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H Harley

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PubMed1976

Bone demineralization in renal failure: a longitudinal study of the distal femur using photon absorptiometry.

The bone mineral content (BMC) of the lower end of the femur was measured by photon absorptiometry in 87 patients with chronic renal failure. The gamma-ray photon source was Am241. Serial measurements were obtained for up to two years. The mean BMC of the adult patients, comprising: 18 pre-dialysis (CRF), 41 chronic haemodialysis (CHD) and 19 renal transplant (RT) patients were all significantly lower than controls with the exception of the male CRF group. Two adults and one child on chronic haemodialysis showed a significant rate of bone loss (less than 2% per year). In one of these adults the addition of daily oral 1 alpha hydroxycholecalciferol was associated with no further reduction in BMC. Two children and one adult on chronic haemodialysis showed a significant rate of increase in BMC (less than 2% per year). This adult had had a tendency to loss of BMC on standard CHD treatment but after receiving parenteral 1,25 dihydroxycholecalciferol three times weekly showed a significant rate of loss of BMC on serial measurement. Two adults and one child with CRF had a significant rate of increase in BMC on standard treatment.

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Dietary compliance in the short bowel syndrome.

Psychologic problems associated with the short bowel syndrome have received limited recognition. The literature has previously considered these problems as due to the underlying condition or its treatment. We present a case illustrating these as well as addressing the problem of compliance to treatment that has been previously neglected. The occurrence of metabolic acidosis in this patient whenever there was not strict dietary adherence to diet provide a ready marker to her noncompliance.

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Treatment of chronic duodenal ulceration. Effectiveness of colloidal bismuth subcitrate tablets compared with cimetidine.

Fifty-eight patients with chronic duodenal ulceration proven at endoscopy consented to enter a trial comparing the effect of colloidal bismuth subcitrate (CBS)tablets with that of cimetidine. Fifty-four patients completed the six-week trial. An endoscopic assessment of healing was made at four weeks. If healing had not occurred, the trial was continued for another two weeks and the endoscopy was repeated. At four weeks, healing at endoscopy was demonstrated in 82% of patients receiving CBS and in 58% of those receiving cimetidine. At six weeks, the healing rates were 93% and 81%, respectively. No side effects were noted in either group. Continued smoking was not found to have an adverse effect on the healing rate of ulcers in either treatment group.

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