed puberty with biochemical features of hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism. In the first patient a history ... -
Focus on the role of general practitioners with a special interest in dermatology
(2005)The development of the role for GPs with a special interest (GPwSIs) was outlined as a priority in The NHS Plan.1 The document proposed that, ‘by 2004 … there will be up to 1,000 specialist GPs taking referrals from fellow ...